{"id":56155,"date":"2022-08-25T16:09:07","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T16:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/new-corsair-gaming-screen-swaps-from-flat-to-curved-with-a-yank\/"},"modified":"2022-08-25T16:09:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T16:09:07","slug":"new-corsair-gaming-screen-swaps-from-flat-to-curved-with-a-yank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/new-corsair-gaming-screen-swaps-from-flat-to-curved-with-a-yank\/","title":{"rendered":"New Corsair Gaming Screen Swaps From Flat to Curved With a Yank"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure class=\"sc-1eow4w5-1 eLNveM align--bleed js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure\" data-id=\"1b010dd1951563a665e09654cb2c35ce\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/1b010dd1951563a665e09654cb2c35ce\" data-format=\"gif\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-alt=\"Gif of Corsair's bending OLED screen\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\"><span data-id=\"1b010dd1951563a665e09654cb2c35ce\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/1b010dd1951563a665e09654cb2c35ce\" data-format=\"gif\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-alt=\"Gif of Corsair's bending OLED screen\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" class=\"js_recommend\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">As mind-blowing as it is to see a screen bend and even fold in half without taking <!-- -->any <!-- -->damage, we haven&#8217;t quite figured out the perfect use case <!-- -->for flexible OLEDs yet.  Corsair is taking a swing at the technology with its new <span>Xeneon Flex gaming monitor<\/span> that allows users to bend in each side to create a more immersive visual experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">The Xeneon Flex <span>isn&#8217;t an entirely new idea<\/span>.  Back at CES 2021, LG itself had a similar prototype on display at its booth,<!-- --> featuring a 48-inch flexible OLED panel that, at the push of a button, would slowly morph between a completely flat screen<!-- --> to one with a gentle curve that better filled a gamer&#8217;s peripheral vision.  But as with most prototypes, LG&#8217;s demo was hands-off.<!-- --> it also<!-- --> used a motorized mechanism to gently bend and unbend the display.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"flex-video widescreen\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/embed\/inset\/iframe?id=youtube-video-6_SPs3pXsLk&amp;start=0\" data-chomp-id=\"6_SPs3pXsLk\" data-recommend-id=\"youtube:\/\/6_SPs3pXsLk\" id=\"youtube-6_SPs3pXsLk\" data-recommended=\"false\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"core-inset lazyload\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitAllowFullScreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><span data-chomp-id=\"6_SPs3pXsLk\" data-recommend-id=\"youtube:\/\/6_SPs3pXsLk\" id=\"youtube-6_SPs3pXsLk\" data-recommended=\"false\" class=\"js_recommend\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"sc-1ptbguh-0 hxeMec caption\">CORSAIR Reveals Revolutionary 45in Bendable OLED Gaming Monitor<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Motors add cost, and yet another thing that can break, to consumer electronics.<!-- --> F<!-- -->or the Xeneon Flex, Corsair has replaced them with a pair of pop-out handles on either side of the display.  To introduce a gentle curve, you simply grab them and yank, and then do the opposite to flatten the panel back out again.  You can even create a different level of curve on each side, which has no real practical benefits, but it&#8217;s nice to know it&#8217;s an option.  Freedom!<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">The Xeneon Flex&#8217;s 45-inch LG W-OLED panel has a generous 21:9 aspect ratio pushing a resolution of 3,440&#215;1440 pixels at a refresh rate of up to 240Hz, and is fully compatible with Nvidia G-Sync and AMD FreeSync Premium adaptive sync standards.  Peak brightness is listed at 1,000 nits, with a 1,350,000:1 contrast ratio, and a well-featured assortment of connectivity ports both on the back of the display and accessible up front.  The only thing we don&#8217;t know is pricing and availability, which <span>Corsair promises will be shared<\/span> before the year is out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As mind-blowing as it is to see a screen bend and even fold in half without taking any damage, we haven&#8217;t quite figured out the perfect use case for flexible OLEDs yet. Corsair is taking a swing at the technology with its new Xeneon Flex gaming monitor that allows users to bend in each side &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/new-corsair-gaming-screen-swaps-from-flat-to-curved-with-a-yank\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">New Corsair Gaming Screen Swaps From Flat to Curved With a Yank<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[4],"tags":[20893,1069,20891,11643,16581,6353,20892,20894,306,582,12833,20895,1081,20890,7429,20896,1323],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":56048,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/corsairs-new-gaming-monitor-bends-into-a-curved-display\/","url_meta":{"origin":56155,"position":0},"title":"Corsair&#8217;s new gaming monitor bends into a curved display","date":"August 25, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Can't decide between buying a flat or curved monitor? 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