Lenovo Debuts First PC Monitor with AMD FreeSync Technology

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 08/15/2016 10:31 AM | source: | 22 comment(s)

AMD today announced the new Lenovo Y27f Curved Gaming Monitor (hey this is posted like that on the AMD website). This would be their first free-standing display incorporating AMD FreeSync technology, offering low input latency and an ultra-smooth, stutter free gaming and multimedia experience. With 27-inch-wide “most extreme curve available today,”.

AMD FreeSync technology helps ensure smooth and fluid gameplay. AMD FreeSync technology enhances communication between the Lenovo Y27f Curved Gaming Monitor and an AMD FreeSync-capable GPU, allowing the display to dynamically adapt its refresh rate in alignment with the GPU’s creation of new frames. This prevents tearing by ensuring no new frames are drawn during the refresh period. FreeSync also eliminates stuttering, since the refresh rate is locked to the creation of new frames. FreeSync is supported on a wide range of AMD Radeon™ GPUs, including the recently launched Polaris architecture-based Radeon™ RX Series graphics cards.

“Our latest monitor, the Lenovo Y27f Curved Gaming Monitor, is optimized for gaming,” said Li Jun Su, Executive Director and General Manager of Visuals BU, PC & Smart Device Business Group, Lenovo. “AMD FreeSync technology along with a fast 144 Hz refresh rate eliminates screen tearing, and minimizes display stutter, input lag and motion blur to display more natural movement. Combined with full high definition 1920 x 1080 resolution and the most extreme curved display to date, the monitor provides our customers with the smoothest possible gaming and a great experience.”

“With AMD FreeSync technology, the new Lenovo Y27f provides truly immersive gaming,” said Raja Koduri, senior vice president and chief architect, Radeon Technologies Group. “The monitor is an excellent choice for both casual and competitive gamers that depend on low latency, high framerates, and an ultra-smooth experience powered by AMD FreeSync technology.”

The Lenovo™ Y27f Curved Gaming Monitor is available now starting at SEP $399 USD.3 For more information visitwww.lenovo.com.

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lukas_1987_dion
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#5321494 Posted on: 08/15/2016 09:21 PM

Looks good to me, also perfect for people with eyes issues like me ;-), but that price could be a ''little'' lower..

sykozis
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#5321527 Posted on: 08/15/2016 10:49 PM

1080p is so late 90's tech.

Except 1080P didn't exist in the consumer market in the late 90's

personally, I wouldn't touch Lenovo with a barge pole.

My thoughts as well......

holler
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#5321561 Posted on: 08/16/2016 12:30 AM

Except 1080P didn't exist in the consumer market in the late 90's

lol, I must be showing my age. 1080p was very much alive in the computer space in the 90's Hell, Carmack himself coded Quake on a 1080p CRT in 1995:

http://www.geek.com/games/john-carmack-coded-quake-on-a-28-inch-169-1080p-monitor-in-1995-1422971/

I still have two fully functional Sony 1440p 16:10 CRT displays built in the 2003 timeframe. 1080p is pathetic res these days, sorry. If you are hard of seeing a higher DPI monitor will help you not hinder as long as the program your using is DPI aware... don't blame a superior monitor, blame the programmer not making his app DPI aware...

thatguy91
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#5321692 Posted on: 08/16/2016 08:36 AM

lol, I must be showing my age. 1080p was very much alive in the computer space in the 90's Hell, Carmack himself coded Quake on a 1080p CRT in 1995:

http://www.geek.com/games/john-carmack-coded-quake-on-a-28-inch-169-1080p-monitor-in-1995-1422971/

I still have two fully functional Sony 1440p 16:10 CRT displays built in the 2003 timeframe. 1080p is pathetic res these days, sorry. If you are hard of seeing a higher DPI monitor will help you not hinder as long as the program your using is DPI aware... don't blame a superior monitor, blame the programmer not making his app DPI aware...

Most people buy 1080P monitors because they are better value for money currently. You also have to consider that most people aren't sporting the latest high end video cards (or high end video cards in general for that matter). Running 1440P requires more processing power, and the VERY SECOND you have to reduce the quality settings in games so you can play at 1440P, you are defeating the purpose. No point having a nice sharp image if the fine details and effects are reduced.

The other thing to consider is most of those 1440P monitors that aren't overly expensive are only TN panels. I would much rather have a decent 1080P AMVA+ monitor or IPS than a TN panel any day. Again, no point having a nice sharp image if the blacks are terrible and you get your fake 16.7 million colours through dithering on the 6-bit TN panel.

This monitor is a VA panel, as listed here on the item's page:
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/itemdetails/65BFGCC1US/460/202AF4280F534EBA8E923DE37D954D31
(I managed to find that simply by googling).

This panel is likely made by an OEM company, so the quality probably relates to however good the OEM company makes them.

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#5321752 Posted on: 08/16/2016 10:37 AM

1080p is so late 90's tech.

lol...

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