TVs Are Better for Gaming Than Ever Before. Our Lab Tests Prove It - CNET
Are you a living room gamer? Me too! My system, which boasts a number of consoles including an Xbox Series X, is part of a mixed-use space, where I also watch movies and listen to music. A lot of people don’t have the space or money for dedicated gaming systems, so their TV is the focus of their gaming setup. But just because you don’t have a fancy low-latency monitor doesn’t mean your games have to be compromised.
While processing has become more intensive with modern TVs, their ability to reduce latency has also improved. Just a couple of years ago, the lag was around 11ms; today it is under 9ms. Can a non-gamer tell the difference? Not likely! But as response times edge towards zero, the results can only be a boon to gamers.
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