My TV isn't failing any custom Hz settings

[Tunnah]

OK so got a new TV (hopefully returning in a few hours, whole other story), and I thought I'd mess about wiht custom res

So I started with 1080p/77hz. Passed. 90hz. Passed. 120hz. PASSED. 200hz MOTHERFLIPPING PASSED.

Am I missing something here ? Is this that fake refresh rate stuff TV use in play ?

I've not tried to game with em in case the test is like, yeah it works..but it's gonna blow the screen if you use it for more than the 2s we test it for.

What's y'all advice (apart from "stop being a poon and just test it). Is there a tool I can use to verify it's doing its job ?

EDIT: 90hz works bitcheeeeeeeees! God this is sexeh. Also I'm taking it back tomoz anyway so if it breaks it's fine haha (the 49" model is only £50 more)

[Nasing Speshal]

Hi. What's your TV model and how did you test refresh rates?

[Tunnah]

I got a Sony Bravia they only do in Currys apparently, it's a...
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-...49305-pdt.html

That's the one I got, 50 quid knocked off. HDR, bells and whistles, it's a good screen.

What I did was just go in the nvidia panel > change resolution > customise

I managed to set 1920x1080 all the way to 120hz but it looked a bit funky, however at 90 it's perfect. Tried it on Doom, and it is most definitely true 90hz, not some fancy fake thing they do.

Also, quite a few games won't let me select 2540x1440 unless it's 30hz, but some let me do 60hz. It's a weird one.

Oh and another thing, because a lot of games don't let you choose the refresh rate, if you wanna use the 90hz mode, you need to set your desktop to that beforehand. I think. I've not messed with it too much.

It's a great TV, but pay the extra 50 quid and get the 49" model. I'm actually tkaing this back tomoz and replacing it with the 49"

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-...49306-pdt.html

It says 750 but knock 50 off the price with their sticker offer

[Terbinator]

Yeah, anything above 4K60 will be out of the question due to the limitations of the current HDMI Spec.

You may get some more mileage out of 1080p by setting your dynamic rangew to limited rather than full or 4:2:2 subsamping - however this will give you detrimental IQ from the off.

I'd probably just push for the highest Hz you can get at 1080p with Full RGB.

Edit: with regards to the panel, I believe it's actually a different one on the 49"(IPS rather than VA) so there will be a difference in the picture and you may fall fowl of the panel lottery in regards to the refresh rate.

[Tunnah]

I've heard the same re: panel lottery

Oh ya anything above 4k60 is impossible anyway, I'd need a datacenter to bloody run games to match the hz!

I'll check thoe settings, cheers. What does IQ mean BTW ?

And I think I'm gonna stick with this. I've gone back and forth, and I just don't need a 49" bloody TV! I sit 3ft away, it's plenty big. Plus at the mo it sits on speakers, slightly askew to face me so if it was any bigger, the chance of it being knocked would be increased til...most definitely gonna hapopen. Which means a mount, which adds at least another £80 and it's getting to silly money then. I'm just gonna buy a plank of wood to put across my 2 speakers, bolt/glue it in place, then have the TV on there. If that isn't satisfactory enough, then I'll get a mount

And also ya, I would much rather have a VA panel than an IPS. How would I find that out ? It's surprisingly difficult to find out on google haha

EDIT: The 49" uses less leccy, and has a better energy rating, aren't IPS panels better for leccy and energy usage ? I guess that mean's mine is VA

[Terbinator]

I'll check thoe settings, cheers. What does IQ mean BTW ?

Image quality.

And also ya, I would much rather have a VA panel than an IPS. How would I find that out ? It's surprisingly difficult to find out on google haha

IPS panels tend to have a glow and better colours at an angle. If you stand off angle at your TV and the colours shift it is VA.

And yeah, panel tech isn't usually stated until a review is done. I just know the 49" for this series is IPS as there is a huge thread on NeoGAF about the TV line - http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1276558

I'm surprised it would use less electricity though given it is a bigger screen.

[Tunnah]

I'll be honest mate, I'm gonna stay away from reviews. When your benchmark is a god damn OLED, your TV ain't gonna score well haha.

Review sites are never subjective anymore