Notebooks and netbooks, which have been the pioneers in the field of portative devices in the recent past, are now considered to be regular gadgets available practically for all people. IT market is oversaturated with the offers from different companies that produce those devices. Growing competition makes those companies invent new strategies in the development of notebooks, providing customers with more impressive performance and stunning design. The end of 2011 and beginning of 2012 was marked by the launch of new notebook generation, the generation of ultrabooks. The mass production of ultrabooks is prognosticated for the mid 2012.


The developers of portative devices took the challenge to combine the functional characteristics of ultrabooks with their ultrafine design. Such companies as HP, Lenovo, Dell, Acer, and Asustek can be called the pathfinders in this technological sphere and their masterpieces have seen the light already in the end of 2011. The representatives of …

Introduction


Curved monitors become a self-confident category of monitors. They fit both for gamers, who want to get totally absorbed to the gaming process and for usual users, who want to have a universal monitor for working and watching movies. You can find models with the diagonals of 32-38" and with the resolution from 2560x1080 to 3840x1600.

And today we are going to talk about Acer’s latest XR382CQK 38” ultra-wide monitor. If you want more that QHD its 3840x1600 resolution will surely satisfy you. The given monitor provides FreeSync and 75Hz and excellent quality.

The XR382CQK has 2300mm curve radius, that provides a nice wrap-around effect without image distortion. Because of its tremendous width, the user sits at a comfortable distance and completely fills his or her peripheral vision.



Specifications


Panel Type & Backlight — IPS/W-LED edge array

Screen Size & Aspect Ratio — 38"/21:9

Curve Radius — 2300mm

Max Resolution & …

AOC has finally put its new monitor, codenamed q2963Pm, on sale. Announced earlier this year, at CES 2013 to be precise, the product is now available in official European retail stores at a price of about 314 Euro. As the name suggests, the monitor enjoys quite a voluminous 29-inch display, and in combination with the suggested price, it might become the most affordable option in this format segment.



AOC q2963Pm employs IPS panel type that ensures high resolution showings: 2560x1080. The display aspect ratio equals to 21:9, whilst array response time does not go beyond 5 ms (in GtG mode). The implementation of an advance panel promotes for the utmost viewing properties. Therefore, the monitor offers wide viewing angles in both vertical and horizontal aspects (178/178 degrees), maximal brightness of 250 nits, typical static contrast – 1000:1, and rather high dynamic contrast – 5 million to 1. Besides, q2963Pm is equipped with a power-saving WLED based on white diodes. The …