Recent content by larsoncc

I wish they would make a wireless version. Keeping a wireless version of this on one armrest, and a trackball on the other (or wireless mouse) would be a killer couch setup.

Did you ask if this monitor would do higher refresh rates at the lower 1080p resolution? Does it also feature light boost like the ROG Swift?

Like the other posters above me, I have to say - the hierarchy chart no longer represents performance metrics. I don't know who puts the 580 at the same level as a 760, or the 760 and 670 on different levels. It's messed up throughout the chart. It requires fixing and should be based on the...

Max everything except when it's not. LOL Way to make my point. These are benches from respected sites, including Tom's (check the VGA charts!) running the water cooled 295x2 and directly comparing to 290x crossfire within the same charts. Oh sure, every professional out there is wrong, I'm...

"you have to decide exactly what you want your 4K monitor to do" No I don't. I can always choose not to use the tech until they get it right, and if they never do, eh.. oh well! High input lag makes this a particularly poor choice. Input lag impacts every task, not just gaming. Forget it...

I just use a Lap Desk (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=lap%20desk) - there's no real reason to have the hardware built into the item on your lap, unless you're looking to...sell...hardware, lol.

So, I did a little research - Intel's IGP on the Surface 2 is faster, with an ice storm score (3DMark) of about 33K, whereas the K1 has about 25K. The Tegra K1 chipset is equivalent some i5 tablets sporting the 4210Y variant of the processor (Dell Venue series, Sony VAIO series, HP Pavillion...

How does this compare / benchmark against Intel's HD graphics, specifically their low power versions, like in the Bay Trail processors, or the tablet-based i5-4210Y (HD 4200) or the Surface's graphics in the i5 4300U? Are we actually getting to the point where they're compatible to each other...

This is the right move - making Windows actually be Windows again. I do wonder how this will work on tablets and all in ones, though - today, you swipe to the side, and your next open app slides in, with all Desktop apps showing on the same swipe. It sounds to me like whether or not you can...

I don't understand the obsession companies have of late - the obsession with power consumption and small form factor overrides common sense or practicality. Here we have an oddly shaped (can't stand on end), pretty plain looking box that destroys the notion of upgrades to shave 3 extra inches...

Does this support any 3d emitters and/or 3D Vision? Or is this one high refresh only, and not 3D?

I'd also add that cell phones have some Bluetooth controllers worth considering, like the MOGA series of controllers. Likewise, I hear that PS3/4 controllers are an option, but the concern with all of these is whether or not they have XInput (rather than using a program to bring compatibility...

I enjoyed this article. I just spent some time configuring my own new tablet to run some games - a Dell Venue Pro 11 (with an "i5" dual core). It's about as powerful as you'd expect, which is to say it's not spectacular. Some games run very well on the tablet - Left4Dead 2 and Unreal Tournament...