Question:
I am looking to buy a Smart HDTV that's best for both gaming and watching movies. Should i buy a 120 hz or 60 hz?
Mani J
2014-08-05 14:37:58 UTC
I normally just download my movies through an online torrent whether its blu ray or not and just connect my laptop to my tv using an HDMI cable. My main concern would be for gaming because i just simply play more games than i watch movies but both is obviously important, and also i would prefer to have a smart TV that i don't have to mess around the options with as i switch between movies and gaming but if i must, then whats the best option? Ive read that 120hz suits movies whether blu ray or not better compared to 60hz, because 120 is a factor of 24 which is what the true production of movies is at. To me this seems to make sense but how will 120hz affect my gaming is also what i want to know?
Five answers:
Grumpy Mac
2014-08-05 17:25:21 UTC
".. please be more specific with your answers.. i will be using a PS4 for my gaming. I heard 60 hz will be better for console gaming"



Let me explain the problem.



LCD panels have some major issues with video:



* Motion Blur - the plastic cells cannot switch fast enough when fast moving objects go across the screen so this leaves tails or "blur" during sports or action movies and nearly all video games (if they have fast moving objects.



* Poor black levels - remember the LCD calculators? LCD televisions are the SAME technology. They can only create dark-grey, not black.This creates poor contrast which creates poor picture quality.



To solve the problems they had to add stuff.



Motion Blur - basic LCD panels draw the screen image 60 times per second. Better panels draw every image 2 times to reduce blur and these are called "120 hz". The 120 hz refresh are better for gaming.



The best panel for gaming is a Plasma panel which refreshes at 600 hz.



Black Level: Basic panels use a white light behind the screen for light. Better panels use an array of LED lights which they dim behind dark sections of the screen. This increases the black-levels and improves the picture quality.



The BEST LCD panels to get for gaming are the 3D units. These have to give each eye 120 alternating so the basic panel has to refresh at 240 hz. While not as good as a plasma, it's about the best a LCD panel can do.



720 vs 1080



Gamers who foolishly buy a 1080 panel for video games often suffer from a lot of "gamer lag". This is because the native graphics on nearly all Xbox360 games and all PS3 games are 720.



When you send 720 graphics to a 1080 panel, something has to up-convert every frame. This takes ... time. For a movie this sometimes causes lip-sync errors. For a video game you can wait a sizeable second or two from when you press a button until the on-screen action responds.



What should you get? I cannot get a definite answer if PS4 games come with native 720 or 1080 graphics. The back of the box's all say they "support 720 and 1080" but this dodges the answer.



If I had to guess - a 720 panel would probably be better than a 1080 because of the gamer lag issue. It's easier/faster to down-convert a 1080 frame to 720 than it is to up-convert.



My personal opinion is that the best gamer television would be a Panasonic Plasma in native 720. You used to be able to get these for about $550 on amazon. It would probably blow away the $2300 3D LCD panels for games.



If you went with LCD:



* Make sure the television is a name brand

* Make sure the television has a "gamer mode" which turns off other smoothing and software processes.

* 240 hz is better, 120 hz minimum. Don't even consider trying to game on a 60 hz panel.



Note: I'm an Electrical Engineer, Gamer, and I help run Home Theater websites. I study and learn to be able to separate the marketing techno-babble from whats important.



My gaming television for my Xbox360 is a 720 unit.
?
2014-08-05 14:43:16 UTC
120hz will make your games and movies looks nicer and smoother and cleaner. Remember, the higher the hz, the better the pic, specially for fast moving figures or what ever you are watching on your tv. So the answer is yes, 120 will be better, def. improvement over 60hz. 240hz would be a lot better than 60hz, but between 120hz and 240hz there won't really be much difference when looked up closed. I have Samsung 120hz Smart LED TV, def get samsung because they have a native Plex app built into their smart tvs you can download.
anonymous
2014-08-10 20:04:26 UTC
The BEST LCD panels to get for gaming are the 3D units. These have to give each eye 120 alternating so the basic panel has to refresh at 240 hz. While not as good as a plasma, it's about the best a LCD panel can do.
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2014-08-05 20:29:45 UTC
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lorcan
2014-08-05 15:21:34 UTC
120hz is better but MAKE sure you get a FULL HD tv not a HD ready because they are not really HD...

Goodluck


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