Ok, I'm not too bright when it comes to TV's & Monitors but I have recently bought a 600Hz 1080p HD Samsung 51" Plasma TV for gaming. Windows 7 shows max refresh rate is 60Hz but CCC says 75Hz is supported and I was kinda hoping for a bit higher than both really. Currently I'm using HDMI from my hd7970 to the tv. Any ideas / advice?
60Hz maximum refresh on 600Hz HDTV
- Thread starter currob
- Start date
Soldato
- Joined
- 5 Aug 2003
- Posts
- 8,581
- Location
- Essex
The TV will only accept a 60hz signal, it then if enabled will process the picture to give what seems like 600hz but it's only processing at the end of the day and in my opinion makes the picture look fake and unnatural. Some people really like it though and it can make sports look better.
Thanks for the quick reply, so i assume it will make no difference trying it on a vga cable either then if it will only accept 60Hz from any source then. I was going to order a 10m vga cable to try so i'll save my coins and stay with the hdmi instead. Thanks again 
As Sirrel Squirrel correctly pointed out, the TV's internal 600Hz processing is different from the incoming refresh rate from the source.
60Hz is suggested as the optimum vertical refresh rate. It's very likely that this is the native panel refresh rate. Anything higher (e.g. 75Hz) will probably be resampled and converted back to 60Hz in any event, so you might as well give it what it is most happy with in the first place.
If you're looking for a better gaming experience you might want to try switching off a lot of the video processing. It's well known that there's some time lag introduced by all the processing and "enhancements". Some TVs have a Games Mode to defeat those features for exactly this reason.
60Hz is suggested as the optimum vertical refresh rate. It's very likely that this is the native panel refresh rate. Anything higher (e.g. 75Hz) will probably be resampled and converted back to 60Hz in any event, so you might as well give it what it is most happy with in the first place.
If you're looking for a better gaming experience you might want to try switching off a lot of the video processing. It's well known that there's some time lag introduced by all the processing and "enhancements". Some TVs have a Games Mode to defeat those features for exactly this reason.
Ah, found the 'game mode' thanks
I too have a 51" Samsung 1080p plasma 60/600hz so probably a similar model (as most are 50"). Don't be too quick to choose game mode just because you are playing games. After reading up on it, I decided to leave it disabled. I can't remember all the ins and outs of it, but it disables many of the processes that make the image look so good in the first place. Read up on it and decide which you prefer. There is a very good hands-on review for my TV on AV forums. Although I only use the PS3 on it, My PC uses a monitor.
Last edited: