Best TVs for Xbox Series X Gaming 2020/09

The Q90T’s VAVertical Alignment, type of LCD Panel panelThe panel is the actual screen of a television. There is different types of panels like OLED, LCD or Micro LED and different sub-types of LCD like VA or IPS. is from a different world compared to the little NANO85. The picture quality is much better and HDRHigh Dynamic Range – image/video with more dynamic range (contrast range) content is displayed in a truly impressive way. In dark environments this can only be beaten by OLEDs like the CX. But in bright environments, the Q90T’s picture quality is almost unsurpassed due to its high peak brightness and excellent reflection handling. So if you are more of a daytime gamer and don’t want to make any concessions, you almost cannot get past Samsung’s QLED. The narrow viewing angle, which is typical of VAVertical Alignment, type of LCD Panel panels, is massively extended by an additional display layer. Therefore, even very oblique angles hardly cause any color washout.

In addition to great HDRHigh Dynamic Range – image/video with more dynamic range (contrast range) gaming and a wide viewing angle, it impresses with a response timeTime it takes for a pixel to change color of less than 4 ms that causes a convincing motion handlingDisplaying fast moving objects. The TV feels unbelievably fast while gaming – which is probably due to the extremely low input lagTime it takes for the input signal to appear on the screen (delay) of ~10 ms. Thus, you can be one step ahead of your opponent in fast games like shooters or racing games.

A variable refresh rateVariable Refresh Rate – synchronizes the display’s refresh rate with the output refresh rate of the graphics card is available via HDMI Forum VRRVariable Refresh Rate – synchronizes the display’s refresh rate with the output refresh rate of the graphics card and FreeSync, making screen tearing a thing of the past. Of course, an Auto Low Latency Mode is also available – Samsung could not have afforded to neglect this in their flagship.

Unfortunately, the Q90T only has HRD10+ as dynamic HDRHigh Dynamic Range – image/video with more dynamic range (contrast range) format. Dolby VisionDynamic HDR-format with a color depth of up to 12 Bits and Mastering of up to 10,000 Nits is not included – which could have improved the HDRHigh Dynamic Range – image/video with more dynamic range (contrast range) performance. DTS is not available, but due to the HDMI eARC uncompressed Dolby Atmos. This creates a cinema-like sound backdrop when using soundbars or Hifi Systems.

When talking about the LG CX OLED, we speak about a TV that is one of the best you can get on the current market. So it is not really surprising that it is almost perfectly positioned in the gaming category. HDRHigh Dynamic Range – image/video with more dynamic range (contrast range) gaming is impressive on it, especially in dark rooms. Due to the perfect blacks and the theoretically infinite contrast ratio, conventional LED TVs simply can not compete with the OLED construction in this discipline. In very bright rooms, however, the picture quality is not quite as convincing. Especially the Automatic Brightness Limiter is disturbing here, which dims the brightness in large bright scenes to protect the organic diodes. With the CX, there is no impairment of the colors even at very oblique viewing angles, although the difference to the Q90T will not really be noticeable – only at really extreme viewing angles, which would be very unusual in normal use.

In addition to the excellent picture quality, the motion handlingDisplaying fast moving objects of the OLED is also outstanding. Due to its design, it has an almost instant response timeTime it takes for a pixel to change color, which means that no motion blur is visible on the 120 HzHertz is the derived SI-unit of frequency with 1Hz=1/s – When talking about TVs this means how many different pictures a TV can display in one second. display. The input lagTime it takes for the input signal to appear on the screen (delay) also knows how to inspire. At a 4K resolution with 120 HzHertz is the derived SI-unit of frequency with 1Hz=1/s – When talking about TVs this means how many different pictures a TV can display in one second. refresh rateHertz is the derived SI-unit of frequency with 1Hz=1/s – When talking about TVs this means how many different pictures a TV can display in one second. it is only ~12 ms, which makes the TV feel very responsive.

The integrated speakers are quite reasonable and can get comparatively loud – the bass is a bitThe color depth is measured in Bit. 8 Bit stands for 28 different values for each color channel, for TVs those are red, green and blue. By combining the 3 rgb channels 28*28*28=16.777.216 colors are possible. HDR10 or the dynamic HDR formats work with 10 or even 12 Bit. weak, but this can be compensated by soundbars or hifi systems. For this, uncompressed Dolby Atmos sound is supported to provide really cinema-quality sound from all directions.

The omnipresent fear that OLEDs are very much affected by burn-in is really unfounded with the CX. Especially when you consider that the same picture is rarely displayed for hours during gaming. So there is no need to worry about burn-in.