television technology
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Asus’ First-Ever 500Hz Monitor is Coming, And You Probably Don’t Need It
Asus just revealed the world’s first 500Hz monitor, the ROG Swift 500Hz. To be clear, this monitor is for the 1% of gamers — a tiny sliver of esports competitors who need the fastest refresh rates and lowest latency to give them an edge over the competition.
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How To Use Plex To Put All Your Streaming Services in One Place
Plex is the latest platform with ambitions to become a central hub for all your video streaming needs: A new feature called Discovery brings services including Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, and Disney Plus together in a single interface. It might be enough for you to spend more time in Plex, or perhaps to give it…
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AT&T Is Stuck in an Ad Deal With MAGA Superspreader OAN Even After DirecTV Dropped It
Media giant AT&T is mired in an advertising contract with One America News network (OAN), the virulently pro-Donald Trump cable channel, until 2024, according to Reuters. The news, first revealed in a lawsuit filed by OAN against the telecom giant, comes months after after AT&T’s subsidiary, satellite TV provider DirecTV, decided to boot the conspiracy-addled news…
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How to Use Any Screen as a Second Display
Having two displays hooked up to your computer instead of one can seriously boost your productivity and open up all kinds of new options for gaming, web browsing, and creative tasks — but you don’t necessarily need to go out and buy yourself a new monitor. From Apple’s Sidecar to Google’s Chromecasting, you’ve got a…