Even as desktop monitors continue to expand in size to provide a more immersive experience, HP is not content. Rather than compete against other gaming desktop monitors, HP is taking the fight to the living room at CES 2019 with its massive 65-inch Omen X Emperium 65 gaming display.
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With a 65-inch screen size, the Omen X Emperium 65 is designed for the living rooms and larger spaces, and it comes with specifications that are bound to delight gamers, including
The unit’s built-in G-Sync support will help deliver tear-free visuals when paired with a PC gaming rig with Nvidia graphics cards, like the GeForce RTX 2080-equipped HP Omen Obelisk desktop or the Omen 15 laptop.
HP claims that its
The display supports 144Hz refresh rates and a 4ms gray-to-gray response time with overdrive. In terms of connectivity, the Omen X Emperium 65 comes with one DisplayPort 1.4, three HDMI 2.0, two USB 3.0, and two USB charging ports. It also supports HDCP. While some recent wide panel monitors deliver a similarly impressive selection of ports, HP goes a step further here, as the Omen X Emperium 65 comes with proximity lighting that lights up the ports when it detects a hand nearby, allowing you to quickly locate the right port to plug things into.
The screen itself is powered by an Nvidia Tegra X1 processor and Nvidia’s Maxwell graphics. This gives it access to the Nvidia Shield ecosystem, making it a “smart monitor” with the capability to download and run apps — like Hulu and Netflix in
So, you might be wondering how much this monster monitor will cost. if you’re thinking in the range of a high-end television, you haven’t gone far enough. The Omen X Emperium will cost a whopping $4,999 at release. That’ll be enough to deter pretty much everyone, but the daring few will be in for quite a treat.