G-SYNC HDR Announced, First Two 4K 144Hz Monitors Available in Q2 2017

NVIDIA announced G-SYNC HDR at CES 2017. The first two 4K 144Hz monitors from Asus and Acer will be available in Q2 2017, and they will feature virtually non-existent additional input latency unlike TVs while gaming in HDR.

[Imp0ssibl3]

Yes! Amazing news, now I gotta start saving...

[MyDietEqualsGames]

4k 144hz with HDR and almost NO additional input lag? Yes. Please. This may be the only upgrade paired with the GPU for this year. I want 4k 60FPS or higher in 2017.

[bmf7364]

It's a shame there is no single-graphics card on market that can support a stable 4k60fps. Vega is shaping up to be that GPU that can hit 4k60fps but they're still showing very little of what it really is and price/release. Nvidia is still pumping out Pascal GPU's to people trying to achieve 4K gaming.

[starchild]

These are packing some incredible technology and the price isn't too crazy. I'm probably going to sell my current Gsync monitor and get one of these. Although I might just wait for a nice 34" 21:9 G-Sync HDR monitor. I'll have to think about it, but these are definitely impressive.

[Aurenar]

Well. Meanwhile, I'm still waiting for the chance to play 1080/60 with a new Pc.

Kind Regards rich people, have fun!

[Lamboomington]

Well, we all eventually get it, but some years later :)

[cartoonx1]

i dont think 1080p/60 is really expensive. u drop few settings and u can get 1080p/60 fairly cheap.

[agent4532]

It depends if you are playing on a monitor or tv. If is tv PC gaming yes a beefier GPU with at least 4GB of VRAM is required to enjoy Native 1080p/60 frames per second. In contrast a 15in to 25in monitor is already capable of Native 1080p/60 frames per second. My current gaming PC if it were hook to a monitor not HDTV set, I would be playing all my games at 1080p native 60 frames per second.1

[Tussin187]

Haha. This is why 4k isn't mainstream yet. Don't get me wrong, these are nice and I hope people enjoy them. But, to me (again my personal opinion), I can't justify paying that price for a monitor especially when it cost more than my 60in 4k TV.

It is good now that PC monitors can now do HDR and if your have a beast of a rig then I'm sure you will be in heaven. I know I would be but I'll just stick with my console. Have fun guys.

[Ashunderfire86]

I am trying to get a second job now so I can save on this an another Titan X Pascal and this monitor! I already have a 4K HDR Samsung KS8000 that can already do this at 120p. When I played Gears of War 4 on it those frames look butter smooth!

[Alexious]

The KS8000 (which is an amazing TV for 2016 standards) doesn't actually have native 120Hz, it's interpolated, which is a very different thing. It only adds the dreaded "soap opera effect" which isn't really useful for gaming.

You can find out more in this review http://www.rtings.com/tv/re...

[Erik7357]

You just destroyed that man's life lol

[Ashunderfire86]

Look really smooth to me. I had it on game mode with no auto motion. You can clearly see in Gears of War 4.

[Vhampir]

While TV panel itself can display at 120hz, HDMI 2.0 can't handle it at 4k. At least if you don't want to use 4:2:0, dropping color data. Auto motion plus adds over 100ms of delay as well.

I have the ks8500 myself, it's the best tv for gaming I could find. You just have to use the right settings.

[ONESHOTV2]

Ashunderfire86---i was doing two jobs a few months ago and i'm telling you it's not easy well it depends on what type of work you are doing if it's restaurant with a lot of physical work then prepare your self lol. 20+hrs a day it gives me nightmares just thinking about it but any way dont kill yourself over it. and yes go go for the monitor TV are mostly inaccurate in many things when compared to a monitor so you are not losing anything maybe a smaller size but that's not a big problem

[Adexus]

That's not native 120hz though, I have the same TV, it's native 60hz even at 1080p unfortunately.

[MyDietEqualsGames]

The KS8000 has nothing on these monitors, man. This is some next level shit.

[Ashunderfire86]

OLED is next Level shit. These Monitors need to have that technology instead with both HDR and Dolby Vision along with 144FPS! Shit that cost you $2000 or more lol! Wow. LCD is still great, but OLED is king! And for the guy who said Sony 850 is better than KS8000 need to check himself 😂 lol RTing website it is the best TV for gaming, and KS8000 is on bar with KS9000 and KS95000, which is just overkill.

[Neonridr]

@Ashunderfire86 - yeah I just bought the LG 55E6P OLED 4K. I am hooking it up tonight, but I know I will be blown away.

[KilKarazy]

Gears of War runs at 60fps not 120. Anything above 60hz on a TV is just a marketing gimmick and only useful for the smooth motion effect which gives me a headache.

[Ashunderfire86]

Yes I understand the whole gimmick but the Fraps give me something higher than 60fps I was using 1440p settings on a 4K TV, and lower somethings to reach that 100fps to 120fps Mark. Gears of War 4 has a lot of advance PC options on it! It is quite state of the art! It look super fast with smooth frames didn't see any ghosting an crazy input lag. Yes I turn on Game Mode, and the PC version doesn't have HDR yet.

[Neonridr]

For gaming the extra frames can be nice. For TV the only thing it can help is sports. Everything else makes it just look weird. I hate the Soap Opera Effect.

[Ashunderfire86]

I talk about my experiences yet I get 7 disagrees if people claiming that I am all wrong lol! According to the built in Fraps on Gears 4 I was above 60 frames from 100fps in places to 120fps. The numbers don't lie.

[Neonridr]

I believe FRAPS is taking the results from your GPU, not your monitor though.

[Chris_Wray]

A fairly high price for them, but if they're as good as described it will be worth it. Though I'm still happy with my Ultrawide montior!

[starchild]

The holy grail, for me at least, will be a 34" ultrawide gsync monitor with HDR. I can't wait for when those hit.

[nowitzki2004]

I had a Ultrawide that I tested for a few weeks, loved that thing. Mad Max was so beautiful on that wide screen.

[Dasteru]

LMK when a 30" 8k 144hz 21:9 G-Sync OLED releases.

[2pacalypsenow]

But it wont be as good as 12k 160hz G-Sync FOLED+++

[Gaming_Cousin]

What about the 100000000000000000000000000000 000k .00000000005ms G-SYNC+ with 1fps screen

[2pacalypsenow]

Forgot the 44 bit panel

[Neonridr]

Could you even see the difference that 8K could provide on a measley 30" screen?

@Dasteru - I seriously hope you wouldn't put your face 18" from a 30" screen. Unless you plan on using bottletop glasses the rest of your life :P

I would say I sit about 3 feet away from my computer monitor.

[Dasteru]

18" from the screen, yes.

[2pacalypsenow]

Lol good luck getting even 100fps at 4k.

[Ravenor]

Depends on the game, I get 120fps out of CSGO with a 1070 at 4k. The only games that really give me trouble are TW: Attila and Warhammer.

[Ashunderfire86]

Add another graphics card problem solved. Yes another Titan X Pascal

[starchild]

Yeah, less demanding current games and basically all previous gen games can run at 4k and high framerates fairly easily.

[BizarroUltraman]

Im waiting to hear more on Lgs lineup. That 32"inch IPS HDR10 panel has my attention. Already has all the gauranteed specifications to run with my PS4 Pro too. Just wanna know price and release date.

[MSBi]

I just got a 4k monitor but it doesnt have hdr and i dont think any monitor has hdr. Im suprised at the pace technology is advancing i mean just yesturday saw a vid on ign about 8k tv. Man 4k is not even populat yet among gamers. Some are are wishing for 1080p/60fps. I am lucky to have 4k monitor but im definately expecting affordable hdr monitors in 2017 or early 2018.

[TheDreamCorridor]

Now the PC geezers can enjoy DOTA 2 and Counter-Strike in 4K!

[Doge]

At least they're not 3200x1800 ;3c

[TheDreamCorridor]

Ha ha, I bet you couldn't tell the difference.

[starchild]

I don't know why he's ignoring all the other games on PC. Kind of silly.

[Doge]

"Ha ha, I bet you couldn't tell the difference."

Gee, that' sounds awful like the whole 1080p vs 900p argument, when the difference is much bigger ',;3c

[nowitzki2004]

@TheDream

Just because you have bad eyes doesnt mean the rest of us do.

[Killa78]

LG have also announced a hdr monitor, will probably be cheaper than this.

Although, these are specialist monitors I guess.

The price of these will reduce soon I hope, 4k tvs are very affordable now.

[CP_Company]

probably? LG has no gsync,nor 144hz,and display port 1,2 version.

[starchild]

I will never go back to a low refresh rate monitor without gsync/freesync. Those capabilities make a huge difference to me, so even though other monitors are cheaper I'm not interested if they lack those attributes.

[MAULxx]

I guess this is good news for those that play at a desk.

[_LarZen_]

I dont experience any input lag on my Samsung KS7005 while gaming in 4K HDR. But then again I'm not a professional twitch based gamer so I dont need it. But it would be sweet to have a G-sync monitor... But soon new TV's will come with HDMI 2.1 that will have variable refresh rate for reducing or elimination of input lag, stutter and frame tearing. Good to see TV's becoming better and better for gaming.

[starchild]

That's true. More options are always welcome. It will be nice to have variable refresh capability in high quality TVs. Pretty exciting stuff.

[specialguest]

3440x1440 master race checking in. I like to have maxed out or very high settings when I play my PC games with at least 60fps. I don't think a 4K monitor is viable unless I go SLI. For now my Asus 34" ROG PG348Q w/100hz G-sync
monitor is perfect for gaming & non-gaming uses.

[blanka4545]

wow hell yeah! Just need 2k though not 4k!

[blanka4545]

We need 1440p too! 4k is way too over rigged for may to buy put out options! No 4k!

[jc12]

This is where its at! This is exactly why I've held off on a 4K TV for gaming. Though I will say these monitors are going to be expensive as all hell...on the order of $1200 for a 27 inch monitor. Yikes!

[Pyrofire95]

$1200 T^T there's no way i can justify that.

[audiocafe]

Looks like I know where my next major upgrade is likely going