At this year's CES, what did many of the most exciting PC monitors we saw have in common? Support for high-dynamic range (HDR) color encoding. You may have heard of it. Maybe you even spotted it on ...

If a monitor doesn't have directly backlit dimming zones for LCDs, a peak brightness of at least 400 nits, and supports 8-bit ...

Microsoft says people have requested that the Xbox HDR Game Calibration app make its way over to Windows. Microsoft is indulging the request and has announced a Windows HDR Calibration app is on the ...

Microsoft unveiled Windows 11 earlier today, giving us our first look at the new operating system. During the presentation, the company went over all of the new features and enhancements that would be ...

If you’ve recently found yourself the owner of a shiny new HDR monitor, but find that outside of a few games, there’s not much you can use those high dynamic range capabilities for, you’re in luck. On ...

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Microsoft is going all-in on PC gaming with Windows 11. The new OS will come with a built-in Xbox app complete with Game Pass and Project xCloud streaming, and other features like Auto HDR that will ...

When the Xbox Series X and S launched with its Auto HDR feature late last year, the PC was left out in the cold. That could soon change. Microsoft has begun testing the feature on the PC as part of ...

HDR has been a staple image enhancement in console gamers' arsenals for years now—at least those who own HDR-compatible TVs or monitors. But on Windows PCs, the brightness- and contrast-boosting ...

For the most part, the Windows 10 April 2018 Update is as mundane as its name, offering few noteworthy flagship features. But it packs some decent enthusiast-friendly improvements under the hood, and ...