2025-05-02
In 2023, I tested my first OLED gaming monitor for Engadget, the LG 27GR95QE. Coming from an IPS LCD, the LG screen was transformational. Its WOLED (White OLED) panel produced inky blacks that made every game look incredible, and it allowed me to experience HDR gaming on a PC for the first time. But as amazing as that monitor was, it was a first generation product and it had a couple of problems.
It produced text fringing that made it distracting to use for productivity tasks, and it would flicker whenever I enabled NVIDIA's G-Sync smoothing. I ended up recommending the LG 27GR95QE with a few caveats in my first gaming monitor guide, but anytime in the last two year [...]
2025-10-01
Alienware is at its best when it makes no-holds-barred gaming machines that are big on style and performance. By reviving an iconic nameplate and combining it with an all-new design packing some serio [...]
2025-05-10
I can't blame you if you've been spending more time outside lately instead of reading gadget reviews. Spring has sprung, at least for us at Engadget HQ in the US, and there's a lot of t [...]
2025-10-08
While Black Friday remains the best time to grab a new TV at a discount, Amazon’s latest October Prime Day sale is a decent opportunity to take the plunge if you need to upgrade right away. We' [...]
2025-11-30
Black Friday is traditionally one of the best times to buy a new TV, and this year is no different. If you’re hoping to make a living room upgrade, we’ve scoured the web and picked out the best Bl [...]
2025-11-28
Black Friday is here, and per usual it's one of the best days of year to pick up a new TV. If you’ve been hoping to grab a new big screen but aren’t sure which one to get, allow us to separat [...]
2025-10-07
It’s time for another October Prime Day sale, and that means Amazon is selling a number of well-regarded TVs for lower prices than usual. Not every deal is exclusive to the event, and it’s still p [...]
2025-05-19
LG's 27-inch 1440p UltraGear OLED monitor (model 27GX790A) is as close to gaming nirvana as fps-hungry players can get — for now, anyway. It has a 480Hz refresh rate, allowing it to actually di [...]
2025-11-30
Like Black Friday before it, Cyber Monday is one of the best times of the year to buy a new TV. If you’re hoping to make a living room upgrade, we’ve scoured the web and picked out the best Cyber [...]