These 5 TV Monitors Are a Perfect Match for Your New Game Console – Gizmodo Australia

With a new generation of consoles appearing imminently, and existing models likely to become cheaper pretty rapidly, theres never been a better time to upgrade your TV or monitor to make the most of your gaming time.
If youre buying a TV to watch TV, your needs will be a little different than if youre buying one for gaming. Its not that your TV cant do both, but there are a few specific features you should put at the top of your shopping list if gaming is your primary leisure activity.
What to look for in a gaming TV or monitor

• Low latency: The speed at which a TV can render images is far more important for gaming than it is for regular video delivery. Most monitors that sell themselves as gaming monitors will already have low latency as a key feature, but for many TVs its a more mixed matter. Look for a TV that offers 30ms of latency or lower.
• High refresh rates: As a gamer, youre probably already across this, and if youve used any 120Hz or greater monitor for gaming youll appreciate how much of a benefit those higher refresh rates are. Theres a tradeoff here for many TVs and especially most OLEDs to date between visual fidelity and refresh rates that youll have to juggle depending on your gaming styles of choice and preference. However, if you are looking to pick up a PS5 or Xbox Series X, it makes sense to make the most of its capabilities both now and into the future.
• HDMI 2.1: Want to make the most out of Sony and Microsofts new consoles? Then look for a TV with support for HDMI 2.1. Its the current latest revision of the HDMI specification, with support for resolutions up to 8K, 120Hz and ALLM (Auto Low Latency Mode) which is of course a bit of a must for any gamer worth their salt. Not every HDMI 2.1 TV will support every gaming-centric feature, but its a good place to start. So far, only a handful of TVs in the local market are HDMI 2.1-ready, and theyre all on the very expensive side, to put it politely. So what happens if you do end up with a TV lacking HDMI 2.1? Its largely a question of lower scale feature sets due to the lower bandwidth of the older HDMI standards. So for example, while HDMI 2.0b can handle 4K, it cant push data fast enough to manage it above 60fps. If you can afford an HDMI 2.1-ready TV, though, youre going to be set for some time to come.
• Connector options: Chances are pretty good that you wont only be connecting up your shiny new games console to your TV unless you live alone, and even then its a good idea to get a TV with multiple HDMI inputs, support for standards such as eARC and even possibly some older connectors depending on what else you might want to plug into it in the future.

If you are going quite dedicated and looking for a gaming monitor, its much the same story, but youre generally open to much higher refresh rates on monitors sold with a specific gaming purpose. The one big difference here is screen size, because most of us tend to play games on a monitor sitting much closer than with our TVs. As such you can somewhat get away with buying a smaller monitor than the equivalent TV, unless you do want that full wall style experience when gaming. Youre also much less likely to find old-school connector types on gaming monitors if thats important to you.
Gaming monitors are also an area where youll see more options in the curved screen space. That was a trend in TVs a few years, ago, but its one that many makers have walked away from for home TV panel use. Because of that close viewing angle, some gamers prefer curved monitors for immersion, but thats a tradeoff with potential glare, because that curve attracts light from more directions than a purely flat panel.
Monitor options
Samsung 65 QLED UHD 8K Smart TV QA65Q800TAWXXY $5,299The story here is 8K support, and while you will pay a premium for 8K right now, that should mean youre able to jump into the very best visual fidelity on your new gaming console from day one. For non-8K content, the Samsung QA65Q800TAWXXY offers 8K upscaling, and when youre not watching TV on it, Samsungs Real Game Enhancer claims to optimise for lower input lag and picture quality for game-specific content.
LG Ultragear 27GL850-B $883LGs Ultragear 27GL850 ticks a lot of boxes for next-gen gamers and PC gamers alike, with 144Hz refresh rates, support for G-Sync and AMD FreeSync and a claimed 1ms response time. Its a QHD (2560×1440) LCD monitor with a claimed DCI-P3 98 per cent coverage and dynamic action sync with black stabiliser features for enhanced visual clarity.
Samsung 55 Series 8 TU8000 Crystal UHD 4K TV UA55TU8000WXXY $1139If youre on a more modest budget than an 8K TV, Samsungs 55 Series 8 TV might be a solid compromise. Its 4K ready with HDR10+ support and a dedicated game mode that promises (as they usually do) reduced input lag and fast motion control when enabled.
Dell 27-Inches LCD Gaming Monitor, Black, S2719DGF $661.95Dell might not be the name that you think of immediately when gaming comes to mind, but bear in mind that its also the owner of Alienware, so it does have some skin in the game. Dells 27-inch QHD monitor supports AMD Freesync if youre hooking up a PC, and comes with dual HDMI (1.4/2.0) ports so you can more easily hook up multiple devices and then configure them to your taste with support for multiple game profiles.
LG 27UL600-W 27 UHD 4K IPS Monitor $703LGs 4K (3840×2160) gaming monitor features support for AMD Freesync and LGs own inbuilt game mode with very low lag rates, making it a good all-round gaming choice.
Editors note: Descriptions and features are as taken from manufacturer/seller claims on Amazon.
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