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What is the best gaming screen for Xbox? We often talk about TV, because it is the peripheral which accompanies for the majority of the players. Nevertheless, with each article where we praise the advantages of new standards supported by the last generations of televisions, numerous are those to question the use of a TV to play the console, or even play at all.
Not reactive enough, too expensive, too big ... there are also main reasons given for choosing a PC monitor rather than a TV. In this article we will try to disentangle the true from the false, try to establish together the advantages and disadvantages that there are between the two supports and give you all the keys to make the right choice during your next purchase. We will therefore talk about comfort, price and of course performance, trying to keep in mind that in any case, there is no miracle solution to all our constraints and that vary from person to person.
Performance on Xbox: TV vs PC monitors
If there is one subject that makes crowds react when we talk about playing on a television, it is performance. TV brands used (and still use) different treatments to improve the image, but these had the undesirable effect of significantly increasing the input lag. The time lag between when you press a key and when the action appears on the screen.
The instructor: promise of unrivaled performance
In response to this problem, many xbox players have turned to a PC monitor. Indeed, the latter is the promise of the rawest image possible, without image processing and therefore increased responsiveness.
When we talk about reactivity, this implies the response time as well as the input lag. Many xbox players often confused, these two measures are very different. The response time represents the time that a pixel takes to change state when the input lag, meanwhile, designates the time elapsed between the moment when a key is pressed and when the action takes place at the screen.
Where the monitor stands out above all from the TV is in its connections. If they are equipped with HDMI ports, the DisplayPort often remains the preferred solution for connecting its screen to the PC. Allowing transit of up to 32.4 Gbps of information when the HDMI 2.0 is limited to 18 Gbps, it allows increased compatibilities through different resolutions and refresh rates.
It is thus possible to use the 1440p at 144Hz with a VRR solution, HDR ... The only real limit being especially on the side of your machine. Unfortunately, our good old consoles are not equipped with DisplayPort, and we have to be content with the limits of HDMI 2.0 anyway.
HDMI 2.1: the TV has improved
Manhandled for years by monitors, the television has, in recent times, recovered from the hair of the beast with regard to performance. In fact, televisions have greatly improved in terms of response time and input lag.
Today, the lowest response time is found on OLED panels. No monitor, whether equipped with a VA, TN or IPS panel, can match the reactivity of small organic diodes. Coupled with the new HDMI 2.1 standard and its 48 Gbps ports, the 2019 OLED range from LG currently offers an unrivaled gaming experience. Like most televisions in this price range, it has the added bonus of a native 120 Hz panel, making the compatibilities diverse and varied. We can for example play in 4K at 120 Hz with HDR, VRR, and other joys of the genre. The only real limit is now on the source side.
On the input lag side, there too things have changed. Thanks to the democratization of video games, the TV sector has taken on the problem of the input lag head-on in order to considerably reduce the undesirable effects of image processing for gamers.
But what is response time actually?
Often, we speak of response time to designate the time it takes for a pixel to go through all its states before returning to its original state. This time is counted in milliseconds and varies from one screen technology to another. Indeed, TN, VA, IPS, Plasma or OLED panels represent technologies where the response time varies a lot. OLED is the technology whose response time is the lowest, even almost immediate, we are talking here about 0.05 ms offset depending on the calculation method. On LCD televisions equipped with VA type panels, the response time is generally around 5 ms to 8 ms when the best monitors equipped with TN panels generally display 1 ms to 3 ms at the expense of image quality.
Not reactive enough, too expensive, too big ... there are also main reasons given for choosing a PC monitor rather than a TV. In this article we will try to disentangle the true from the false, try to establish together the advantages and disadvantages that there are between the two supports and give you all the keys to make the right choice during your next purchase. We will therefore talk about comfort, price and of course performance, trying to keep in mind that in any case, there is no miracle solution to all our constraints and that vary from person to person.
Performance on Xbox: TV vs PC monitors
If there is one subject that makes crowds react when we talk about playing on a television, it is performance. TV brands used (and still use) different treatments to improve the image, but these had the undesirable effect of significantly increasing the input lag. The time lag between when you press a key and when the action appears on the screen.
The instructor: promise of unrivaled performance
In response to this problem, many xbox players have turned to a PC monitor. Indeed, the latter is the promise of the rawest image possible, without image processing and therefore increased responsiveness.
When we talk about reactivity, this implies the response time as well as the input lag. Many xbox players often confused, these two measures are very different. The response time represents the time that a pixel takes to change state when the input lag, meanwhile, designates the time elapsed between the moment when a key is pressed and when the action takes place at the screen.
Where the monitor stands out above all from the TV is in its connections. If they are equipped with HDMI ports, the DisplayPort often remains the preferred solution for connecting its screen to the PC. Allowing transit of up to 32.4 Gbps of information when the HDMI 2.0 is limited to 18 Gbps, it allows increased compatibilities through different resolutions and refresh rates.
It is thus possible to use the 1440p at 144Hz with a VRR solution, HDR ... The only real limit being especially on the side of your machine. Unfortunately, our good old consoles are not equipped with DisplayPort, and we have to be content with the limits of HDMI 2.0 anyway.
HDMI 2.1: the TV has improved
Manhandled for years by monitors, the television has, in recent times, recovered from the hair of the beast with regard to performance. In fact, televisions have greatly improved in terms of response time and input lag.
Today, the lowest response time is found on OLED panels. No monitor, whether equipped with a VA, TN or IPS panel, can match the reactivity of small organic diodes. Coupled with the new HDMI 2.1 standard and its 48 Gbps ports, the 2019 OLED range from LG currently offers an unrivaled gaming experience. Like most televisions in this price range, it has the added bonus of a native 120 Hz panel, making the compatibilities diverse and varied. We can for example play in 4K at 120 Hz with HDR, VRR, and other joys of the genre. The only real limit is now on the source side.
On the input lag side, there too things have changed. Thanks to the democratization of video games, the TV sector has taken on the problem of the input lag head-on in order to considerably reduce the undesirable effects of image processing for gamers.
But what is response time actually?
Often, we speak of response time to designate the time it takes for a pixel to go through all its states before returning to its original state. This time is counted in milliseconds and varies from one screen technology to another. Indeed, TN, VA, IPS, Plasma or OLED panels represent technologies where the response time varies a lot. OLED is the technology whose response time is the lowest, even almost immediate, we are talking here about 0.05 ms offset depending on the calculation method. On LCD televisions equipped with VA type panels, the response time is generally around 5 ms to 8 ms when the best monitors equipped with TN panels generally display 1 ms to 3 ms at the expense of image quality.