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AMD's FreeSync managed to outshine Nvidia's G-SYNC as the former offered a cheaper yet excellent alternative for adaptive sync. However, AMD has just increased the requirements for FreeSync.
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The new DisplayPort 2.1 standard is not only backwards compatible with 2.0 devices, but will also supersede it. All DP 2.0 products will be certified to use the stricter DP 2.1 spec as well.
Over three years after the last major update, the DisplayPort standard has reached version 2.0, and it comes with some big improvements. You'll be able to use up to two 8K displays at once.
Nvidia today announced the GSync Compatible program, bringing support for GSync to several existing FreeSync-certified monitors. 12 monitors are officially supported, with more still in testing.
Samsung's huge CHG90 super widescreen gaming monitor has been given DisplayHDR 600 compliance certification by VESA. The standard was introduced this year and the CHG90 is the first to obtain it.
Currently, Microsoft offers a landscape dock for the Surface Pro 3. But now, the 'Garage' team at Microsoft has created an experimental VESA mounted dock that supports portrait orientation.
A update to the DisplayPort standard was announced today. DisplayPort 1.3 will allow bandwidth up to 32.4 Gbits/second and connections to much higher resolution displays and multi-monitor setups.
