AMD Demonstrates Prototype FreeSync Monitor with DisplayPort Adaptive Sync Feature

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

http://www.pcper.com/news/Graphics-C...nc-Feature#new

The demo system is powered by an AMD FX-8350 processor and Radeon R9 290X graphics card. The monitor is running at 2560x1440 and is the very first working prototype of the new standard. Even more interesting, this is a pre-existing display that has had its firmware updated to support Adaptive Sync. That's potentially exciting news! Monitors COULD BE UPGRADED to support this feature, but AMD warns us: "...this does not guarantee that firmware alone can enable the feature, it does reveal that some scalar/LCD combinations are already sufficiently advanced that they can support some degree of DRR (dynamic refresh rate) and the full DPAS (DisplayPort Adaptive Sync) specification through software changes."

The monitor used is IPS:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7585/n...monitor-review

[kalniel]

What incentive is there for manufactures to update their firmware on old hardware though when they could sell you a new shiny monitor instead?

[Bonebreaker777]

What incentive is there for manufactures to update their firmware on old hardware though when they could sell you a new shiny monitor instead?

To solidify they good name?

[kompukare]

To solidify they good name?

Exactly. Certainly in the case of motherboard vendors, not releasing BIOS for updated CPUs would be ruinous to their good name. And even if none of them did it, once one mobo vendor starts and advertises it, the rest would be forced to follow. So, if just one monitor vendor were to offer an upgrade, it would be great PR for them. That's assuming there are many monitors out there ATM whose scaler/controller can be upgraded.