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What Is A Monitor’s Viewing Angle? A Basic Definition
By Brandon Hill published
A monitor with a wide viewing angle may exhibit less brightness drop-off and color-shifting as your head position moves off-center.

What Is Refresh Rate? A Basic Definition
By Brandon Hill published
Some of the fastest available gaming monitors hit 360 Hz, but 500 Hz is on the horizon.

What Is Contrast Ratio? A Basic Definition
By Brandon Hill published
Contrast ratio has a bigger impact on your monitor's image quality than you might have realized.

What Is Response Time? A Basic Definition
By Brandon Hill published
Response time is an important metric for gamers, and here's why.

What Is Variable Rate Shading? A Basic Definition of Nvidia VRS
By Scharon Harding published
What does VRS mean? Variable rate shading, and which graphics cards support it, explained.

What Is a CPU Socket? A Basic Definition
By Scharon Harding published
What is the meaning of a CPU socket? Intel and CPU sockets explained.

PC and PC Component Terms Defined: Tom’s Hardware Glossary
By Brandon Hill, Scharon Harding published
Tom’s Hardware defines and explains commonly used terms around PCs, PC components and more.

What Is Windows 10X: Microsoft's Folding PC OS Explained
By Andrew E. Freedman published
The foldable computer is almost here, and there will be a version of Windows 10 for it. But maybe not exactly the one you know. It’s called Windows 10X.
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