Mini-LED Explanation: Benefits and More

Vide and computer games these days have been incorporating better and better graphics and animation, and with these developments, monitors to play these games on have had to keep pace with the improved images that are being produced. One recent advancement in monitors is Mini-LED backlighting. It’s a technology that’s been utilized for a while in high-end televisions, but its costs are finally decreasing to the point where it’s starting to be built into consumer monitors that are designed for applications like gaming. In fact, very soon, it’s expected that Mini-LED backlighting will become the new benchmark by which gaming-specific monitors are measured.

New Mini-LED monitors come to the market

Slowly, as some companies started using Mini-LED backlighting in products like laptop computers, the pricing of this technology decreased as much as seven-fold in the span of two years – to the point where, by now, select consumer monitors – including monitors made for video and computer gaming specifically- are beginning to make use of it. Mini-LED backlighting improves displays by delivering more contrast and adding brightness. This increased contrast usually means that a Mini-LED-backlit display can accept a high dynamic range (HDR) signal that will take advantage of this capability. For gamers, this is particularly beneficial, as HDR allows for a much wider and more accurate color gamut to be used, along with a better contrast ratio and improved peak brightness. Each of these qualities brings onscreen images much closer to the way game creators originally intended them to look.

AOC Begins to Use Mini-LED Backlighting in Its Gaming Monitors

AOC is starting to actively deploy Mini-LED backlighting in its displays designed for gaming. AOC currently produces three models of gaming-specific monitors that utilize Mini-LED backlighting, each of which incorporates HDR inputs: the AGON PRO AG274QXM, the AGON PRO AG274QZM, and the AGON PRO PD32M. The AGON PRO AG274QXM is a 27-inch model with a super-fast refresh rate of 170Hz for smooth character and object animation with scant image ghosting or tearing effects, while the AGON PRO AG274QZM is also 27 inches and possesses an even better ultra-fast refresh rate of 240Hz。 Both models have a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and boast Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) DisplayHDR 1000 certification. The just released AG344UXM is the first 21:9 Mini-LED monitor in the world with an anti-glare coated display and a real HDR 1000 experience thanks to local dimming. In short – a guarantee for a breathtaking and immersive gaming experience. Meanwhile, the AGON PRO PD32M is a sleek 31.5-inch monitor with 3830 x 2160 resolution that was conceived by automotive and luxury product design studio Porsche Design. The PD32M comes with a speedy 144Hz refresh rate, DisplayHDR 1400 certification and a low-blue-light mode for marathon gaming sessions.

Model	PD32M	AG344UXM	AG274QZM	AG274QXM
Resolution	UHD	UWQHD (21:9)	QHD	QHD
Max Refresh Rate	144Hz	170Hz	240Hz	170Hz
HDR VESA Certified	HDR1400	HDR1000	HDR1000	HDR1000
Others	USB-C, HDMI2.1	USB-C, HDMI2.1	USB-C, HDMI2.1	USB-C

The Benefits of Mini-LED for Gamers

Mini-LED backlighting brings 100% sRGB coverage for all your games. Improved peak brightness, better contrast, a wider color gamut and more colors used onscreen, result in richer image and on-screen characters for gamers. More colors mean more stimulation for your eyes, which means faster game-play reaction times and higher scores. The same holds true for a better contrast ratio; if the contrast is increased, it will be easier for your eyes to discern game elements form one another – your mind will be able to process these elements more rapidly, and you’ll be able to play games more successfully. Improved peak brightness has much the same effect; your eyes will be able to see things they didn’t see before, and you’ll notice game enemies, dangers, and bonus items quicker. Your gaming actions will be more effective, and your play will improve. In short, AOC is bringing the latest technological benchmark for gaming monitors to its product lineup, and gamers will be the ones to benefit. Mini-LED backlighting will let you experience both the games you play today and the ones you’ll play in the future in the best way possible; when you play these games on a new monitor from AOC, look forward to going further, faster and higher than you’ve ever gone before.

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