The brand behind the monitor is Koorui, a three-year-old Chinese company whose website currently lists monitors and keyboards. Koorui has not yet confirmed when it will make its 750Hz display available, where it will sell it or what it will cost. That should raise some skepticism about this product actually being purchased in the US. However, Koorui did bring the display to the CES show floor.
The fast display went through a refresh rate test at CES, and according to several videos we saw from attendees, the monitor seemed to consistently hit the 750Hz mark.
The world's first 750Hz monitor???
For those keeping track, high-end gaming monitors, namely monitors aimed at professional gamers, will reach 360 Hz in 2020. Koorui's announcement means that maximum monitor speeds have increased by 108.3 percent in four years.
However, one CES attendee noticed that the monitor was not showing any gameplay. This may be due to the graphics and computing power required to demonstrate the benefits of a 750 Hz monitor. A system capable of displaying 750 frames per second would give people the chance to see if they can detect improved motion resolution, but would also be very expensive. It's also possible that the monitor Koorui displayed wasn't ready for that level of scrutiny.
Like many eSports monitors, the Koorui is 24.5 inches, with a resolution of 1920×1080. Perhaps more interesting than Koorui taking the lead in the eternal race for higher refresh rates are the claimed color capabilities of the TN monitor. TN monitors are not as popular as they were years ago, but OEMs still sometimes use them for speed.
However, they tend to be less colorful than IPS and VA monitors. Most offer sRGB color gamuts rather than covering the larger DCI-P3 color space. For example, Asus' 540Hz ROG Swift Pro PG248QP is a TN monitor that claims 125 percent sRGB coverage. Koorui's monitor claims to cover 95 percent of DCI-P3, thanks to the use of a quantum dot film. Again, there's a lot that potential buyers will need to confirm about this monitor when it becomes available.
For those looking for the fastest monitors with more concrete release plans, several companies have announced 600 Hz monitors coming to market this year. For example, Acer has a 600 Hz Nitro XV240 F6 (also a TN monitor) that it plans to release in North America this quarter for a starting price of $600.
