Journey through time: AOC talks about the evolution of monitors

AOC, one of the world’s leading brands on monitor market gives us a brief look into the history of monitor’s evolution and offers to remember its major milestones. Indeed, few people today remember the good old CRT-monitors CRT monitors , their huge gray cases and noble massiveness.

Innovative solutions in this area come on the market almost every month, so it’s easy enough to forget how far we’ve come since the very first PC monitors. From the very beginning the manufacturers developed and adjusted their devices to the requirements of different groups of users, including increasing the resolution of their screens. But who can remember now how technology got to modern models with curved screens and 4K resolution?

Red Dot Design Award Winner: AOC Angelo monitor with touch buttons and adjustable stand

In addition, they’ve opened up entirely new design possibilities, so the new models look much better and are much more ergonomic. For example, it is possible to change the monitor screen angle, which still helps many users to avoid problems with posture. In addition, as the CRT tube was phased out, fears of extended sitting hours at the computer began to fade. Users no longer had to fear the low doses of radiation from CRT monitors and its effect on long-term health.

IF Product Design Award winner: AOC Razor with folding stand

By the mid-twenty years, the design of monitors has changed so much that the huge CRT models began to seem something prehistoric. In 2008 AOC introduced on the market and won the Red Dot Design Award AOC Angelo model – LCD monitor with 16:9 aspect ratio, touch buttons and fully adjustable stand rotation, tilt and height .

Winner of the IF Product Design Award: AOC 57 with slim bezel and removable stand

Design curiosities alternated one after the other. Among them were winners of the iF Product Design Award – AOC Razor monitor with a folding stand, which could easily be mounted on the wall, and devices from AOC 57 line with a thin frame and removable stand. Models like these heralded the current race of design and innovation, but they also give users more and more options to customize the monitor to fit their needs.

Gaming monitor with an ultra-wide curved screen: AOC AG352QCX

These days: wider, thinner, faster – monitors to suit every preference

Why monitors change design? As in other areas, consumer needs and desires have become increasingly apparent. The office worker who appreciates style the professional gamer the graphic designer or the casual user – niche markets began to emerge and manufacturers needed to develop new and new models that would fit the requirements of these markets.

The design of modern monitors and the set of functions they offer have to please completely different groups of users, who often have different tastes and needs. Designers need perfect image quality and good ergonomics, and office workers, for example, do not only care about the function, but also the stylish appearance of the device.

The result are innovative models, such as the AOC PDS241 and PDS271, whose design was developed together with the world-famous design house Studio F. A. Porsche. Their unique modular design places PC connectivity and power ports in a separate box, so they’re only 5.2 mm thick – thinner than many smartphones today. In addition, all cables go through the asymmetric stand in an unusual shape and in no way spoil the aesthetics of a “clean” workplace.

It is safe to say that today’s monitors are thinner and faster, and their screens are bigger. The ever increasing popularity of eSports has led to a situation where many users do not just want monitors with fast response time and high refresh rate, they also want to achieve a full immersion in their favorite games.

Frameless on three sides slim screen with a curved asymmetric stand:

AOC PDS241

, developed in conjunction with Studio F. A. Porsche

In the gaming communities on this more and more interested in monitors with curved screens, which, incidentally, first appeared on the TV market back in 1952. AOC AGON AG352QCX with 21:9 aspect ratio, 2000 mm screen bending radius, 4 ms response time, 200 Hz refresh rate and Adaptive-Sync support is a classic example of such modern models.

The ergonomic features of the monitors have also changed a lot in this time. Older CRTs offered little in the way of tilt functionality, while most modern monitors offer adjustable screen heights, angles and rotations. For example, the AG352QCX allows gamers to maintain proper posture during long gaming games by supporting a full range of ergonomic features.

Even office monitors don’t have to be boring and massive any more. That is why AOC adds to its Pro Line lineup new models with frameless screen on three sides. With monitors in the 90th range users can fully focus on what’s happening on their screen and easily assemble a virtually “seamless” configuration from multiple monitors.

Here are just a few examples of modern monitors, which have transformed from banal office equipment into stylish, functional and ergonomic devices, which are constantly adapting to the changing needs of modern users.