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Tip for PC players gaming on a TV

Gamer79

Predicts the worst decade for Sony starting 2022
The last 2 weeks I had an issue with certain games with bad screen tearing no matter the setting. I finally figured out the issue.

My TV is an oled S90c with a 120Hz refresh rate. By default windows does not see my monitor refresh rate or even HDR compatibility.

The fix is to go into windows display setting (not the Nvidia control panel) and manually change the refresh rate. Also regardless if your tv supports it, enable gsync. She now purrs like a warm wet kitten being petted on a Sunday Morning!
 

Gaiff

SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
The last 2 weeks I had an issue with certain games with bad screen tearing no matter the setting. I finally figured out the issue.

My TV is an oled S90c with a 120Hz refresh rate. By default windows does not see my monitor refresh rate or even HDR compatibility.

The fix is to go into windows display setting (not the Nvidia control panel) and manually change the refresh rate. Also regardless if your tv supports it, enable gsync. She now purrs like a warm wet kitten being petted on a Sunday Morning!
I have an S90D and Windows both sees HDR and 144Hz. Didn't have to change a thing. All auto-detected. Maybe an outdated firmware on yours?
 
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Ulysses 31

Member
Enabling Gsync won't make a difference if the monitor doesn't support it.

But yes, you always have to set the monitors settings in display settings.
It's possible GeForce card will use forum VRR if the display doesn't support G-Sync but does FreeSync/Forum VRR.

Nvidia CP has a checkbox to apply G-Sync for displays that don't officially support it and that's how I get VRR working on my Samsung 8K TV for PC gaming.
 
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Sounds like something is outdated or not being detected.
All my tv's support was detected plug and play, even ALLM which I had to disable with CRU because it was pissing me off.
 

Soodanim

Gold Member
TVs can be G-Sync compatible without being having a G-Sync module. That's probably what happened here, without having looked at TV specs. As others have said, G-Sync can't magically work, it either always did or never will.

But the thing about resolution and hz is something people will likely came across at some point. I've had a desktop monitor that in nVidia settings showed 2 lists of resolutions: TV and desktop. It defaults to TV, which tops out at 120, and you have to scroll down to the second list for 144hz.
 

b0uncyfr0

Member
Distance is everything.

Sit too far away and 4k might look like 1080p. Sit too close and the aliasing might not be enough (aka pixel peep). Find the sweet spot and practice your couch potato pose (y)
 
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Mithos

Member
TVs can be G-Sync compatible without being having a G-Sync module. That's probably what happened here, without having looked at TV specs. As others have said, G-Sync can't magically work, it either always did or never will.
Took a quick look, could be mistaken but I think the OLED S90C is Freesync Premium certified.
 

MarV0

Gold Member
By turning on game mode on the TV refresh rate should be set automatically. The only thing I had to turn on manually was GSYNC.
 

buenoblue

Member
I've set up .bat shortcuts on my taskbar for 4k 120hz, 4k 24hz and 3840x2600 120hz 21:9 ultra wide. Just click on the shortcut pinned to taskbar and changes in a second 😃
 
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