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Looking for a good 120Hz native refresh rate TV as a monitor

Posted: 09 Nov 2017, 16:35
by Dan84
Hello everyone. This is my first post at Blur Busters.

The subject title above sums it up.

I currently have a 40" Samsung 60Hz [UN40F5000AFXZA] sitting ~ two feet from my face. I am an older man and my vision is not as good as it used to be, however, I have something of a dilemma. The fastest paced game I usually play is World of Tanks and rarely first person shooters as I get older, although they can still be fun. The problem is many other people are much younger, can think faster and push keys faster than I can. High response time and input lag can have me shooting at something that is not there - a real problem.

However, my budget is limited. I understand that in 2018 120Hz 4K monitors will be released, however, very powerful video cards will be required, along with HDMI 2.1

I currently have an MSI GTX 980 Ti Lightning with HDMI 2.0 [on par with an overclocked 1070 or non-overclocked 1070 Ti] and Intel i7 7700K and need to keep those because I cannot afford to upgrade. So, I am looking for a 40 to 43 inch TV as a monitor and 1080p or 1440p maximum.

I understand that there are some TVs with around 22ms input lag, and at 120Hz native refresh rate the response time would be better than what I have.

Thank you in advance.

Re: Looking for a good 120Hz native refresh rate TV as a mon

Posted: 18 Nov 2017, 19:13
by ericl
Someone in my family asked me the same question and I still don't have a good answer. It appears as if the best TV has a 22ms response time (except maybe OLED but then there are other issues?) with only a few TV's having native 120hz.

Re: Looking for a good 120Hz native refresh rate TV as a mon

Posted: 19 Nov 2017, 00:32
by Chief Blur Buster
RTINGS.com (who uses our pursuit camera invention) verifies which televisions supports native 120Hz input. We recommend them as the resource for determining which HDTVs supports true 120Hz.

Some TVs needs a Custom Resolution Utility trick to send 120Hz into them (due to EDID limits). Instructions can be found here -- though it's not overclocking anymore as more and more HDTVs officially or semi-officially supports true native 120Hz input, even if undocumented.