I play at 4K on my 1440p monitor with DLSS 4.5, and I'm never going back
…Sign in to your XDA account When I bought my 1440p display (the first monitor I ever bought myself), I'd convinced myself that I wouldn't be gaming at 4K for…
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4 HDMI gadgets I wish I’d discovered a lot sooner
…with cables, adapters, and limited display ports. I have already spent time improving other parts of my setup, from learning how to optimize monitor placement to experimenting with better streaming hardware and…
I built a $100 ePaper photo frame that never touches the cloud, and it looks like a real print
…then: - logger.log: "Image downloaded, updating display..." - component.update: epaper_display - delay: 45s # Wait for the color e-paper refresh to finish - logger.log: "Display refresh complete, entering deep sleep..." - deep_sleep…
Nvidia's RTX HDR does more for my old games than DLSS ever will
…I need Windows 11, an HDR10 display, RTX 20-series+ GPU, and the Nvidia App. I accept a small single-digit FPS hit on modern RTX GPUs for a huge visual and…
Your old phone is still better than half the smart displays people keep buying
Jasmine Mannan Apr 22, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
I downgraded to a decade-old GPU for a week, and the results surprised me
…Besides some struggles driving high-resolution displays and an inability to ray-trace, the 1070 is still capable at providing a pretty adequate gaming experience. Related 6 GPUs that are officially too…
iPhone 17e review: The iPhone for your parents gets better
…10a and its dual rear cameras and 120Hz display. All they want is an iPhone that snaps decent photos, offers a smooth experience, and features solid all-day battery life. This is…
Samsung's 100-inch smart TV is now actually affordable at $3,000 off
…Samsung QN80F 4K Mini LED Smart TV $3000 $6000 Save $3000 Brand Samsung Operating System Tizen Display Type QLED Display Resolution 4K Refresh rate 120Hz (Up to 144Hz) This massive TV from…
PowerToys finally fixed the one brightness problem Windows has ignored for years
Judy Sanhz Jun 6, 2026, 9:01 AM EDT Judy is an author at XDA with over a decade of experience writing about digital media. She's written for some of the…
I built my own smart TV setup with a monitor and a cheap device, and it turned out better than I expected
…Some of the upper-end options make things easier by pairing solid speakers with a good display, but the day-to-day experience doesn't tend to be dramatically different from that…