Samsung 2018 QLED TVs will support 120hz Freesync and VRR

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 04/05/2018 01:58 PM | source: | 29 comment(s)

Samsung announced it will release QLED televisions (I am not talking about monitors here) in 2018 that are going to support variable refresh rate technology (VRR) which is possible with HDMI 2.1, as well as FreeSYnc. Samsung announced this at a technology congress in Milan.

The 2018 QLED LCD TV models, as well as the mid-range NU8000, will support refresh rates up to 120 Hz at a Full HD resolution, reports flatpanelshd. next to that, the 2018 Samsung TVs will support two variable refresh rate systems. If you are a PC game, here comes AMD FreeSync. Your PC or compatible console will remain in sync:

FreeSync is one of the systems supported by Samsung’s new TVs, meaning that you can use them as a capable gaming monitor for your PC. Then there are the HDMI 2.1 models, these can support VRR (variable refresh rate), which is the HDMI Organization’s standardized version that pretty much is FreeSync but intended for TVs. Right now Samsung’s 2018 TVs do not feature full HDMI 2.1. These TVs are still based on the HDMI 2.0 interface standard but manufacturers are allowed to cherry-pick certain features from HDMI 2.1 to bring to HDMI 2.0 based TVs.

Samsung also mentions it has further reduced input lag on its 2018 TVs, down to 15.4 ms in the game mode. It is expected to be “less than 7 ms” in VRR mode. In addition, Samsung will implement ‘Fast FRC’ (frame rate compensation), allowing users to use Samsung’s motion compensation system together with a game console for an average of 24ms input lag. Fast FRC is supported by the NU8000 and the 2018 “QLED” LCDs. The Xbox One S and One X will be the first devices to support HDMI VRR. It will be added through a firmware update this year. FreeSync is supported by a range of gaming PCs today.

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fantaskarsef
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#5535401 Posted on: 04/06/2018 08:08 AM

Isnt freesync just an enhanced version of VRR? Arent all VRR monitors essentially Freesync compatible? I think this is a HUGE step towards killing G-Sync / forcing Nvidia to support Freesync....

hehe yeah... I'd like to see that happening. I've heard it's supposed to get low temps in hell this week :rolleyes:

ivymike10mt
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#5535434 Posted on: 04/06/2018 12:00 PM

Blows my mind just how many of you are brainwashed into the whole 4k bs.. A sucker born every minute.

1. 4x more pixels/informations on the screen.
2. Sharper textures, much less aliasing.
3. Much more suitable for bigger screens.

Just better workspace..

Btw. UHD it's abit more than (just 4K)
- wider color space
- HDR..

Ofcourse there is grain of truth - about this brainwashed BS.
Some brands like wanna sell poor quality - 4K/UHD.

And brainwash their customers, that they need Just 4K.. like other aspects going on second plan.. blabla..

But You really not see positive difference my friend?

Personally im using both. And back into 1080p is a huge difference, in picture quality.

alanm
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#5535443 Posted on: 04/06/2018 12:30 PM

People have different needs, priorities when it comes to displays. My no.1 need is large screen size. Which is why I went for a 4k TV. 40" screen mounted to wall just above my desk has served me well for past year. The level of immersion in games, movies, productivity has surpassed any performance advantages of PC monitors I've owned previously (been on 1440p 120hz for years). Will not go back to smaller screen size ever.

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#5536982 Posted on: 04/12/2018 09:53 AM

This is great news indeed. Surely driven by the fact that console GPUs are from AMD.

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