Hi all, I’m on the scout for a new monitor/TV. I will use it on my PC for AMS2 of course and some other sim race titles. But I also have an Xbox Series X and ordered a PS5. (Later on this year I’ll buy a PSVR 2 as well. For now only pancake mode. What is wise to buy? A HDR gaming monitor or an HDR 4K TV? I can imagine that a 47 inch 4K TV is a bit to big for the close distance it will be placed. I want to race with the Xbox and PlayStation as well. Forza 7 and GT7. Just for the fun. The problem is, I don’t know what is wise or best. Monitor or TV screen. I’ve read that the PS5 has no VVR compatibility whit an 1440p screen. What do you use for racing? Is this on PC or console etc.. Any help is welcome.
for gaming you want a monitor. Due the pixels and DPI. TV is for to be watched for a distance. 2 3 4 5 6 meter. TV will be fine with a console, but the pixels will be huge af at a close distance even with 4K. Also TV's often have a "large" inputlag, unless it has a gaming mode.
Yeah that is what I think of it as well. But I see a lot of ‘sim racers” using a TV. So I’m curious why they choose a TV over a decent gaming monitor.
I have used 50" 4k TVs and they are "ok" but like Marius said the pixelization combined with the input lag will be noticeable & make a big difference especially if you play any FPS shooters. What I have now is the Phillips Xbox 55" gaming monitor with 120hrz available for consol and 144hrz for PC. This thing is amazing it has HDR and all kinds of different game modes as well as a tv/movie mode, it can also be split into up to 4 sections/monitors each allowing different inputs so you can have your Xbox, PS5, and PC all hooked up and switch between the 3 on full screen or have them going at the same time with the picture in picture style screen splitting !! I did have to spend a small fortune on it but I have no regrets, this thing is amazing I play everything in 4k 144hrz, AMS2 & all my other sims run like a dream on it! its huge but i love it Amazon.com: PHILIPS Momentum 559M1RYV 55’’ 4K HDR Gaming, Designed for Xbox, 4K @ 120Hz (PC @ 144Hz), Low Latency, HDR 1000, Bowers & Wilkins Speakers, Ambiglow, 4Yr Advanced Replacement, Black : Video Games
I’ve been just a couple of months without sim racing I do bought a DD wheel and a “simplified’ rig. Bought an Xbox series X and ordered a PS5 for racing in VR again. Only a better monitor is still missing. I have a 32 inch in my mind. A 1440p will do. 120hz. Just for the consoles, as my old monitor is a 27 DTP monitor IPS 1440p. Awesome but only 60Hz. And not really suitable for gaming.
Could it not be a problem with burn-in or permanent image retention on OLEDs. I mean if the TV (or monitor) is used displaying the same menus or picture borders for hours then... I have a former high end plasma TV and eventhough the problem was called solved I can see some ghost images from different channel logos. After years use. I dont wanna be told that the problem is completely solved on newer OLEDs - but is asking because I have a few friends with OLED tvs and they admit the problem still exist.
Certainly a risk but if you play in shorter sessions i think they are pretty good at mitigating the burn in. The benefit of OLED is pretty huge and if money is available i think its worth it. We got one for the lounge room which my 12 yr old son plays Fortnite and Rocket League for hours at a time and no burn in at all after 6 months of 5 hours sessions on the weekend.
Well I’m planning to order the LG 27GP850P-B UltraGear 27" 165Hz IPS. Good affordable and better for gaming than my IIyama 1440p IPS running at 60Hz. I looked also for a 32inch 1440p screen but the PPI is to low to my liking. 27inch 1440p is the sweet spot I guess.
Then you are probably right. There are also slowly comming some OLED gaming monitors, so maybe the producers are getting better to handle this. And as I understand it the responce time and input lag is almost zero
I debated for a long time whether to move from a monitor to TV for PC gaming and for work. In the end I thought I'd try it .. worst case I'd just return it. I wanted a large screen and the price of large monitors was very high. As soon as I plugged in and set it up, a big smile came over my face and there was no way I was going back to a monitor. I opted for the 48 inch 4K LG OLED CX TV which had perfect blacks, 120Hz, HDR, VRR and a host of other things. For work, I change the display to 3840x1662 so I am not straining and for gaming I set it back to 3840x2160 and turn on HDR. Takes a couple of seconds. I can even use it as normal TV on the odd occasion. For price/performance and sheer quality of the display, it is very hard to beat. Also, I've been using it for more than 10 hours a day for nearly 3 years without a spec of burn in or anything weird.
An HDR-enabled 4K TV can deliver a more immersive experience. Or if not, you can buy a computer monitor of about 2k, but it's okay, but how much is your budget?
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Price. my tv is amazing in 4k on pc or tv and clear no matter what distance...I do however play my games on my 1440p monitor mainly because I watch my tv too and just my setup would make it inconvenient to watch my tv plus my monitor refresh rate is more than double of my tv
