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tech decision
About this tag
The tag 'tech decision' on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about deliberate engineering choices in hardware design, particularly in gaming devices. A featured thread examines why the ROG Xbox Ally uses an LCD screen instead of OLED, citing priorities like Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), battery life, performance, and cost. The decision reflects a trade-off where VRR was deemed non-negotiable for gaming, despite OLED's advantages. This tag is useful for readers interested in the reasoning behind product specifications and how manufacturers balance competing factors in tech development.
The reason the ROG Xbox Ally skips an OLED screen in favor of sticking with LCD is a deliberate engineering decision that prioritizes Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), battery life, performance, and cost:
VRR Was Non-Negotiable: According to ASUS ROG’s Whitson Gordon, while the team prototyped OLED...