TV for PS4

**Beskar** · 11-03-2017, 00:14

Resolution is the big thing. I think you are correct that it needs to be 1080p. (last time I consoled was Xbox360)

Other than that.. how big would you like your television?

**Husar** · 11-03-2017, 03:37

What? No. 1080i is outdated. 1080p or 4k if you might get a PS4 Pro or newer.

And yes, there are other parameters such as refresh rate, potentially input lag, color and overall image quality, brightness, backlight bleeding, sound quality, for smart TVs also security and more. These are just off the top of my head and I'm tired.

**Fragony** · 11-04-2017, 00:38

Can't go terribly wrong with an OLED screen. In general, the more black is really black the better the tv, very few get that right. If you have a PS4-pro you might want to have a 4k, I myself (essential for gaming sadly) don't like 4k screens the image is so restless, don't like high-res tv's in general but that's just me

**Husar** · 11-04-2017, 13:12

What is restless about it? I have a 4k 27" monitor and I find the image is a lot more pleasing to the eyes because it is sharper, especially text.
Restless sounds like you had some scaling or other issue that isn't normal.

**edyzmedieval** · 11-05-2017, 14:05

I never consoled before in my house - so it's all new for me.

I'm just curious to see whether it has an impact on overall viewing quality, considering you're getting at least a relatively decent TV to go with it. Not interested in huge screens, I want them to be decent sized because after all it's space constraints.

Although one of those massive Samsung OLED curved screens the size of an entire wall are quite sweet...

**Husar** · 11-05-2017, 15:17

For some reason I'd rather get a Sony or LG than a Samsung screen. Even though they look good in stores, I just don't trust them to provide quality devices outside of the SSD sector.

Either way, I'd think a decent TV would cost somewhere between 400 and 1000€, also depending on the size you would want. You can get some for less, but then you're usually compromising on quality somewhere, like the picture could have a blue tint and so on. Might also pay to just check out some reviews beforehand, after all even expensive ones can have weird problems.

Also consider that if you buy a Smart TV you get nice features when you connect it to the internet, but also tend to run the risk that someone zombifies it and uses it to do nasty things. This is just one example: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/201...vulnerability/

**Fragony** · 11-06-2017, 03:08

Originally Posted by Husar

What is restless about it? I have a 4k 27" monitor and I find the image is a lot more pleasing to the eyes because it is sharper, especially text.
Restless sounds like you had some scaling or other issue that isn't normal.

It's just a matter of preference, there is just something about HD-tv's that scream in my face, they are too bright, too sharp, I like my tv to look like viewing through a window. OLED-screens are getting where I want them to be but I am kinda spoiled when it comes to that window-quality, I sacrifice some resolution for the greater good. I basicly got a high-density low-tech screen, I get around the lower input with an amplified HDMI to scart converter, the end result is really neat.

**edyzmedieval** · 11-07-2017, 00:49

Do monitors work for PS4? OR does it hav eto be a monitor?

**Husar** · 11-07-2017, 02:14

If you mean computer monitors, then it depends a lot on the monitor.
Two major things to consider:

1. If you want to output the sound through HDMI, the monitor will need Speakers or a sound output you can connect speakers to. Alternatively you have to get the sound out of the PS4 via other means (PS3 had an optical connector, dunno about the 4).

2. A computer scales the picture for the monitor usually, which is why some monitors have terrible input scaling. The Ps 4 probably doesn't scale and just outputs a 16:9 picture that the monitor has to scale itself. If the monitor is 16:9 and the PS4 outputs 16:9 there shouldn't be a problem. When I wanted to connect my PS3 to my 16:10 monitor though I researched this (back in 2008) and selected a monitor that wouldn't squeeze the picture or cut parts off left and right. Maybe not the biggest issue anymore with 16:9 nowadays. For 21:9 and other monitors this might still be problematic though if their internal scaling is terribly implemented.

Other than these two things, a computer monitor should be able to handle an HDMI input from a PlayStation just like a TV. My old one (24" Benq G2400W) certainly did it very well, haven't tried it on the new one so far as I don't play on the old PS3 anymore.