G Sync Module(?) Price Markup.

[Hedge]

So I just realised there are G Sync monitors available (24") for under £200 now.

This got me thinking about x34 monitors and other high end stuff. The freesync variant comes around £600 and they charge over £800 for a Gsync version.

I assume the panels are almost identical but this Gsync tech adds the cost.

Do different sized/specced screens require a more expensive module, or is the tech the same regardless?

How come £200 can buy a complete unit, yet it seemingly costs over £200 to add the feature to lots of other screens.

 

[Hedge]

Easy, companies exist to make money and not to be charities. Supply and demand dear fellow, if they weren't selling then the prices would drop

But from a technical aspect is there any difference between modules in different screens or is it one unit across the whole range?

 

[Hedge]

Maybe there is cause one is processing 1080p at upto 144hz and the other is doing 3440x1440 at upto 100hz.

Hiwever it's more likely a case that it's easier to ask an extra couple hundred for G sync when you're already spending six hundred for the base monitor.

I think that capability will come from the quality of the panel, not so much the processing involved. Although I have literally no idea.

I mean currently the x34 freesync is £589... its gsync is £799 and an AOC 24" Gsync monitor is £199. Its bonkers.

 

[Hedge]

It was a special offer price at £200 - normal price is closer to £300 and that retailer put the price back again.

Well I don't think they were exactly operating on a loss at 200 quid so the point still stands.