Razer's kicking off the new year in style with two world's firsts when it comes to gaming laptops. In a collab with Samsung, its new Blade laptops are going to sport two new panels, a 16-inch 240Hz OLED and an 18-inch 165Hz 4K LCD. The full details of Razer's new 2024 Blade gaming laptop lineup are getting a proper announcement early next week, in line with other manufacturers' embargos.
But today it's just talking about the screens going into two of those new Blade machines. The first is arguably the one I'm most interested in, especially considering how much I liked looking at last year's Razer Blade 16 model. That UHD+ panel wasn't without its faults—chiefly the weird dual-mode thing which only worked as a marketing bullet point—but the 3840 x 2400 mini-LED display was gorgeous.
But it was only 120Hz in terms of refresh, so I'm keen to see how the world's first 16-inch 240Hz refresh, 0.2ms response OLED panel looks.
The Blade 16's new panel is a lower resolution, however, clocking in at 2560 x 1600 (so, still a 16:10 aspect ratio), though on the 16-inch display that's still going to look crisp and sharp. Which I guess is the point of all the verification badges Razer is looking to slap onto its new gaming laptops.
There's the VESA ClearMR and DisplayHDR True Black certifications to start with, all about clarity and deep OLED black reproduction, and then there are going to be full Calman Verified certifications across all Razer's upcoming laptop panels. That's all about colour accuracy with individual factory calibration that's certified by a third party.
So yeah, Razer wants you to know it's serious about its new laptop screens. And one of the really interesting things is that this panel is going to be the base
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