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[Evolved1]

I'm at the point where it's just an impatient wait for display technology in VR headsets to catch up with current televisions. I want the portability and immersion of a large simulated screen, (game doesn't have to be VR, just the simulated screen) without the negative tradeoffs. If someone can eventually cram the high-end tech into a wearable display... I'd pay 10K and never look back.

 

[YeulEmeralda]

Nope my PC is a console.

 

[A.Romero]

I much prefer playing on my home theater

 

[justiceiro]

The only reason I still play on the monitor is because there no good way to play with keyboard and mouse on the living room yet.

 

[Crayon]

Gaming is more of a couples thing, here. But I don't want to play at a desk even when im alone.

 

[jburdick7]

Honestly it depends for me.

I work at a desk all day so the last thing I want to do after work is sit at my desk gaming. That said strategy and any kind of shooter (third or first) I almost have to play at my monitor due to mouse & keyboard. I’m playing Dead Space Remake right now and it’s just a night and day difference playing at my monitor vs my 4k tv + surround sound.

That said anything with melee combat (e.g. soulslikes, metroidvanias, rpgs, etc.) or platforming I greatly prefer playing on my tv with the controller. Ditto for cinematic games.

Ultimately it’s why I ended up just rackmounting my gaming pc in my garage and switched to gaming via moonlight for everything (+ a steam deck for when my fiancée is watching tv). Can play my games at either my desk or on one of the tvs without sacrificing performance.

 

[Krathoon]

I have always been fine with 1080p.

 

[Codeblew]

I love gaming on my 65" A95L / PS5 Pro combo while sitting back on my comfy couch. I don't notice any input lag or VRR issues like are being talked about in that other thread. Maybe I am just less sensitive to that kind of thing though.

 

[Fess]

I don't understand people who say couches are more comfortable than a good office chair. They really aren't.

If that’s true then why do couches even exist? Why aren’t we using a bunch of office chairs in the living room? Are we using chouches just to suffer?

Only time I prefer an office chair and desk is if I play a game where mouse and keyboard is preferred. First person, office chair. Third person, couch.

 

[Bond007]

Well, I can relate.
My home theater setup, is super comfortable, large screen, surround- a typical home theater. Maybe its just too large for gaming, I'm also not gonna run surround everytime. Its perfect for movies and i keep consoles hooked up to have the option.

I prefer a hidden space at a nice desk with a monitor up close and my headphones. It allows me to escape a few hours. I cant do that in the home theater with family in and out aswell.

 

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[Stafford]

Samsung Odyssey G9 57"

In what ways is it a better display for you than a (QD)OLED TV?

 

[soulbait]

You crazy OP. I have a pretty similar setup and vastly prefer it to PC in most cases.

You may want to upgrade your receiver, I don’t the 1080 supports VRR passthrough? Unless you connect everything to the TV and just eARC all the audio

This is what I was going to suggest. The 1080 does not support VRR or any 2.1 features. I upgrade from a 1080 to a Onkyo (which I just upgraded again to a Onkyo Rz30) which support HDMI 2.1. eARC sucks, so I want my devices hooked up to the AVR. Being able to get the full support of my TV makes gaming great. I have a 5.2.4 audio setup now, and along with my Sony X95J 75", it is great!

 

[Schmendrick]

In what ways is it a better display for you than a (QD)OLED TV?

DualUHD Resolution, 240Hz, 1000R curvature.
At 57" with that curvature that thing fills nearly your whole view when you sit in front of it. Never had such immersive gaming before. It´s downright incomparable to staring at a flat screen in my home cinema. Playing in 16:9 after some time with this monitor just feels bad.
And I went for MiniLED over OLED here because it`s simply the better allrounder as the monitor isn`t strictly for gaming.
If it was 100% gaming I´d probably go for the 49" OLED UW simply because there is nothing bigger to my knowledge.

 

[Stafford]

DualUHD Resolution, 240Hz, 1000R curvature.
At 57" with that curvature that thing fills nearly your whole view when you sit in front of it. Never had such immersive gaming before. It´s downright incomparable to staring at a flat screen in my home cinema. Playing in 16:9 after some time with this monitor just feels bad.
And I went for MiniLED over OLED here because it`s simply the better allrounder as the monitor isn`t strictly for gaming.
If it was 100% gaming I´d probably go for the 49" OLED UW simply because there is nothing bigger to my knowledge.

But are those things all great for console gaming too? It's all about consoles for me. I have a Sony A95K, pretty damn good but I do hear great things about that Samsung. Even though I don't ever want a Samsung TV again.

 

[Schmendrick]

But are those things all great for console gaming too?

That class of monitor with very high refresh rates and resolutions would be absolutely wasted on a console. Also afaik consoles simply don`t support UW

 

[Stafford]

That class of monitor with very high refresh rates and resolutions would be absolutely wasted on a console. Also afaik consoles simply don`t support UW

Good to know. I can write that off then, if it was ever going to be a follow up display for my Sony.

 

[YeulEmeralda]

I don't like mayonnaise,..

The Netherlands abolished the death penalty in 1870 but there is one exception...

 

[Icymanipulator]

I don’t like playing on any screen bigger than around 60 inches. I actually hooked up my old 45 inch tv to game on and moved our larger tv
to another room.

 

[Radical_3d]

The Netherlands abolished the death penalty in 1870 but there is one exception...

Careful, RoboFu, these mf eat their own politics. He’ll get to you and the worst part is that he’ll eat you with mayonnaise.

 

[ozzrik]

Both setup are great, depending on the mood. The two options are great for different moments.

I do have a PS5, switch and steam deck but mostly play on my desktop pc. For slow paced solo action games, i play on my home theater (95" ALR projection screen with JVC laser projector 4k 120hz and 7.2.2 atmos sound setup).

I prefer to be seated when i need to focus and have access to a lot of ressources, like builds when im playing multiplayer games or chatting on discord (mmorpg and games like MH Wilds for exemple). In this case, i love monitor and headset setup (32" qd-oled 4k 240hz).

Anyway, i do like playing in a lot of form /setup

 

[lachesis]

I have same gaming monitor as OP but much older OLED TV (LG C7).
It really depends on what I'm playing though. If it requires faster reflex, I tend to go with smaller monitor - say, competitive FPS shooter, or a bullet hell game... or a fighting game.
But there are certain things smaller screen can never convey... "visual scale" in theatrical way. Even though it's quasi 1080p game, I liked playing TOTK on 65" OLED, than the 32" monitor.

Then again, if a game has huuuuge theatrical look but poor UI and small and congested text and all, I go back to the monitor. Just easier to digest the information in a glace without moving your head.
Much faster fresh rate (4k@144hz) is added bonus.... although old LG C7 (4k, 60hz) still has far better HDR implementation, albeit not without issues due to HDMI bandwidth, than Dell G3223Q.

But I realize that being able to choose, is indeed nice. If I really had to pick one and only, I'd say neither... but hoping for a 40" 21x9 ratio 5k display with good HDR support, OLED like color w/o burn in issues would be something I'd be willing to settle down for me for work and play.

 

[cinnamonandgravy]

a Bravia 9 75" hooked up to a Sony STR-DN1080 A/V receiver, perfect for watching movies. [...] Anytime I hook up my PS5 Pro to the A/V receiver and play for an hour or two, it just feels off, and I can't really explain why. It just doesn't feel right to me.

youre probably not sitting close enough to the TV + it's too high on the wall, and have crappy speakers + not calibrated for your room.
also, your seat/couch may not be supportive enough.

people tend to mount their tv up too high on the wall, esp. if set up primarily for movies. for gaming, its best for the tv to be closer to eye-level when sitting (looks weird on the wall if its too low, so you have to find the sweet spot).
the dimensions of your room, whats in it, where youre sitting, speaker placement, speaker size-relative-to-room, speaker toe-in, distance between speakers, etc all have an effect on perceived audio quality. big topic to get into.
plus that receiver is so-so at best, and there's no mention of your speakers, which matter more.

monitor + headphones dont have these problems:
monitor on a desk = youre sitting close + at correct eye level, and likely in an office-style chair, which is supportive.
headphones = each driver is an inch from your ear, so there's no "room" to change the sound, so no user-calibration is needed, and usually no external amplification is needed.

edit: forgot to mention: overall, home theater wins by a country mile.

 

[tr1p1ex]

If that’s true then why do couches even exist? Why aren’t we using a bunch of office chairs in the living room? Are we using chouches just to suffer?

Only time I prefer an office chair and desk is if I play a game where mouse and keyboard is preferred. First person, office chair. Third person, couch.

YOu can kick back/lay down on the couch. And a couch looks better than 3 office chairs. For straight up sitting ...I can see his point. There are some nice office chairs out there designed to be as ergonomic adjustable as possible for office workers 10 hrs a day/5 days a week.

 

[VolticArchangel]

I FUCKING HATE MY AVENTADOR, LA FERRARI AND CHIRON, MAN!

CIVIC AND MAZDA MX-5 IS WHERE IT'S AT!

 

[tr1p1ex]

people tend to mount their tv up too high on the wall, esp. if set up primarily for movies.

I think too many people are standing when they approve tv mounting positions.

My tvs all look too low if you're standing.

 

[mhirano]

I have a large 4k 120Hz OLED TV but prefer playing on my SteamDeck 800p screen

 

[Draugoth]

I cant even fit a 75' TV in my house.

I used to game standing when i was younger because i din't have a chair, have you tried maybe trying other types of games?

 

[tr1p1ex]

Sucks playing games on my 98" screen but someone has to do it.

 

[pauljeremiah]

youre probably not sitting close enough to the TV + it's too high on the wall, and have crappy speakers + not calibrated for your room.
also, your seat/couch may not be supportive enough.

people tend to mount their tv up too high on the wall, esp. if set up primarily for movies. for gaming, its best for the tv to be closer to eye-level when sitting (looks weird on the wall if its too low, so you have to find the sweet spot).
the dimensions of your room, whats in it, where youre sitting, speaker placement, speaker size-relative-to-room, speaker toe-in, distance between speakers, etc all have an effect on perceived audio quality. big topic to get into.
plus that receiver is so-so at best, and there's no mention of your speakers, which matter more.

monitor + headphones dont have these problems:
monitor on a desk = youre sitting close + at correct eye level, and likely in an office-style chair, which is supportive.
headphones = each driver is an inch from your ear, so there's no "room" to change the sound, so no user-calibration is needed, and usually no external amplification is needed.

edit: forgot to mention: overall, home theater wins by a country mile.

My TV isn't mounted on a wall, the centre of the screen is at my eye level, and my speakers are Klipsch. I have two UL 40 Mk3 18 at the front, a UL 40 C Mk3 18 Centre Speaker, two UL 20 Mk3 18 Bookshelf Speakers behind me, two T10 Subwoofers, and two Reflekt Satellite Speakers for Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, and yes, they were professionally calibrated for the room.