Gaming on a Samsung 4K TV

Did some Christmas shopping and got a 4K tv. Never thought of playing a game through it. All I remembered from a while ago was the horrible lag, obviously Tvs have come a very long way. I plugged it in and hooked it up and I'm just stunned. The picture while gaming is stunning, there is NO noticeable lag, I'm using a controller. I tried it on Mafia3, FO4, Quantum Break and everything ran smooth. There was absolutely no herky jerky movement, everything ran on the highest settings. It's a Samsung 49uk8500 4K tv. I have it set to PC input, and game mode.

 

I have a Samsung 4k TV too, been playing with my Xbox one on it and yup its great.. I know someone here actually plays PC games hooked onto a TV but can't remember his name lol

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Game mode is pretty good. I use game mode for my Xbox One/Wii U.

For PC I use DVI PC (4K @ 60Hz 4:4:4) instead of game mode (4K @ 60Hz 4:2:2)

 

KS8000-series and KS9000-series have like 19-21ms of input lag, so they're one of the best 4K TV's for gaming.

the only draw back is the 60Hz refresh rate.

 

Yeah my systems locked hard on 60 FPS, but the picture is just toooo awesome.

 

I play PC games on my 4K Samsung television as well (PC = MSI GS43VR, TV = Samsung KU6300) with a controller, and I enjoy it immensely. I game at 1080p, and there's no noticeable degradation due to upscaling (nor should there be, going from 1080p to 4K); the picture looks fantastic. Input lag is nice and low according to the Rtings review, a little higher in PC mode where chroma 4:4:4 is available but still manageable:

Gaming Mode:
1080p @ 60Hz - 19.8 ms
4k @ 60Hz - 20.4 ms
4k @ 60Hz + HDR - 20.4 ms

PC Mode:
1080p @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4 - 36.7 ms
4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4 - 36.7 ms
4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4 + HDR - 36.7 ms

These numbers won't satisfy the hardest-core gamers, especially combined with a 60hz screen and lack of gsync, but I'm quite pleased with it. I'd definitely recommend TVs like this to folks who want a console-like TV gaming experience and are okay with some small compromises.

 

I use a 55" 4k Hisense H8C for gaming. It's great! I run new games at 1080, older games at 2K. Would go 4K, but the interface gets too small.