PC Gaming On A TV – A Lazy Gamer’s Guide

pczone.co.uk:

After all, I had spent a small fortune on a spectacular LG OLED – sat pride of place in my living room playing host to my current crop of consoles. I knew picture quality would be first rate but was keenly aware of the potential drawbacks compared with a decent gaming monitor.

Input lag, response time, refresh rate – the usual suspects. Fortunately 2019 LG OLED TVs do extremely well in all these categories, for a telly at least. And as I’m not really a competitive gamer and have always valued graphics fidelity over refresh rate my decision was made.

The fact that LG announced G-Sync support shortly after I committed to my plan was merely icing on the cake.

This could be a best of all world’s solution. State of the art gaming rig meets top of the line screen tech. All from the lazy laid-back comfort of my squishy sofa.

It was time to enact my great plan. I felt like a trail-blazer, venturing boldly into uncharted waters, excited by the discoveries that lay ahead. This my friends, for better and for worse, is what I have learned:

Make no mistake, PC gaming with a monster rig on an OLED TV sporting G-Sync is a near-erotic experience.

Perfect blacks, great colour accuracy, excellent HDR, perfectly low input lag for most types of gaming and no, burn-in on these 2019 sets really isn’t an issue you need to worry about.

I am no longer constrained by console graphics/frame rate limitations. Although I can’t get more than 4k/60Hz the TV can support up to 120Hz it as it has HDMI 2.1 ports. 2020 graphics cards are bound to support the new standard and will solve this problem. In the meantime, I can always bump down to 1440p/120Hz. Excellent.

Using a flashy wired mechanical keyboard and mouse (despite the obvious advantages to your gameplay) is a pain in the arse when you’re sitting 8 feet away from your desktop case.

USB extender cables aren’t much of a problem when run around the walls, it’s the wires tangling around your feet and the lack of any decent lap trays you can buy that