Using Sony 4K TV as Gaming Monitor

[baseballfreak21]

Earlier this year I built a 4K PC gaming rig that consists of the following specs:

CPU: i7-5820K
GPU: GTX 980 SLI (2x)
RAM: 32gb DDR4 RAM

I built this for 4K gaming and right now I am gaming on a 46" 1080p Sony LED television but next month I am looking to upgrade my display to 4K. I don't use monitor's as I sit a good 10ft back from my display and monitor so am thinking about going with Sony's high-end 4K television announced at CES this year, the XBR-55X850C linked here: http://store.sony.com/55-class-54.6-diag-4k-ultra-hd-tv-zid27-XBR55X850C/cat-27-catid-sony-ces-2015-tv?_t=pfm%3Dcategory

Will this make a good 4K gaming monitor for high-end gaming? Any suggestions or thoughts on other options that may be better?

 

[getochkn]

That TV tops out at 30fps at 4k, which sucks for gaming. You need something that either has HDMI 2.0 or Displayport 1.4.

http://www.vizio.com/en-ca/p702uib3.html

Supports 4k@60fps on 1 HDMI port.

 

[baseballfreak21]

When I look under Video for specs it says

YUV420 3840x2160/60p (HDMI only)

 

[getochkn]

When I look under Video for specs it says

YUV420 3840x2160/60p (HDMI only)

ya, which means it can do 60fps at 4k over HDMI. That's what you want. Not 30FPS like the Sony.

 

[baseballfreak21]

Im saying I saw that for the Sony. If you go to Specs and look under video.

 

[getochkn]

Im saying I saw that for the Sony. If you go to Specs and look under video.

Always have to read the fine print.

4096 × 2160p (60 Hz)*1, *2, 4096 × 2160p
(24 Hz)*2, 3840 × 2160p (60 Hz)*1
, 3840 ×
2160p (24, 30 Hz), 1080p (30, 60 Hz), 1080/
24p, 1080i (60 Hz), 720p (30, 60 Hz), 720/
24p, 480p, 480i, PC Formats
*1 YCbCr 4:2:0 / 8bit only

4:2:0 color video only. Not idea for much stuff dealing with 8bit color. It's a trick, they cut down the number of colors they send, and then they can send twice as much data to get 60fps. Not true HDMI 2.0, nor good for gaming.

 

[baseballfreak21]

Ahhh nice catch, quite disappointing as I was really looking forward to this television as other than that, it looks like an amazing television. I want to go with the best 55" possible for around the $2k mark, suggestions? That Vizio is a good deal, but want something better quality and since I am willing to go to a 55 inch at that price, I should be able to get a sick tv.

 

[getochkn]

Don't let the Vizio fool you, that is a nice TV. My roomie has it and it looks amazing. Not sure what else out there has true 60FPS yet though.

 

[baseballfreak21]

Hmmm anyone else know of a television that can handle 4K at 60Hz through the HDMI?

 

[getochkn]

http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/4ktv

Maybe check out some of those. The Panasonic has all HDMI 2.0 ports for full 4:4:4 gamma color.

 

[-Lone-]

The Panasonic TV also has a DP 1.2 port, then you won't need HDMI 2.0 for 4k@60Hz, only Panasonic makes 4k TVs with built in DP 1.2.