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October 23, 2026

Philips Evnia 36M4C5500P — Claimed World's First 36-Inch Gaming Monitor, 260Hz Ultrawide

Philips expanded its Evnia gaming lineup with the 36M4C5500P, billed as the world's first 36-inch gaming monitor: a curved (1500R) 36-inch Fast VA ultrawide at 3440×1440 with 240Hz native refresh overclockable to 260Hz over DisplayPort, 0.3 ms MPRT, DisplayHDR 400, 500 nits peak brightness, 4000:1 contrast and 95% DCI-P3 coverage. It launches in APAC first with no price announced yet — pushing ultrawide gaming past the entrenched 34-inch standard size class.

Sources: KitGuru · VideoCardz

October 21, 2026

ASUS Japan Launches ROG Swift OLED PG32UCWM and PG27UCWM — Tandem RGB-Stripe OLED, 4K 240Hz / FHD 480Hz Dual Mode

ASUS Japan announced its two flagship ROG Swift OLED gaming monitors — the 31.5-inch PG32UCWM (¥232,920) and 26.5-inch PG27UCWM (¥205,820, tax incl.) — ship in Japan from October 23. Both use a tandem RGB-stripe OLED panel with no white subpixel, a hotkey-switchable dual mode (4K at 240Hz or Full HD at 480Hz), 0.03 ms GtG response, DisplayPort 2.1a UHBR20, dual HDMI 2.1, USB-C with 90W PD, and an OLED Care Pro proximity sensor that blacks the screen when the user steps away.

Sources: 4Gamer · Yomimono