How is this tv for gaming? Any lag? Any motion blur? Response time acceptable?
1233003
I must say, if you are a hardcore gamer, this TV is not for you. I am a gamer and games have a lot of static images and they will get burn into the screen, trust me I learnt it the hard way.
1233004
I am not into gaming. However, when I read the reviews of others before I bought, one of the reviewers said it was great. You might look at the TV page and look for other reviewers. You can find his.
1233005
Zero lag to the naked eye, mine anyway, very minimal motion blur, there's always gonna be a little...even on $5000 set. The tested response time, I believe, is under 25 ms which placed it 4th out of 5 tv's (the Panasonic was out of is league with the other 4 as they were priced at a minimum of $1300 and still beat at least one! ). Hope this helps.
1233006
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33199_7-57589240-221/best-low-lag-hdtvs-for-serious-gamers/
1233007
I don't game, but I do watch sports, and I bought a plasma because it has a fast response time. No problem watching sports, even ice hockey.
1233008
I wish I could give you a comprehensive answer, but I can't since I don't use the unit for gaming. The most I can say is that there's no blur or indication of unwanted motion in any of the broadcasts I have received, including the Indy 500, which may have presented a bit of a challenge in this respect. I hope you find that your Panasonic is as suitable for gaming as it is for standard usage. Good luck!
1233009
Not a gamer, so no help here. My son doesn't complain, but he's still in training.
1792599
Thank you so much for your reply. Looking at spending 2k+ for a television gets kind of scary. The only reason I want it is for the Video game goodness I can get. I had a friend that had an old samsung 3 years ago and it had delay issues. He would push the button and a half second later his guy would shoot. arg. I would be so pissed. So I appreciate you putting my fears to rest. If you are playing gears of war then I bet it rules.
2021752
Ignore the post about the Monster HDMI cable. The HDMI signal is digital and it pretty much makes it there OK or you'll see some obvious picture artifacts that don't include blurring. While Monster (mostly) makes good cables, their claims of higher quality video are mostly hype. Motion blur: It's most likely to be the source material with the modern offerings of good LCD TVs, but older or less expensive LCDs could definitely suffer from it due to the slow response time of the LCD panel. If you're wondering about it in regards to TVs that do 120Hz, I'm on the fence on whether the 120Hz processing does anything useful. I've seen some TVs where the 120Hz processing does some pretty ugly things to the picture. I'm yet to see one that does something to noticeably improve the picture, but maybe some do. Right now I'm leaning towards 120Hz processing being a marketing feature primarily created to make you think your current TV is obsolete.
1130102
I would say it's decent for gaming. I have loaded Star Wars:Empire at War and C&C Generals loaded on mine and thet play perfectly. Display runs at 1920x1080 without any problems. My only complaints is that the fan will run at full speed when playing and sounds like a jet engine
2008764
I'm not a big gamer but play Forza now and then, it works fine for me. Search for displaylag, it's a list of the best tv's and monitors for gaming, the rating on the this tv is "okay" @ 56ms.
1637936
While we don't use it to game it has a much higher refresh rate (600Hz) than a comparable LCD and due to the nature of Plasma there is no motion blur. I have not read any reviews specific to gaming but based on my experience I think it would work well.
1552753
I wouldn't use it for gaming the picture quality is notablly bad. Save up a few more money and buy an LG 22 or 32" you won't regret like I did.
1618834
Slight. Yes, Im that guy using a ps2 with monster component cables. There is a microscopic lag, but not enough to worry about. Even fast fighing games, Doa ran great, as did other twitch games. Games look better if they are 480p, but 480i (most ps2 games) is acceptable. Im playing Final Fantasy 12 on this tv(480i) and it looks great.
121335
I use the tv only for gaming, and the performance it's awesome. Never experience lag. Fully recommended
2155636
I've been using this monitor since last November and I haven't had any problems with gaming. I am not, however, extremely sensitive to ghosting, lag or color reproduction, and I have not noticed anything like that. I do not play a lot of FPS - mostly Skyrim. Hope that helps some.
1213206
I currently have this projector hooked up via HDMI to my Xbox 360 displaying at 720p 16:9 ratio on a 103" screen. I've played several games (Call of Duty, Halo, etc.) and there is no lag that I can tell. The response is very fast and shouldn't affect fast-pace games
2175017
Be sure to follow Chompy's advice, turn the sharpness level to *zero*. That helps a lot. At first I was so disappointed with the performance of this tv for xbox one. After I turned the sharpness level to 0 everything changed. It's not blur anymore and the quality of the picture is amazing!
1460077
Frankly, I do not know---I've never tried to do gaming on this TV. But, based on how lacking or primitive some of the other features are (see my review), I would check this out thoroughly before purchasing. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
2212324
With updating the firmware and putting the tv intl game mode I have noticed only minor lagging at time compared to before the firmware update. Turn off motion smoothing also helps.with studdering during game plan. Certainly not the best tv for gamers but overall game play isnt a nuisance either...
900339
Mine is great. The picture is very good. I mean that because I have a panasonic 65vt50 and after watching that I can still enjoy watching this one. So it most not be that bad if my eyes can stand the change from the best you can buy to this tv. It's currently in my bedroom
879224
I bought the sceptre X508BV 50 inch in january 2013,I have had no problem with the TV so far,it is just a normal TV with just the regular ports on the side,the picture is very good.It is not a high tech TV with a lot of featuers,So far with the price I paid of $478 like the TV.
986136
Using an xbox 360 I have seen no lag. It gives a wonderful crisp image. I have mine set at 720 on gaming mode with a throw of 100 inches and my son's love to game on it.