Monitors

What is 1440p resolution, also known as QHD or WQHD? Quad high definition explained.

What is the meaning of 1080p resolution, also known as Full HD (FHD)? Full high definition explained.

What is the meaning of 720p resolution, also known as HD? High definition resolution explained.

What is the meaning of 5K? 5K resolution explained.

What's the meaning of 4K? 4K resolution, also known as UHD and 2160p, explained.

What is the meaning of 2K? 2K resolution explained.

What does it mean if a monitor, laptop or TV has FreeSync? AMD's Adaptive-Sync, including FreeSync Premium and FreeSync Premium Pro, explained.

Thunderbolt 4 is the latest evolution of the do-it-all interface for PC connectivity.

Input latency is often confused with a monitor's response time, but they are quite different.

A monitor with a wide viewing angle may exhibit less brightness drop-off and color-shifting as your head position moves off-center.

Some of the fastest available gaming monitors hit 360 Hz, but 500 Hz is on the horizon.

Contrast ratio has a bigger impact on your monitor's image quality than you might have realized.

Response time is an important metric for gamers, and here's why.

What is the meaning of gamma? Monitor gamma explained.

What is G-Sync? Nvidia's Adaptive-Sync for monitors, laptops and TVs -- including G-Sync Compatible, G-Sync Ultimate and how it differs from FreeSync -- explained.

What's the meaning of the HEVC / H.265 and AVC / H.264? Video codecs and what they mean for 4K streaming explained.

What is the meaning of an IPS monitor? In-plane switching display panels explained.

Our display benchmarks help you decide what screen to put on your desktop. In order to provide greater insight into our PC monitor testing methods, we’re running down our procedures step-by-step.

What is the meaning of EOTF? Electro-Optical Transfer Function explained.

What is the meaning of grayscale? PC monitor grayscale and grayscale tracking explained.