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Samsung’s next Odyssey Neo G9 will be the ‘first’ 8K ultrawide gaming monitor
Now that AMD has unveiled Radeon RX 7900 GPUs that can output 8K video at high refresh rates, gamers will need displays that can handle them — and Samsung is happy to oblige. The company has teased a new generation of its Odyssey Neo G9 that will supposedly be the first 8K ultrawide gaming monitor. You won’t see a full launch until CES in January, but you’ll need a DisplayPort 2.1-capable video card to help that screen reach its potential. We’d also add that AMD bills the 8K as “horizontal only,” so you may not get as many vertical pixels as you might like.
Other high-res DisplayPort 2.1 monitors are coming from Acer, ASUS, Dell and LG starting in early 2023. AMD unfortunately didn’t share more details.
This will likely be an expensive monitor when the previous-gen Odyssey Neo G9 currently sells for $2,200 with ‘just’ a 5,120 x 1,440 resolution and a 240Hz refresh rate. However, the bigger cost may be the PC attached to that 8K panel. On top of one of the new Radeons, you’ll need a CPU that won’t create a bottleneck for the graphics hardware.
There’s also the question of content. Even many recent games can struggle at 8K, and older titles won’t benefit much. Do you really need to play CS:GO at that resolution? AMD has promised that some games will run well on its cards with the help of upscaling, such as Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Death Stranding, Modern Warfare 2 and Uncharted, but it’s not clear how well native 8K will perform just yet. Samsung’s monitor may be more of an investment in the future than instant gratification.
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Adonit Neo Pro Stylus Mimics Apple Pencil Features for $44.99
Few existing third-party styluses are able to be magnetically attached to the side of an iPad, and the Adonit Neo Pro appears to be the first to also wirelessly charge on the side of an iPad like the Apple Pencil. Most powered third-party stylyses for the iPad have to be charged via a USB-C port.
The Neo Pro costs $44.99, considerably less than the $129 Apple Pencil. While it has similar functionality to the Apple Pencil with features like tilt sensitivity and palm rejection, it does not have pressure sensitivity.
When connected via Bluetooth, the Neo Pro can display its battery status in Apple’s iPadOS battery widget. The stylus features a replaceable spiral tip, a click-to-turn-on button on the top, and up to nine hours of battery life.
The Adonit Neo Pro is compatible with the 11-inch iPad Pro, the third-generation 12.9-inch iPad Pro or newer, the fourth-generation iPad Air or newer, and the sixth-generation iPad mini. The stylus is now available to pre-order in Space Gray and Matte Silver.
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