Gaming on TV

[Wraithsiege]

I am looking to buy a TV for my room which i plan to use for watching sports and occasionally play some games. What is important to look when considering this. Should i go for LED or QLED TVs? I made a list of several TVs which are in my budget (and also available to buy locally). All of them are 2160p and 43 inches.

SAMSUNG UE43CU7172UXXH
SAMSUNG UE43AU7092UXXH
HISENSE 43A7GQ
HISENSE 43E7HQ
HISENSE 43A7KQ
LG 43UQ81003LB.AEU
LG 43UR78003LK.AEU

Anyone know which one should i buy or remove from the list based on their expirience. My GPU has 3 DPs and 1 HDMI (with my current setup 2 Free DPs and 0 free HDMI). That means i will have to connect my TV with HDMI to DP converter. Any downsides to that. Should i in that case connect my old 60HZ TN display with converter and TV directly with HDMI or not.

[N3tRunn3r]

i would not play on TV, also these are energy-hungry. your bill increases by over 9000 % !!!

There are nearly no any TVs out there which support "Energy Efficiency Class" D or rarely E ..

but at one point you are right, either LED or QLED... for watching TV .. please no "OLED" ...



For gaming get either a

24'' - 1080p - 1 ms - 144 Hz - 100% DCI-P3 - DisplayPort

or

27'' - 1440p (2K) - 1 ms - 144 Hz - 100% DCI-P3 - DisplayPort

or

32" - 2160p (4K) - 1 ms - 144 Hz - 100% DCI-P3 - DisplayPort




I dont own a TV, all other of my machines are within "Energy Efficiency Class" A+++ and my dish washing machine with D. I pay 7 EUR per month for electricity in Germany .. !! my Laptop is 24/7 online and running and "if" I watch something on "TV" then through my 16" Laptop ..

TV as it exists today surely dies out within next 10 years ...


"3LCD" Beamers even support a better quality and "Energy Efficiency Class" than TVs of nowadays .. these begin at best at "Energy Efficiency Class" A already ...

[TGC> The Games Collector]

Yeah...

I can't quite recommend using a TV for PC.
I've used one for a while, and it's not terrible.... but a monitor is way better.
refresh rate for one is generally lower on TV, unless you want to splash money.

Also; with my ISP I can watch TV on the PC. So... TV is kinda getting obsolete here...

[Electric Cupcake]

I got a surprisingly cheap LG TV from Costco. I bet the price was low because LG was expecting to recoup from data harvesting the sheep who use the "smart" features. Never once has it been allowed a network connection. Not even for a firmware update check.

It works fine when you turn on the latency-minimizing "game mode" and become familiar with the Compatibility tab > Change High DPI setting button > High DPI Scaling Override settings.

[_I_]

if is a smart tv, use remote play
its as good as being connected to the host pc (<1 frame behind host)

but use wifi not lan, tv lan ports are still only 'fast' 100mb/s not gigabit 1000mb/s
remote play 1080p uses 40-50mb/s, 4k will need more than 100mb/s

[Zef]

Originally posted by Wraithsiege:

I am looking to buy a TV for my room which i plan to use for watching sports and occasionally play some games. What is important to look when considering this. Should i go for LED or QLED TVs? I made a list of several TVs which are in my budget (and also available to buy locally). All of them are 2160p and 43 inches.

SAMSUNG UE43CU7172UXXH
SAMSUNG UE43AU7092UXXH
HISENSE 43A7GQ
HISENSE 43E7HQ
HISENSE 43A7KQ
LG 43UQ81003LB.AEU
LG 43UR78003LK.AEU

Anyone know which one should i buy or remove from the list based on their expirience. My GPU has 3 DPs and 1 HDMI (with my current setup 2 Free DPs and 0 free HDMI). That means i will have to connect my TV with HDMI to DP converter. Any downsides to that. Should i in that case connect my old 60HZ TN display with converter and TV directly with HDMI or not.

The Samsung or LG ones, Hisense is a cheapo brand.

QLED is just another form of old but stable LCD-LED tech, it's basically Samsung's own implementation with a little bit of branding to give it an updated name. It good but if you like inky blacks nothing can beat OLED.

I use a 50inch Samsung QLED from 2023, because i also use it as a monitor for my PC sometimes and i have a lot of background light coming in my appartment and the samsung one is really really bright (had to turn down brightness a bit), it also comes with HDR @ 1500nits 144Hz

I was considering an OLED but i have to much reflections for that, OLED really works best in an almost completely dark room.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

How far away are you going to generally be sitting away from screen?

Unless the room is tiny and you sit 3-4 feet away, 43 inch is rather small.
6-8 feet away, look at around 55 inch.

TVs don't have DP so you can't use this.
Technically can use DP on GPU if you use a DP to HDMI adapter, however those should be avoided.

If going to use the TV route then I suggest 4K 120+ Hz w/ HDMI 2.1
But you'll need to ensure you use GPU that has HDMI 2.1 and also buy quality HDMI 2.1 cables. Which for this you might need HDMI 2.1 Optical Cable because the non-optical ones for 120+ Hz can't send the full signal very far.

Avoid HISENSE and VIZIO.
Sony, Samsung or LG will be much preferred.

[MonkehMaster]

been using 2 tv's (hdmi) for my pc setup (i dont use them for anything but monitors), both hisense with 1 being a 55in 4k (main) and 50in 1080p (secondary), they run great as monitors, look quite good and are low cost and give loads of screen space for gaming..... unlike small expensive monitors.

i also have had to change both sets of leds in the tv's and a tcon board on the 55in, didnt spend much and they were an easy fix, just got be careful with the screen and take the diffusers out all as 1 piece and keep it covered so it doesnt get dirty before putting it back in, yes... my tv's are on the old side.. 1 maybe 7-8 years and the other like 9 (H5 and H6 series) they look and run like new though.

that being said, unless you got the cash for "name brands", then you are likely going to be browsing the known budget brands, for example hisense.

also to note, some of these budget brand tv's use the same hardware (boards/ect..) as other brands like LG/ect.., at best the only thing different is the software (and said softwares features) running the tv and the "brand name".

[CaptObvious75]

65" LG C1 user here with my PC and everything else like sports. If you can afford it, go with a LG OLED. They are fantastic gaming panels. If you can't stretch it, look into Sony panels as they handle motion very well on the LED side.

I can't help at all with budget brands.

[C1REX]

I'm using double 4K TV setup and I love it. My main "monitor" is Samsung Q90A in 50 inches and I have a secondary Hisense gaming TV in 75 inches that I mostly use for movies and occasionally for games. It's 4K144Hz one.

I love the idea of a big screen but I'm not sure about a cheap TV. VRR/FreeSync and 120/144Hz is a must for me and cheap TVs don't have it. Also be careful with 43 inches versions of some models as they can have greatly different specs. My Samsung Q90 is a 4K120Hz one but it's only 60Hz in 43' model.

[emoticorpse]

I have a couple Hisense tv's and the panels aren't too great on them. This is a conscious choice, I make in order to save some bucks and go with a cheaper brand. LG/Samsungs do have better panels.

Blacks aren't too great on the Hisenses (at least the budget tiers). From what I can tell the trade off being, fewer inputs on LG/Samsung. So if you don't need many inputs on your tv, I would opt for Samsung/LG. That's one of the things that I just didn't want and I needed more which made Hisenses a better choice for me.

[Worldzworstgamer]

LG 43" UN7300 4K tv has served me well as a gaming monitor and I got it on the cheap. Good luck OP with your shopping for the display you want. Nothing wrong with wanting a higher resolution display while getting it at a great price. I will likely never go back to monitors.

[Karumati]

Originally posted by Wraithsiege:

I am looking to buy a TV for my room which i plan to use for watching sports and occasionally play some games. What is important to look when considering this. Should i go for LED or QLED TVs? I made a list of several TVs which are in my budget (and also available to buy locally). All of them are 2160p and 43 inches.

SAMSUNG UE43CU7172UXXH
SAMSUNG UE43AU7092UXXH
HISENSE 43A7GQ
HISENSE 43E7HQ
HISENSE 43A7KQ
LG 43UQ81003LB.AEU
LG 43UR78003LK.AEU

Anyone know which one should i buy or remove from the list based on their expirience. My GPU has 3 DPs and 1 HDMI (with my current setup 2 Free DPs and 0 free HDMI). That means i will have to connect my TV with HDMI to DP converter. Any downsides to that. Should i in that case connect my old 60HZ TN display with converter and TV directly with HDMI or not.

go for LG C1-C3 series with oled

[Bad 💀 Motha]

LG C3 or B3 all the way

[Wraithsiege]

Thanks for answers. Unfortunately, OLED TVs are way beyond my budget. In the end, I went with Samsung UE43AU7092UXXH. A bit unrelated to the discussion. Anyone has any experience with TPLink Archer C6 v2. I need a WiFi router since the one in the living room 5GHz band doesn't reach my room. (Nothing to do with PC or TV since they are wired directly, only for my phone)

[Enigmatic]

2D to 3D feature if you game