As anyone whofollowsmeon
Twitter willknow,I have
twomainloves:tennisand
technology.I missedmostoftheUS
Openchampionshipduetobeing
surrounded by monitorsandcrying
atthevolumeoftesting thatstill
neededtobedone,buteveninthe
depthsofmydespairitbecame clear
thatthis wasa breakthrough
tournament.Probablythemost
dramaticonefortwodecades.
Onthemen’sside,wehadthe
firstclear signthatNovakDjokovic–
arguablythegreatestmale tennis
playerinhistory– wasnolongerat
thecrest ofhiscareer hill but
slightlyoverit.Butthewomen’s
tournament wasevenmoredrama-
packed.Ifyou’reBritish,thenit’s
illegalforyou nottoknowthat
18-year-oldEmmaRaducanu
crushedherwaythroughten
matches– three of themqualifiers
- to becomeUSOpen champion,
beatinganotherteenagerinthat
final,nerve-janglingmatch.
Incaseyou’returningtothefront
ofthis magazinetodouble-checkit’s
PCProandnotTennisPro, I’llgetto
mypoint:forthepasttwodecades,
asthelikesof SerenaWilliams,
RogerFederer,RafaNadaland
Djokovichavebeen crushingall
beforethem, themonitorhassailed
serenely on.Sure,we’veaddeda
USB-Cinputhere,a webcamthere,
andthey’vesteppedupinbothsize
andquality,but fundamentally
we’vebeen sold thesamestorysince
theturnofthecentury.
Thistime,inthis month’sLabs,
therearesignsofchange.The
monitorhasbeenoneofthelast
hold-outstothepinch-and-zoom
revolution,andit’staken a fresh-
facednewcomertobreaktherulesof
whata monitorisand
giveussomething
different.I’mtalking
hereabouttheHuawei
MateView,a 28inscreen
withan unconventional
3:2aspectratioanda
touch-sensitivebar
thatyouintuitivelyswipeandtap
tomakeitdoyourbidding. My
childrenwereveryimpressed.
I’mnotsuggestingthatnext
year’sLabswillseea pileofMateViewlookalikes,butI’m
willingtobetawholefiverthat
thisistheshapeofthingstocome.
BythetimeDjokovichashungup
hisracquetin,let’ssay,threeyears’
time,clumsyonscreendisplays
withEscher-esquesubmenuswill
beathingofthepast.Thedamhas
burst,givingmanufacturerslicence
tothinkdifferent.
TheMateViewhintsatthe
possiblechangesofdirection.Ashift
toamoreuser-centricapproach,
wherewecanswitchtoaMovie
modethatgenuinelymakesa
differencetowhatwesee,andtunes
thespeakerstomatch.Perhaps,just
maybe,theywillbecomeintelligent
enoughtosuggestI mightwantto
watchthevitaltennismatchthat’s
playingratherthanleavingmetosit
there,testingmy29thscreenfor
brightnessuniformity.
Suchintelligenceis surely many
yearsaway, butthemonitor
evolutionthathastakenus from
15inLCD panelsto34incurved
widescreensinthespaceoftwo
decadeshasgoneasfarasitcan.
Vivelarévolution.TimDantonisPCPro’s
editor-in-chiefandis
stillannoyedabout
missingthetennis“It’stakenafresh-faced
newcomertobreak
therulesofwhata
monitorisandgiveus
somethingdifferent”ViewfromtheLabs
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NECMultiSyncEA242F
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