The world of televisions and monitors was a world apart until the appearance of the first LCD monitors in the mid-2000s with the appearance of the so-called high definition. Suddenly, the components of both worlds, resolutions and video interfaces became the same. And little by little both worlds have been coming together, but respecting a border between both parties. However, this has just been blurred with the appearance of the GIGABYTE S55U monitor.
The world of television, from a technical point of view, has seen more changes in the short time we’ve been in the current century than in the entire 20th century. Not in vain have we not only seen the end of the cathode ray tube and the appearance of high definition, but also with the appearance of the distribution of content through the Internet instead of the classic radio waves. All this will mean that in the future we will not distinguish television from monitor and that both things will end up being the same.
This is the GIGABYTE S55U monitor
We are facing a monitor that we could almost consider a television, since its size is 54.6 inches diagonally , and, therefore, we do not think it will fit on most desktops. Obviously, a Quantum Dot panel of this size requires a good resolution to justify it, and it does, due to the fact that its resolution is 3840 x 2160 pixels or 4K, with a refresh rate of 120 Hz and a response time of gray to 2 millisecond gray . So it is an ideal monitor not only to connect our PC, but also to connect our new generation consoles.
connectivity
- 4 video output ports: 2 HDMI 2.1 ports with 48 Gbps bandwidth and eARC support and 2 HDMI 2.0 ports . So the DisplayPort is missing, but it is enough to connect several new generation consoles.
- 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports , one of the Upstream type and the other of the Downstream type.
- 1 USB 2.0 port
- headphone jack
- 1 Ethernet port
- It has a WiF i radio , specifically the 802.11ac type with frequencies of 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz . So you will not have to have the monitor connected to the internet router or near a fiber optic outlet.
- Bluetooth support , to connect your wireless headphones. Ideal for viewing content at night or when someone is sleeping.
- If we need to mount it to the wall, we can do it on a 400 x 300 mm VESA bracket .
One more step towards the end of the conventional TV
The reality is that conventional television is dying by leaps and bounds and will soon end up accompanying video players in the bin of history. That is why the ability to run Android thanks to the GIGABYTE S55U’s internal processor will see many use it as the main TV in their living room . Technically, it’s not a TV because it doesn’t have a DTT decoder, but is that relevant? Our answer is no, unless you miss the increasingly less attractive content of conventional networks.
It achieves this by having a Google Chromecast integrated , which allows you to have applications such as YouTube, Netflix and many others to be able to watch content from the living room and finally say goodbye to your television. In addition, we can download and use applications through Google Play. So you can also use cloud gaming platforms like Stadia or XCloud.