022 With the increase in home consumption scenarios, more and more people's demand for virtual entertainment is growing, especially the lifting of the ban on console gaming in the domestic market, bringing a large number of complementary equipment, and professional game TV is one of the popular categories.
According to AVIC Cloud Network (AVC) monitoring data, the number of models on the online gaming TV market in the first half of 2022 reached 153, which is close to the number of models on the market in 2021. From this we can also see that in the game field, the game field, it has achieved overtaking on the curve, just like the game mobile in previous years.
Then what is professional gaming TV? Is it necessary for consumers to buy? Today, let’s take a look at the things about gaming and television with these two questions.
Professional gaming TV: More powerful HDR/VRR/ALLM performance
Taking the gaming phones we are familiar with as an example, if you want to synchronize with games, you must have high refresh, good screen, and touch rate. When converted to gaming TVs, high refresh, good screen, and new features are also indispensable things. There is no need to say more about
high-brushing. Today's mobile phones must start at least 90Hz, and the higher ones can even reach 165Hz. However, because the main attribute on TV is still movie viewing, it is generally 60-120Hz, which is smooth enough to watch movies and play console games.
However, for gaming TVs, in addition to high refresh rates, resolution is also something that console gaming parties care very much. 4K is already a basic choice for image quality assurance, and 4K 120Hz is the entry-level standard for getting a good gaming experience at the moment.
contains 4K 120Hz and is it considered a gaming TV? That obviously underestimates the powerful attributes of gaming TV. Let’s take the representative manufacturer of gaming TV Sony as an example to see what magical abilities it has.
When it comes to Sony, we have to talk about PS5. After all, these two things are the same, so if you want to talk about the game console, Sony must understand it. High resolution ensures high-definition and shocking game screens, high-resolution ensures smooth and unsweeping. In addition to these two, there are HDR that improves clear image quality, VRR that synchronizes with frame rate , and ALLM with lower latency.
HDR, as a well-known high dynamic range imaging, can allow you to see more details in the game screen even in high contrast scenes. This is undoubtedly an excellent BUFF for some games with beautiful image quality;
VRR sounds a bit unfamiliar, but if it were FreeSync and G-Sync in the PC field, I guess it would be understandable, right?
In short, it is a variable refresh rate exclusive to TVs. Our input devices such as TV can dynamically adjust their refresh rate according to the frame rate of the output device content, so as to synchronize the picture and frame rate at both ends, and avoid tearing or stuttering due to unequal information transmission. The importance of this for playing games is self-evident.
ALLM is also a thoughtful and practical function for host players. When the TV detects access to game consoles such as PS5, Xbox, it will automatically adjust to low-latency mode to reduce the shutdown of functions such as sports processing that will affect the gaming experience. It can be said that these three functional attributes can greatly improve your sense of gameplay.
Professional gaming TV: the more advanced HDMI 2.1 interface
For TVs, different manufacturers' representatives mean that the interface they match will be mainly HDMI. It has been 20 years since its development in 2002. The HDMI protocol version has also reached the 2.1 standard. The VRR and ALLM mentioned above are new features supported by HDMI 2.1.
So now all the gaming TVs we can see are promoted to be equipped with HDMI 2.1 interface. For example, the Redmi X gaming TV recently released by Redmi is equipped with standard 4K 120Hz, VRR variable refresh rate and full-blood HDMI 2.1 interface.
Speaking of this, everyone may have noticed the word "full-blooded version of HDMI 2.1 interface. I wonder if there is still a residual version?
There is really a good talk about HDMI 2.1. Although the HDMI protocol version is not as many as the USB protocol, if you don’t understand the inclusion relationship, you will be confused.
Strictly speaking, there is no HDMI 2.0 now, and new TVs also claim to be HDMI 2.1 interface. Is that because the manufacturers are all conscientious?
In fact, HDMI official turned HDMI2.1 into two sets of protocols, namely FRL and TMDS. Among them, HDMI 2.1 FRL is the so-called full-blood version of HDMI 2.1, with a bandwidth of 48Gbps; while HDMI 2.1 TMDS is the original HDMI 2.0, with a bandwidth of 18Gbps.
So seeing this, I believe everyone has a clearer definition of this full-blooded version and the current HDMI 2.1 interface. But don’t worry too much. You just need to be more careful on a thousand-yuan TV and carefully observe what kind of agreement is marked under the details page.
With the latest game console device and a full-blood HDMI 2.1 display device, for the game party, there are already two major artifacts to gain gaming experience, but here we also need to remind everyone that if you want to have a stable use, you still have to connect the essentials between the two, an HDMI cable with excellent qualities.
Compared with the complex HDMI protocol, HDMI cables will be easier to distinguish. According to your own device conditions, if you support HDMI 2.0, you can choose the corresponding 2.0 cable with an output bandwidth of 18Gbps, and if you support HDMI 2.1, you can choose 2.1 cable with a bandwidth of 48Gbps.
For example, the Green Connect HD156 HD cable version 2.1 in my hand supports HDMI 2.1 transmission protocol, bandwidth reaches 48Gbps, VRR/ALLM and other functions; and also supports eARC technology in audio, supporting Dolby Atmos, DTS:X sound effects.
Of course, it is said that HDMI cable has excellent quality. In addition to the basic protocol support, the cable itself must also be convincing. This Green Connect HD156 HD 2.1 version cable uses the zinc alloy interface. The most intuitive advantage is that it has stronger durability and will not easily rust after long-term use;
four-layer shielding plus high-strength cotton mesh braiding can also effectively block signal interference and cope with wear and tear of various home environments. Even if the equipment is crossed at home, you don’t have to worry about snowflakes.
The continuous upgrade and progress of gaming TVs is naturally very good news for console players. There is no need to say much about the visual enjoyment brought by 4K 120Hz, especially the picture shock brought by the large screen.
combined with the new features of HDMI 2.1, allowing TVs to have more functions that support gaming devices like monitors, bringing better display effects. Of course, the most important thing is to hope to hit the price while the technology is rising, so that every game enthusiast can easily get a sense of pleasure. What do you think?
