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Rtings.com updated list of Best Gaming TV's - Summer 2017

How is the Sony X900 guys? My girlfriend just said we can buy it if I want....

I currently have the Samsung ku6300 - is that worth the upgrade?

Proper HDR would be nice...
It's excellent, I can say that the rtings review is very accurate to what you can expect. It's a great tv.
 

JB1981

Member
I have an X850E and couldn't be happier. In my personal side by side viewing between that and the X900E, there is a slight difference in brightness at the 65 inch level but not enough to justify paying an extra $500. They both looked better than the 2017 8000 series from Samsung. The 75 inch X850E is an IPS panel though, so the blacks look washed out. I would only buy the 65 if you are going the 850E route but I don't like IPS panels very much.

The feature set is outstanding, and the remote even works on your PS4 which is convenient. It has Bluetooth so it connects easily to your headphones for private listening which is awesome. Android tv can get a tad sluggish from time to time, but it's not enough to outweigh all the positive features on this one in my eyes. It has every app you can think of plus chromecast built in.

Honestly, I haven't been happier with a TV in a long time and it was right at my 1500 budget for a new bedroom/gaming TV.

Is the 850E also a 10-bit panel with wide color gamut and HDR support?
 

Archtreyz

Member
I'm trying to be cheap but also get a decent 4k TV. Is the Vizio P-series worth it? Is it a good buy or should I not waste the money?
 
I love how OLEDs have basically instantaneous response times. And now that their input lag is starting to drop to the low 20s, thats borderline biblical. Consider my asus gaming monitor has 11ms input lag, thats pretty damn good.
 

HStallion

Now what's the next step in your master plan?
Samsung really dropped the ball with their TV offerings this year and Sony is coming back hard so the blow is felt even harder. Curious is Sony can unseat LG as they are eating info their market share as well.
 
Samsung really dropped the ball with their TV offerings this year and Sony is coming back hard so the blow is felt even harder. Curious is Sony can unseat LG as they are eating info their market share as well.

If Sony doesn't adopt OLED tech they won't ever beat LG.

The response times that OLED brings can only be matched by the glory days of CRTs. And now that the C6 has 21ms input lag, game over.

Of course this is in the top tier cist category, Sony can still capture the mid tier bracket.
 

HStallion

Now what's the next step in your master plan?
If Sony doesn't adopt OLED tech they won't ever beat LG.

The response times that OLED brings can only be matched by the glory days of CRTs. And now that the C6 has 21ms input lag, game over.

Of course this is in the top tier cist category, Sony can still capture the mid tier bracket.

Sony is already doing that and the A1 series which easily stand up their with LG's offerings, not too mention whatever follow ups the Z9 series should be absolutely beastly. Their pricing still hurts but that's basically a given for their TVs at this point.
 

etta

my hard graphic balls
I can verify for the X900E, the TV is phenomenal. Colours and image are impecable, I was downright shocked how good the blacks and brightness are.
 
Here is the full list including TVs that they consider "limited availability", might be able to find some of the top ones on sale as they are getting discontinued or as people upgrade.

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BigEmil

Junior Member
Ew who would game on such big screens? Bad for competitive gaming when on smaller screens your eyes can much more quickly adjust to all areas of the screen. 43" is the highest I would go no more than that
 

cackhyena

Member
God can these Oleds come down like a thousand already? I want to upgrade but fuck that.

Ew who would game on such big screens? Bad for competitive gaming when on smaller screens your eyes can much more quickly adjust to all areas of the screen. 43" is the highest I would go no more than that
This is hilarious.
 

Alebelly

Member
Ew who would game on such big screens? Bad for competitive gaming when on smaller screens your eyes can much more quickly adjust to all areas of the screen. 43" is the highest I would go no more than that

Amazing insight, please tell me more, as I find you absolutely fascinating
 

jrcbandit

Member
You buy a computer monitor.
There aren't any decent 4k monitors unfortunately. They are all tiny for the most part, most being 27 inch and good luck playing any game when the UI doesn't scale well at 27 inches at 4k. After using a 40 inch TV as a computer monitor, I'd never want to go with something smaller then 35 inches or so (not ultra wide, those are basically 27 inch monitors that are extra wide). Plus, I'm able to use my PS4 Pro on a TV that doubles as my monitor.
 

Cmerrill

You don't need to be empathetic towards me.
Ew who would game on such big screens? Bad for competitive gaming when on smaller screens your eyes can much more quickly adjust to all areas of the screen. 43" is the highest I would go no more than that

That is some odd rationalizing...

Please, enlighten us some more.

Next you're going to post the infamous chart of resolution-screen size to sitting distance.
 

JEC

Neo Member
Has anyone upgraded from a fairly recent sony 1080p to this X900e? I currently have a 2014 700b 55 inch and want to get the 65 x900e. From everything I've read sitting as far as I sit (about 12 feet) I won't be able to tell the 4k difference and I think the black level on mine is pretty fantastic still. Just gaging opinions to see if it's a worthy upgrade
 
How much and where is the TCL 65p607?? I cant even find it for sale anywhere.

The 55" version is only $650 at Amazon but doesn't ship for months.

Anyway I hope my 1080p set from 2011 lasts another couple years because I cant afford these prices right now. I've already got a 55" so don't want to buy another. Need to go to 65" but the price difference is always too ridiculous.
 

phanphare

Banned
How much and where is the TCL 65p607?? I cant even find it for sale anywhere.

The 55" version is only $650 at Amazon but doesn't ship for months.

Anyway I hope my 1080p set from 2011 lasts another couple years because I cant afford these prices right now. I've already got a 55" so don't want to buy another. Need to go to 65" but the price difference is always too ridiculous.

the 65" isn't on sale yet, I think it's due out later this year
 

Octavia

Unconfirmed Member
How is burn in on modern OLED? Anyone use theirs as a PC monitor with the taskbar going for hours upon hours, or is that still a huge no-no?
 

Hattori

Banned
I'm waiting for more Sony OLEDs before I upgrade from my current tv. I don't like how LG handles handshaking with my devices (it's hit or miss)
 

LegendX48

Member
Had the Sony x900e 49" for a few days but it developed a weird defect on the 3rd. Got a replacement on the way but, man, 1080p (& higher) games looked great on it! Just switch it to game or graphics mode for low input lag.
 

Klotera

Member
Has anyone upgraded from a fairly recent sony 1080p to this X900e? I currently have a 2014 700b 55 inch and want to get the 65 x900e. From everything I've read sitting as far as I sit (about 12 feet) I won't be able to tell the 4k difference and I think the black level on mine is pretty fantastic still. Just gaging opinions to see if it's a worthy upgrade

I upgraded from a non-HDR 4K set from Sony (X850B). The HDR alone was a big upgrade. I had been playing Horizon in SDR at 4K and let out an audible "wow" when I fired it up on my 900E and saw it in HDR. (I'm still keeping my X850b in another room for its passive 3D)

I'd say it's a worthy upgrade even if you end up not noticing the resolution difference itself.
 

dEvAnGeL

Member
only problem i have with the x900E is the lipsync issue, the speakers on the tv are terrible and sometimes the sound has delays so it causes lipsync problems, i was floored when i found out about this, i never heard about a tv having these type of issues, a quick google search confirmed i wasn't crazy and that in fact this is a problem with this model, so if you're thinking on getting one get a sound bar as well, even a cheap sound bar will be miles better than the tv speakers, the IQ on this tv on the other hand is absolutely phenomenal, specially how the tv handles lower resolution signals and upscale them.
 
I plan on picking up the 65inch version of that TCL set soon. What you get for the price it is seems almost too good to be true
 

Pastry

Banned
How is the Sony X900 guys? My girlfriend just said we can buy it if I want....

I currently have the Samsung ku6300 - is that worth the upgrade?

Proper HDR would be nice...

I bought the 65" about four days ago and I'm very happy so far. It's taking some adjusting because I had a 40" before so the size was kind of jarring lol. It looks great. Games look fantastic on it, been playing BF1 and Until Dawn and 4K stuff I have streamed looks beautiful. My couch is about 8 feet from the tv.
 

JEC

Neo Member
I upgraded from a non-HDR 4K set from Sony (X850B). The HDR alone was a big upgrade. I had been playing Horizon in SDR at 4K and let out an audible "wow" when I fired it up on my 900E and saw it in HDR. (I'm still keeping my X850b in another room for its passive 3D)

I'd say it's a worthy upgrade even if you end up not noticing the resolution difference itself.
Yeah, I'll move the 1080p to another room as well. Sounds great thank you!
 
I've a 50 inch 1080p Sony with super low input lag I bought last year.

Seems this year 4K really is the base level tv standard now.

I'm happy with mine though!
 
Recently talked myself out of the LG B6 and into the TCL p607 for my first dip into 4K. I'm liking it so far, but their comments on the viewing angle being poor are spot on - it works fine for me and my setup, but if you will be putting it in a larger room or won't always be viewing it straight-on, I could see some people not being a fan.
 

Hawk269

Member
I am buying a 65" Sony ZD9 at the end of August myself. It is one of the best sets for HDR and while the input lag is a little higher than the LG they recommend, the OLED Black level and it's better performance with HDR is worth the slight sacrifice in input lag. Only this is that the ZD9 series is pricey.
 
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