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Expertreviews just published their review of the Acer HN274H, Acer’s 27″ 120Hz monitor. For the full review, head over to their site, below is my opinion. The site gave it a bit of a heat based on the price of the unit, but I would like to point out that the £480 ($775-ish) price tag Continue reading Acer HN274H – Acer attempts 3D at 27-Inches Many people use their PCs for gaming, I could name a few, who will never succumb to the temptation of a gaming console. Angry Birds on mobile? No way you’re going to get them into that. They’re serious PC gamers and that’s going to stay that way. How do you improve gaming experience, though? There’s Continue reading Five TFT monitors that run at 120Hz in 2D mode – Displays for gamers Getting third party monitors to work with a Mac is usually sketchy business, unless you know exactly what you’re doing. In this article I give you the three cables/adapters with the best user feedback that turn the video output signal of a Mac Mini, Macbook Pro/Air, iMac into something a Dell Ultrasharp series semi-professional or Continue reading The 3 highest rated Mini-Displayport to Displayport Cables and Adapters for Mac or Eyefinity users With recent video cards supporting either ATI Eyefinity or Nvidia 2d Surround, one can rightfully wonder whether 1440p or 5670 x 1080 (3x1080p) is the better for gaming. Here’s my two cent on the question: 5760 x 1080 is better… In case you want to me immersed in the game, you will have more fun Continue reading 1440p or 5760 x 1080 for gaming? Is 2560×1440 (WQHD) or 2560×1600 (WQXGA) better for design work? If money is not a thing, you almost always benefit from having an extra 160 lines. If you’re looking to save a couple hundred dollars while maintaining the same level of productivity, read on. WQHD or WQXGA WQHD is 2,560 x 1,440 pixels of resolution, Continue reading Is WQHD or WQXGA the better for design work? It’s not a simple feat to connect a third party monitor to a Macbook Pro or a Mac Mini in case it’s a 27-Incher rocking a resolution of 2560×1440. Far from being impossible, though. There are HDMI WQHD adapters available for mini-Displayport/Thunderbolt, but I have yet to find a reliable source. Instead, allow me to Continue reading HDMI WQHD adapter for Macs – What adapter to buy for 2560×1440? Yesterday I wrote a lengthy post about going from 1080p to 1440p in general. Today I’m going to touch more on the implications of the change relating to gamers. I believe the jump to WQHD implies things many gamers don’t ever think about. Size matters… Sort of When it comes to large gaming monitors, size Continue reading 1440 vs 1080 for gaming – What the resolution doesn’t tell you It’s long been since the pinnacle of computer monitor resolutions isn’t 1080p. Now you actually have to look to find anything below it. The new kid on the block — 1440p — is becoming more and more popular with every day. What is it? Is there more to it than it being just a higher Continue reading 1440p vs. 1080p – Graduating to WQHD Macs and Macbook pros are all about photo editing. And browsing and gaming and graphics design and a plethora of other things, but photo editing is prominent nonetheless. The official Apple Thunderbolt Display — while a commendable effort — costs way more than a beginner monitor should, which is why you should and will look Continue reading Cheap monitor for photo editing for the Macbook Pro Let’s split that question in the middle so that I can answer more precisely: monitors below 1920×1200 and above. You can connect all kinds of professional displays to the Macbook Pro, including Apple’s official thunderbolt display, which isn’t the scope of the article. I assume you have a very good idea on how to connect Continue reading How to connect a professional IPS display to a Macbook Pro? What is the best monitor for a Macbook Pro? Before answering that, let’s lay down some groundwork. We’re talking about Macbook Pros built in the last couple years (in or after 2009). It means we’ll assume that your Macbook Pro has either a mini-Displayport or a Thunderbolt port you can connect displays to. We’ll also Continue reading What is the best monitor for a Macbook Pro? Yes and no. As you might have heard, Apple thunderbolt displays can be daisy chained so that the second one takes its signal from the downlink of the first Thunderbolt display. In theory, it works. The reality is a little complicated, but not much. 2.5GHz Mac Minis have a discrete ATI GPU, and are enabled Continue reading Can the Mac Mini drive two Thunderbolt displays? | |||
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