Wednesday, September 23rd 2020
Xiaomi Could be Preparing to Launch 240 Hz, 360 Hz 1080p Gaming Monitors Starting at $145
Reports circulating the web point towards Xiaomi planning to take the high-refresh rate market by storm, following very interesting releases in the more "mainstream" gaming display market. Reports place the company as preparing for an announcement on November 11th for the launch of a new, 1080p high-refresh-rate monitor. Sources seem to be in disagreement over the actual refresh rate - whether 240 Hz or 360 Hz - but they are adamant that a product - or perhaps both products - will emerge.
The $145 pricing is something that Xiaomi could well pull-off; the company tends to bet on market penetration first, before scaling its production with higher ASP products. Diagonal are expected at the 24.5" range, and a 1080p panel is all but guaranteed at those refresh rates. It's currently uncertain what kind of panel technology is at stake here - some mention AUO's IPS solutions, while others claim a TN panel is mandatory to achieve these prices. There's only so much tech that can be bought into with $145. That said, this monitor could become an extremely attractive proposition for gamers on a budget, though we all know that 360 Hz (and even 240 Hz) at 1080p are somewhat hard to achieve due to CPU limitations on performance.
Source:
Notebookcheck
The $145 pricing is something that Xiaomi could well pull-off; the company tends to bet on market penetration first, before scaling its production with higher ASP products. Diagonal are expected at the 24.5" range, and a 1080p panel is all but guaranteed at those refresh rates. It's currently uncertain what kind of panel technology is at stake here - some mention AUO's IPS solutions, while others claim a TN panel is mandatory to achieve these prices. There's only so much tech that can be bought into with $145. That said, this monitor could become an extremely attractive proposition for gamers on a budget, though we all know that 360 Hz (and even 240 Hz) at 1080p are somewhat hard to achieve due to CPU limitations on performance.
22 Comments on Xiaomi Could be Preparing to Launch 240 Hz, 360 Hz 1080p Gaming Monitors Starting at $145
It may take a little time, but soon these new monitors will get to EU market as well. Probably gonna end up on my next upgrade list, since my 4K Sammy UE590D is getting tired and will be exiled to my dirty dusty office.
the esports scene is huge these days, there is no way this panel wont sell out instantly.
So it is actually in our favor that Xiaomi is getting into the display market, so that these big brands can't over charge consumers. And in my experience, Xiaomi product's quality is usually very good for its asking price.
I wish we were joking, don't you? Geez, how did we get to this point.
But monitors are not connected to the net normally, so companies can't do too much of that compared to 'smart' TV's.
Not that 60HZ is the limit, but we've know for ages how long it takes for rods and cones to 'reset' their chemistry for light to activate them again so we should know a theoretical limit, which would be determined by the chemistry of said rods and cones, and is probably even more limited by the subsequent processing of the ganglions. (although often the data if available relates to averages and does not indicate an absolute number for every individual on the planet , so we should take that into account - to a limit close to that average.)
Not sure why people in the past didn't give a definite scientific limit, but now that 'public' science is replaced with opinion I suppose we can't expect it anymore and we'd have to look up old medical reports ourselves to find out.