INPUT LAG: Testing with the Leo Bodnar
Oled tv's have very little pixel response time ( .3ms ).
LED/LCD tv's have at best 10-12ms for the 100% transition from black to white which the Leo Bodnar uses to test.
The Leo Bodnar tests not only measure the time the tv takes to display the image but includes the pixel response.
Having done extensive testing this weekend with my Leo Bodnar and my Oled LG C7 and many other displays in my home ( Kuro Elite Plasma, IPS monitor, VA Monitor and QLED tv) I have discovered something....
C7 Oled : Shows 21.3ms on the middle bar, this includes .3ms of pixel response = total lag felt with controller is 21ms
Samsung Q7 Qled: Shows 20.2ms on the middle bar, this includes 8.1ms of pixel response time = total lag felt with controller as 12.1 ms with 8.1ms of motion blur or half a frame
Sony X900e : Shows 31.2ms on the middle bar, this includes 10.7ms pixel response time = total lag felt with controller 20.5ms with 10.7ms of motion blur ( just over half a frame ). This tv feels the same for lag exactly compared to the C7 oled!!
LG 32ud99 IPS HDR monitor: Shows 11.6ms on the middle bar, pixel response time is 7.3ms according to Playwares review = total lag felt with controller 4.3ms with 7.3ms of motion blur or almost half a frame
Samsung KS8500 (One of my favorite tvs to play games on) : Shows 23.1ms on the middle bar, pixel response time is 15.9ms = total lag felt with controller is 6.2ms with 15.9ms of motion blur ( almost a full frame ).
Pioneer Kuro Elite 8g pro1150: Shows 40.1ms for all three bars, unable ascertain pixel response/phosphor response time = feels response wise from controller about the same as the LG oled, appears plasma numbers with Leo Bodnar are significantly off in the tune of double, meaning 40ms on the tester is really closer to 20ms. I also tested the pro101 which is the 9g 1080p model and it showed 80ms even in pc mode or in game mode and felt the worst of all of my displays lag wise and like all 1080p kuro's had annoying dse
Couple things to take away from this:
1: Oled's instant pixel response is great but due to that the numbers we are getting from the Leo Bodnar are not apple to apple comparison to led/lcd tv's for input lag your going to feel.
2: Plasma still destroys all other displays except crt for motion, seriously this blew me away as it has been ages since I gamed on our Kuro and it was an eye opening experience, not even the 165hz asus rog monitor I had could come close to the motion clarity on the Kuro!!
I did this testing because I couldnt understand why the lag felt like so more on my C7 oled vs the KS8500 or the Qled I have. Turns out that those actually have less input lag you feel on the controller but do suffer from more motion blur. In order for the LG oled to feel like the Qled for input lag it would need to show about 12ms on the middle bar. I sure hope we get close to that with the 2018 models!
Caveat: I am super sensitive to input lag so please keep that in mind when you read all of this! You may not be bothered with input lag as everyone has different tolerances. I play games like SF3 Third Strike, MKX, Battlefield 4, Forza 6, Trackmania Turbo etc., all games that IMHO are sensitive to input lag changes going from one display to another.
To me input lag is my most disliked aspect of displays as playing games is all about how the game feels and lag ruins that feeling, we were really spoiled back in the day when using crt's! Ever since going to digital flat panel displays we have been fighting this input lag, I am glad makers are taking notice to it now and bringing it down, I am hoping 2018 brings it down even further!