Which of these 4K TV's is the best for gaming and streaming?

_JakeDavies · May 11, 2016

Hi,

I am currently upgrading my multimedia setup. I plan to get a PS4, a Nvidia Shield and a new TV. I currently have a 720P rubbish old TV set but I've seen 4K and 1080P isn't gonna cut it! I will be paying for 4K Netflix streaming as well as watching 4K blu-ray's. I've been looking around the internet and I have found 3 TV's to choose from:

Samsung UE43KS7500
LG 43UH668V
Panasonic Viera 40DX700B

The maximum size is 43 inches so I know I'm a bit limited but which of these will be the best for both gaming and streaming 4K content. Also some content will be 1080p especially the games coming from my PS4, so I need a TV that also has a good UHD upscaling engine.

If these TV's aren't any good please can you leave me your suggestions. Budget isn't a thing so run that price up please!

Thanks in advance for anyone that helps out!

DeauteratedDog · May 11, 2016

I'm looking for a small 4K TV that will see some use as a monitor too and I can suggest a couple of specs to check.

Does it support 4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4 chroma? (text can look crappy otherwise)
Does it support 1080p @120 Hz? (if you care about gaming at 1080p)
What is the input lag (some TVs have a ton of lag because they are doing a lot of image processing)?

Hope this helps, at least a little bit. Let us know what you end up choosing.

little_me · May 11, 2016

Samsung, input lag 22ms (45hz max equivalent, not that PS4 can go over this so you are safe)
http

/www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/ue55ks7500-201605024289.htm (applies also to 43 Inch model according to review)
LG, couldn't find input lag/latency details.
Panasonic, I failed at finding input lag/latency details for this also.

22ms is actually quite low as far as input lag goes for TV's. (some can get down to 13ms or so I think) so out of the three, I would pick samsung since for other two, there is no guarantee where you would be.

The problem with TV's is, that manufacturers simply refuse to tell any input lag/latency details and if no reviews show it, you are out in the dark with it. Yes, they do mention refresh rates but that has little to do with input lag/latency.

_JakeDavies · May 11, 2016

little_me :

I know Right! Monitor shopping is a completely different experience to TV shopping where gaming is concerned. I have a 1080p IPS 4ms response time for when I'm gaming on my PC which is good but the TV is more for comfort gaming such as racing games and plat formers and even call of duty. The thing is with console gaming is that there are loads of players out there that will have a 50ms+ refresh rate on there TV anyway because they don't realise the technologies like I do as I'm a PC gamer. 22ms is a respectable input lag time for a TV, double that with Samsungs great picture quality and SUHD remastering engine I do agree that the Samsung is the best option for me! Thanks for such a quick response dude!

_JakeDavies · May 11, 2016

DeauteratedDog :

My TV is more for casual gaming anyway, when I want to take gamin seriously like CS:GO and Battlefield I'll play them on my PC anyway so the 120Hz 1080P isn't really that big of a deal! Your never going to get a TV with the input delay times of a good gaming monitor and that's that really so it's trying to decide whether your a serious gamer and want a lower response time or more of a casual console gamer and want a higher refresh but your chilling on your couch while gaming anyway so it doesn't really make much difference. Good luck with future monitor/TV buying but in your situation a monitor is probably more than likely going to fill your needs. The image processing of a TV will really put you at a disadvantage on the PC due to how accessible 144Hz 1ms response time monitors are these days!

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