According to digitimes, at least 800,000 gaming monitors have been sold over the past year; this number only accounting for shipments within the North America, Europe & Taiwan. 300,000 of these monitors would have been from the 5th largest PC vendor in the world, ASUStek.
For readers who are not familiar with the concept of a 'gaming' monitor & what classifies/ differentiates to that of a Standard monitor lies within a specific focus; Speed. Gaming Monitors of today typically come equipped 120Hz + panels, NVIDIA G-Sync or AMD FreeSync technologies.
What does this mean for the end user? Much smoother gameplay than your 'traditional' 60hz monitor which in the high-paced world of gaming - specifically MOBA's (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) or FPS's (First Person Shooter) - where every ounce of performance advantage matters.
ASUS are looking to release a 34", IPS Panel 3440x1440 resolution super-widescreen monitor, named the PG348Q (pictured above) soon which will be aimed to compete squarely with the ACER's X34/ XR34 gaming monitors.
