Gadgetoid

gadg-et-oid [gaj-it-oid]

-adjective

1. having the characteristics or form of a gadget;
resembling a mechanical contrivance or device.
Wemax Nova Short-throw 4K Laser Projector Review

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Projectors & Monitors

Vankyo Leisure 495W Projector Reviewed

Vankyo Leisure 495W Projector Reviewed

The Vankyo Leisure 495w is more or less exactly what I wanted the 470 Pro to be- visually appealing with a carefully considered design that looks at a glance more expensive than it actually is. In truth Vankyo had sent…

Wemax Nova Short-throw 4K Laser Projector Review

Wemax Nova Short-throw 4K Laser Projector Review

The Wemax Nova is a no-frills thrill that demands to be taken seriously, but rewards you with a stunning cinema-like experience and incredible 4K 60Hz gaming performance. No frills? We’ll get into that- but, in brief, since the Nova is…

BenQ GV30 Projector Reviewed

BenQ GV30 Projector Reviewed

Not so long ago – wait, it was over a year? Wowser! – I reviewed the BenQ GS2 portable projector. It was a mix of excellent – if a touch expensive – hardware with terrible software. Mired, as it was,…

BenQ PD2705Q Reviewed

BenQ PD2705Q Reviewed

The BenQ PD2705Q is a 27″, 2460×1440 monitor combining a colour-accurate display for graphic design and video editing workflows with a suite of workstation-friendly features that make it particularly alluring. First I’m going to have to address the elephant in…

LG 34GK950F 3440×1440 Widescreen, FreeSync Gaming Monitor Reviewed

LG 34GK950F 3440×1440 Widescreen, FreeSync Gaming Monitor Reviewed

Once again I find myself testing a giant, glorious gaming monitor while ill equipped of both knowledge and hardware to truly do a thorough job. I’ve never purported to be a font of technical knowledge when it comes to displays,…

LG 32GK850G QHD G-Sync Gaming Monitor Reviewed

LG 32GK850G QHD G-Sync Gaming Monitor Reviewed

When it comes to gaming monitors I’ll admit to having little experience and perhaps even little concern for what window I view my gaming through. I don’t play many fast-paced action games, so that competitive edge is meaningless to me.…

LG 38UC99-W UltraWide Curved Display Review

LG 38UC99-W UltraWide Curved Display Review

The concept of curved displays is not new. They made their debut in Cinema way back in the 1950s where they were touted as countering problems with distortion at the extreme edges of wide cinema video formats. They’ve since arrived…

Dell S2418H – 24″ HDMI/VGA “InfinityEdge” Monitor Review

Dell S2418H – 24″ HDMI/VGA “InfinityEdge” Monitor Review

With so many 4k, retina and ultra-high-resolution displays on the market, it’s easy to forget that there’s still a healthy demand for the humble 24″, 1080p monitor, which sits upon what I consider to be the intersection of price and…

Of Thunderbolt 3, USB Type-C and DisplayPort

Of Thunderbolt 3, USB Type-C and DisplayPort

Thunderbolt 3 and USB Type-C are a complete and total minefield! I keep bumping up against this topic, and realised it’s a big enough, complex enough rabbit hole to warrant its own post. So here is that post. At the…

Samsung XL2370 23″ LED Monitor Review

Samsung XL2370 23″ LED Monitor Review

Not content with looking at simply one LED monitor, I sourced a competing product from Samsung and managed to obtain the 23″ XL2370 which also runs at 1920×1080. I’ll come right up and say that the Samsung XL2370 is the…