Walmart completed its acquisition of Vizio

Walmart announced the completion of the company’s acquisition of Vizio. The closing of the deal follows the expiration of the waiting period under federal regulations. The acquisition of VIZIO and its SmartCast Operating System allows Walmart to serve its customers in new ways to enhance their shopping journeys. It will also bring to market new and differentiated ways for advertisers to…

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Philips 34M2C6500AM debuts with a 34.14″ QD-OLED display and a 175Hz refresh rate

The last one in the quintet of new Philips QD-OLED gaming monitors is the Philips 34M2C6500AM. Again, it is the same as the Philips 34M2C6500 but without the Windows Dynamic Lighting feature. The two monitors are from the Evnia 6000 series and each has a 34.14-inch Samsung QD-OLED display with a 1800R curvature, UWQHD resolution (3440 x 1400), and 0.03 ms response time. The refresh rate is…

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Philips 32M2N8900AM is the Philips 32M2N8900 without the Windows Dynamic Lighting feature

Philips 32M2N8900AM joins its 49″ and 27″ siblings in the fact that it is a version of the original model that lacks Windows Dynamic Lighting. In everything else, it is identical to the original model – the Philips 32M2N8900. The two monitors are based on the 3rd Gen Samsung QD-OLED display panel technology with Samsung’s Quantum Enhancer AI algorithm. On this particular panel, the most…

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Philips 27M2N8500AM is here with a 3rd Gen QD-OLED display

Philips released a variant of the Philips 27M2N8500 dubbed Philips 27M2N8500AM. The only major difference we could spot between the two is that the older model is AMD FreeSync and NVIDIA G-Sync Compatible certified, while the new model lacks information about those two. In addition, the older model supports HDCP 2.3 and has Windows Dynamic Lighting, while the new model supports up to HDCP 2.2 and…

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Philips 49M2C8900LA and Philips 49M2C8900AM combine specs from the 49M2C8900 and 49M2C8900L

Philips 49M2C8900LA and Philips 49M2C8900AM have been quietly released combining specifications from Philips 49M2C8900L which debuted in May and the Philips 49M2C8900 which debuted in August 2023. The first resemblance is in the displays. Each monitor is built around a 48.9-inch ultra-wide QD-OLED display with a 5120 x 1440 px resolution and an 1800R curvature. The display supports 10-bit color…

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Asus TUF Gaming VG27UQ1A is a new 4K 160Hz gaming monitor using a 27″ Fast IPS display

Asus TUF Gaming VG27UQ1A is a new gaming monitor with a 4K 27″ Fast IPS display, a 160Hz refresh rate, and a 1 ms GTG response time. Asus does not mention the brightness levels but based on other monitors from the brand that are using display panels with similar parameters we can assume, the brightness should be around 350-400 nits. The display supports up to a 10-bit color bit depth and covers…

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AOC Q27G4S debuts with a 27″ QHD Fast IPS display and a 300Hz refresh rate

AOC Q27G4S debuted in China featuring a 27-inch Fast IPS display with a QHD resolution and a 300 Hz refresh rate. The GTG response time is 1 ms and the MPRT is 0.3 ms. The 10-bit display panel covers 100% of the sRGB and 95% of the DCI-P3 color space. It delivers 350 nits of SDR and 450 nits of HDR brightness with 1500:1 static contrast. The model is fitted with a fully ergonomic stand supporting…

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Chinese Arm-based server IC design house reportedly cutting jobs amid TSMC’s 7mm chip supply halt

Recent reports indicate that Hongjun Microelectronics Technology, a Chinese Arm server processor IC designer, is undergoing significant layoffs. Industry insiders suggest this may be connected to TSMC’s prior decision to reduce the supply of advanced processes at 7nm and below to China, which has likely had a ripple effect on the company.

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