TV recommendations for Switch 2?

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xandaca

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I'm ashamed to say I caved and pre-ordered a Switch 2, despite spending most of last week spluttering over the prices. Since I've come into some expendable income, I'd also like to upgrade my TV from my decade-plus old Samsung to something which can handle 4k, 120fps and all the other bells and whistles required for modern gaming - I'm not sure what G-Sync is, for instance, but keep reading it's excellent. I'm a complete ignoramus when it comes to the most reputable brands, though have heard Samsung now likes throwing ads at you at every possible opportunity, which is a concern even if I don't plan to connect the TV to the internet or use any so-called 'Smart' features.

In a perfect world, I'd get the best version of a non-smart gaming TV going, but in lieu of that, if GAF has any recommendations for good brands or specific sets to look for (I'm in the UK, by the way), it would be much appreciated. My budget is around £1k, though would ideally come in a bit under that.
 
I dunno how much you have been happy with your Samsung, but I also made a thread recently looking for a new tv, and I ended up getting a 65 inch Samsung S85D OLED, which has a great picture so far. It was going for $1000 when I got it, but I got an open box one for $700. If you have a Best Buy near you, worth looking to see what open box sets they have.
 
I'd recommend an LG C-series OLED. They're the midrange OLEDs that LG makes and will work well with the Switch 2. You could get the outgoing C4 series or look at the new series which is the C5 series. The C-series supports G-Sync.
 
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any decent Samsung or LG from the last 5 years will have all the features necessary.

•Look for 1440p 120hz Support!
what we know is that the Switch 2 dock doesn't have the full HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, which means it can only do up to 4k 60hz and 1440p 120hz.
so it might be good to look for a TV that supports 1440p. it sounds weird but that's not a given, especially on Sony TVs.
Samsung and LG TVs all support it afaik

we don't know if the Switch 2 even allows 1440p 120hz, or if it only allows for 1080p 120hz. but we know it supports 1440p output at least at 60hz, so it's save to assume it also does at 120hz.
edit: it does support 1440p 120hz as per their website spec sheeting
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some games might use this in the future for 40fps modes at 120hz output if it supports it.
so if a game has a 1080p 60fps mode and a 1440p 40fps mode, if your TV only allows 1080p 120hz, like some Sony TVs, you will not get the full image quality possible if you want to use the 40fps mode.
 
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Nankatsu said:
I would wait for Sony's next mini led tvs.

Contrary to 99% of GAF, I wouldn't pull the trigger on an Oled.
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1: never buy a Sony TV for gaming purposes. especially not for the Switch 2.

the high input lag (basically near double that of LG and Samsung) is already bad for gaming in general.
BUT the refusal of Sony to support 1440p input could especially be bad for Switch 2 users.

2: the Switch 2 only supports the HDMI 2.0 bandwidth, this means the highest outputs are 4k 60hz and 1440p 120hz.
let's assume a game releases and has a performance mode at 1080p 60fps, and a graphics mode that targets 1440p at 40fps. On a Sony TV you would need to run the system at 1080p 120hz to use that mode, wasting the additional detail of the 1440p render target.

it's hard to say if games will go for this, but we know the Switch 2 supports 1440p, so they absolutely could.
 
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kevboard said:
1: never buy a Sony TV for gaming purposes. especially not for the Switch 2.

the high input lag (basically near double that of LG and Samsung) is already bad for gaming in general.
BUT the refusal of Sony to support 1440p input could especially be bad for Switch 2 users.
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Well I've been gaming on Sony TVS since PS3 onwards (3 in total, one for each generation) and I have no complains about it in terms of input lag. The models I got were all pretty solid in that regard.

For the 1440p you're absolutely right though.
 
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Nankatsu said:
Well I've been gaming on Sony TVS since PS3 onwards (3 in total, one for each generation) and I have no complains about it in terms of input lag. The models I got were all pretty solid in that regard.

For the 1440p you're absolutely right though.
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some people are more sensitive to input lag I guess, I couldn't go back to ~20ms lag.

but yeah, the 1440p support is the bigger issue here. and I don't even understand why Sony doesn't support it tbh... it can't be down to their chipset surely, as a chip that supports 4k 120hz, 1080p 120hz but not 1440p 120hz seems weird to me.
 
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I'll say what I say every time a tv thread comes up: LG C Series. There might be one or two other tvs better for gaming out there, but as an all rounder it can't be beat for the price.
 
Go all in bro:
Classic 14" black and white, no remote :P

Had that exact model till mid 90s before i upgraded to beautiful 21" sony trinitron :)
 
Nankatsu said:
I would wait for Sony's next mini led tvs.

Contrary to 99% of GAF, I wouldn't pull the trigger on an Oled.
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I own both an LG G4 and a Sony Bravia 9. The G4 is the better gaming TV, but the Bravia is the better all rounder especially in a brighter room / ceiling light. I purchased the G4 before the Bravia 9 and would hesitate to spend big bucks on a large OLED again considering what Sony is pulling off.
 
Do we actually know if the dock supports VRR? We know the Switch 2 itself does, but is there confirmation on the dock?
 
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I literally just got my LG G5 today for this reason, my first OLED TV, I saw the mini LED tech from Sony and it looks sick, but il pick that up once it's part of everyone's flagship with all the kinks ironed out.

This years G5 has their new "Quadstack" OLED panel, essentially it's exceptionally bright for an OLED in both peak brightness and more importantly colour brightness.



Look at this shit.
 
RoadHazard said:
Do we actually know if the dock supports VRR? We know the Switch 2 itself does, but is there confirmation on the dock?
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it would be weird if not.
but we do indeed not really know... there would be no reason to not support it... but you never know with Nintendo.


edit: just looked on the official site and all the specs they give out are that it supports up to 1440p 120hz, 4k 60hz and HDR. no word on VRR

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1440p 120hz support (which I assumed it had and now got confirmation for) does indeed mean however that a Sony TV would be suboptimal for Switch 2. LG and Samsung support 1440p, Sony doesn't. so any game using 120hz, either for a 40fps mode or a 120fps mode, can possibly look worse on a Sony TV if the game targets a 1440p resolution in either.
 
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OLED is always nice.
I've had a C1 for several years now and I don't have any major complains. My major concern before buying it was burn it, but in 4 years getting used almost daily (mostly for games) there has been zero burn in that I can notice.

If you want something more on the budget side I've heard great things about the new TCL QM7. Hisense gets recommended a lot too and they usually pack a ton of features for a low price, but just anecdotally I've know a few people who have had technical issues with them.
 
STARSBarry said:
I literally just got my LG G5 today for this reason, my first OLED TV, I saw the mini LED tech from Sony and it looks sick, but il pick that up once it's part of everyone's flagship with all the kinks ironed out.

This years G5 has their new "Quadstack" OLED panel, essentially it's exceptionally bright for an OLED in both peak brightness and more importantly colour brightness.



Look at this shit.
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the guy said his budget is 1000 Britbucks and you post a $3500 TV lmao

congrats i guess.
 
Over the holidays I went from a 2014 65" 1080p Samsung 3d tv to an LG 77" C3 and it's been pretty good.

Ive already adjusted to the tv and it doesnt seem big anymore. Because gripe i had was the reflections and how dim it was, but ive adjusted now and it doesn't bother me as much.

With all that get an OLED.
 
Look at Hisense and TCL. Not sure if they support 1440p (check on the models) but they are really good bang for $ with their Mini-LEDs. For £1,000 that's important.
 
StereoVsn said:
Look at Hisense and TCL. Not sure if they support 1440p (check on the models) but they are really good bang for $ with their Mini-LEDs. For £1,000 that's important.
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Hisense and TCL don't support 1440p on all TVs. it's weird, because TCL's highest end one doesn't support it, but their Q5 does, which afaik is their lowest tier one...
same for Hisense, only their 7 series, which is a lower end model, supports 1440p.

so it's very spotty. Rtings is the place to go to make sure all resolutions you need are supported.
 
kevboard said:
Hisense and TCL don't support 1440p on all TVs. it's weird, because TCL's highest end one doesn't support it, but their Q5 does, which afaik is their lowest tier one...
same for Hisense, only their 7 series, which is a lower end model, supports 1440p.

so it's very spotty. Rtings is the place to go to make sure all resolutions you need are supported.
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Then I would take a look at Samsungs last year mini-led model Q90D or LG B4 OLED. Both are great for the price/performance. 65" one should be somewhere around £1K, +/- 200.
 
From the suggestions here and research elsewhere, leaning towards the LG C-series. The Samsungs seem to be slightly better regarded in terms of overall quality at a similar price, but several reviews mention that they're packed with bloatware, which I'm not enthused about.
 
Don't get an OLED. 30fps looks horrible on them. If you want high end then get the Bravia 9 or Samsung's top Mini LED. For mid range the best from TCL or Hisense will do.
 
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Mister Wolf said:
Don't get an OLED. 30fps looks horrible on them. If you want high end then get the Bravia 9 or Samsung's top Mini LED. For mid range the best from TCL or Hisense will do.
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That's definitely a consideration given I'll be buying it primarily for a Nintendo console, so thanks for the warning.
 
Great TVs without "smart" stuff are just big monitors these days, you can try and find one of those, or you could just get any of the LG or Samsung good ones, they're all good imo.
 
Mister Wolf said:
Don't get an OLED. 30fps looks horrible on them. If you want high end then get the Bravia 9 or Samsung's top Mini LED. For mid range the best from TCL or Hisense will do.
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30fps doesn't look horrible on OLED, you just gotta get used to it. and most games smear the image anyway through motion blur, or just TAA smear, so that basically evens out LCD and OLED in 30fps games.
 
xandaca said:
From the suggestions here and research elsewhere, leaning towards the LG C-series. The Samsungs seem to be slightly better regarded in terms of overall quality at a similar price, but several reviews mention that they're packed with bloatware, which I'm not enthused about.
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Also, if you intend to use the tv for watching movies, Samsung doesn't include DV. That's an instant no for me as several 4K UHDs have mediocre/poor encodes saved by DV.
 
kevboard said:
30fps doesn't look horrible on OLED, you just gotta get used to it. and most games smear the image anyway through motion blur, or just TAA smear, so that basically evens out LCD and OLED in 30fps games.
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Humans adapt to all kinds of shitty conditions. Doesn't mean it isn't shit. One of the factors for the whole push for 40fps becoming a thing was OLED users crying.
 
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