It’s been a while that I have not consistently covered gaming hardware including gaming PC that is not a prototype or from an underdog and at this time, HP decided to show what is new with its gaming brands Omen and Victus.

Hewlett Packard Inc. announced a new set of gaming monitors for the Omen family (no Omen PC this time) with 9 new members.

The main offering is the HP Omen 27k is a 27-inch 4K (3840 x 2160) display, a 1ms response time, and a 144Hz refresh rate. It supports gaming features like AMD FreeSync for reduced screen tearing and customizable aRGB lighting on the rear of the monitor. 

Also, it supports KVM,which allows users to quickly switch between laptop or desktop machines without needing to physically swap their keyboard and mouse. 

HP claims that the monitor can make a coverage of 99 percent sRGB and 95 percent DCI-P3 color gamut with DisplayHDR 400.

The HP Omen 27K will have a MSRP of $579.99.

Also, there are other 27 inch Omen monitors offering with the the Omen 34q, Omen 32q, Omen 32c, and the Omen 34c, respectively, two quad HD monitor (offering a 1440p resolution and a 240hz refresh rate) and two curved options and the Omen 27s which attend the need of speed with a refresh rate of 240Hz.

With this, we can mention the Omen 27qs, which is the mix of speed and quad HD resolution.

Finally, the $199.99 entry-level HP Omen 24 — a 24-inch 1080p display running at 165Hz but doesn’t include a KVM switch.

REgardless which one you chose, all Omen 2023 family shares HDR support, AMD FreeSync, and are certified for at least VESA ClearMR 5000 with height-adjustable stand that can be tilted or pivoted into the ideal viewing position.

The new Omen family is expected to go on sale starting this spring and depends on a specific model.

A new Victus Gaming Laptop

A new offering of gaming laptop with HP comes in the form of Victus 16, now available to purchase.

The specs includes being able to be maxed out with either i7-13700HX or an AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (base model starts with inferior processors at $1049.99 as expected on gaming laptop pricing scheme) and also can be maxed out with Nvidia RTX GeForce 4070 which depending on your setup, could be the best value method on getting a GeForce 4070 at least until 1st half of 2023.

HP touts the 16 inch display with mini-LED backlight that provides a stunning HDR experience with up to 1,180 nits of brightness and VESA DisplayHDR 1000 certification. On top of that, you also get a super-smooth 240Hz refresh rate.

Physically, the 2023 Victus 16 is made with a magnesium frame to help the laptop be lighter, and it comes in at just 2.1 kilograms and under 20 mm of thickness.