Samsung's latest QLED TVs will feature FreeSync compatibility and 'low input lag'

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Why it matters: Although monitors are arguably the best choice for high refresh rate, low response time gaming, TV manufacturers have been making an effort to compete as of late. Take, for example, Samsung's new line of QLED TVs, which include adaptive sync functionality, "low" input lag, and more gaming-oriented features.

Moving forward, the new sets will house support for 4K resolutions running at 120Hz over an HDMI 2.1 connection. Obviously, modern consoles won't be able to hit 120FPS at 4K (or even 1080p), but high refresh rates can still reduce input lag, even if a machine is incapable of pumping out the framerates to match.

In addition to high refresh rate support, Samsung's newest QLED TVs will include FreeSync Premium compatibility, which can eliminate both tearing and stuttering by syncing the device's refresh rate to a given game's framerate on the fly.

Samsung's new QLED displays also boast motion blur reduction tech by way of "Game Motion Plus," as well as response times as low as 9.8ms. That response time isn't going to be ideal for PC gamers, but it is nonetheless a step up from other modern TVs.

Other miscellaneous features coming with the newest Samsung QLED TVs include "Object Tracking Sound" (providing "vividly realistic" audio) and Multi View, which lets you split your screen up between two tasks. For example, you could play a game on one side of the screen, and watch your favorite streamer on the other.

Samsung didn't specify any particular QLED TV models that will include all these features out-of-the-box, but we've reached out to the company for clarification.

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[amstech]

My Samsung QLED has been one of the best gaming screens I've ever had, and thats comparing it to my 27" HP Omen 144hz 1MS G-sync 1440p. So glad I didn't cheap out and get some basic Samsung 75".

 

[ColdSoup]

Great for console gamers. Maybe movie producers will eventually look into variable frame rates too.

 

[bviktor]

Good, coz this will hopefully push OLED makers to follow suit.

 

[kmo911]

Now that 8k gaming was meant for

 

[redgarl]

You cannot beat a TV for monitor. I gave up on monitors for years. Now, I am having a qn82q900r for monitor in the living room.

 

[ZackL04]

Pretty sure samsungs have had variable refresh rate for the past 2 years already....

My buddies cheap *** RU8000 82” from 2018 has it.

 

[redgarl]

It's already the case...

 

[yRaz]

I've already been using a Samsung qled as a monitor, it's had freesync and 120hz input for awhile.

That said, ghosting is a bit of an issue but I only really play single player RPGs so it never interferes

 

[Rdmetz]

Good, coz this will hopefully push OLED makers to follow suit.

Um what?

We've had hdmi 2.1 and 4k/120 since last year (my LG C9 was literally the first TV ever to support it).


Samsung announces this and yet they don't even have a model to show with it or a way to buy one anytime soon. Meanwhile OLED is on it's second year of making the only TV's worth owning for gaming via hdmi 2.1

 

[Rdmetz]

I've already been using a Samsung qled as a monitor, it's had freesync and 120hz input for awhile.

That said, ghosting is a bit of an issue but I only really play single player RPGs so it never interferes

I've already been using a Samsung qled as a monitor, it's had freesync and 120hz input for awhile.

That said, ghosting is a bit of an issue but I only really play single player RPGs so it never interferes

Should of got an old we got everything they mentioned above but with instant pixel response time (no ghosting) and we don't have to turn off all our "enhancements" when gaming that actually made our picture look good.

Watch HDTVtest video on qled vs OLED for gaming and you'll truly understand why OLED is the only platform worth it.

 

[Rdmetz]

Pretty sure samsungs have had variable refresh rate for the past 2 years already....

My buddies cheap *** RU8000 82” from 2018 has it.

Sorta yes but it was a proprietary freesync implementation that only worked with Xbox and certain amd cards.

This is the open standard of the future of all devices and support for almost all future consoles and gpus

 

[yRaz]

Should of got an old we got everything they mentioned above but with instant pixel response time (no ghosting) and we don't have to turn off all our "enhancements" when gaming that actually made our picture look good.

Watch HDTVtest video on qled vs OLED for gaming and you'll truly understand why OLED is the only platform worth it.

There is one major reason why I didn't go OLED. For use as a desktop monitor, burn in on OLED is a real issue. They've made great strides in combating burn in, but some uses cause more issues than other.

I'm getting really tired of OLED elitism. I have a fantastic display, don't have to worry about burn in and I saved about $2-3000 over a comparable OLED. That's a whole computer to power it.

I can't wait until microLED finally comes out so all the OLED elitists will finally shut up

 

[Mirdad]

I just purchased a Samsung 65" 90T 4K QLED. I had full intentions of buying a LG 4K OLED but I opted to get the QLED because A) the blacks were still very very black, perhaps not quite as black as the OLED but still much better than I thought it would be B) biggest reason though was the glare on the OLED was too much. I am coming from a plasma Kuro Elite which also has lots of glare and I living room gets too much light despite me closing all the blinds. However, I was willing to keep living with the glare from the OLED as I thought that would be by far the best picture. But after seeing the blacks on the 90T and the vibrant colors it was a no brainer to me to go with the QLED.

This is no way condemning those OLED fans, but the darks on the QLED are so good that if you have any kind of issues with glare then you should get the QLED. I also saw a game running on the QLED and the darks were incredibly dark.

 

[Shirley Dulcey]

Good, coz this will hopefully push OLED makers to follow suit.

LG is already offering similar features in its newest generation of OLED TVs. Plus sub-millisecond response time. Those can't match the light output of Samsung's QLED so they might not be as good in a brightly lit room, but they go even darker so overall contrast is higher.