Gaming Mode on TVs

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Hi

I'm pretty much of a casual gamer, but I have decided to try and get good as possible on SF again. Who knows I might make the EVO championships next year :D

Is it worth switching a TV to gaming mode, as I've come across a few sites that says screen lag is a very big consideration when it comes to gaming online and gaming in particular especially when it comes to something like SF.

Does it really make that much of a difference? if so I'm getting a CRT.. lol
 
Its balderdash.

By "lag" they are referring to input lag.

If you notice that you're pressing buttons on screen and there is a noticeable delay in anything hapenning, then you can worry.

The fact you've gone on this long without worrying about it shows how much of an issue it is.
 
I know on Samsung TVs, the Game Mode bypasses the TV's processing, thats probably more important on modern tvs that do a lot of frame interpolation due to high Mhz.

It's worth using, but I would think its a small margin of difference, you aren't going to win or lose at online gaming based on wether you have it on or off.
 
Sorry I should clear this up some what...

Its not the refresh rate of the tv/monitor but the lag between whats happening on your console and what is being displayed on your tv.

There is quite a few youtube vids on this; and methods to test the lag on your setup.

Like nexus says...
From what I've read/seen, switching the tv to gaming mode disables the processing on the tv which may mean a jerky game play but no lag.

When ever it makes that much of a difference to normal players, I can't see that happening.. but with top players committing themselves to expensive fighter sticks even custom ones.. its free to try if the tv you have one :)
 
To me it can only make a difference if you've already identified a perceivable lag between your button presses and something happening prior to doing anything.
 
If you are looking to play SF competitively then I would as in such a game you are looking at animation frames regards executing moves, which is going to need precise control which you wont get with input lag.

For most other games its a toss between a better quality screen versus any perception of input lag so thats the users choice - most people would just leave it in a normal mode

Definitely can understand the question otherwise youd wonder if you cant make combos because of you not put in the correct inputs rather than you not timing them because of external forces like input lag...

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
As people have stated above, it depends on the game type and also on the tv.

Some TVs have substantially more input lag than others. Typically plasma has the lowest level of input lag, however it differs from model to model. Game mode removes all post processing in order to further decrease input lag.

With my plasma in games like shooters/platformers etc, i just leave it in normal mode as i really don't notice the difference. However in games like Street Fighter and Rock Band, where split second timing is crucial, I have noticed a marginally higher success rate with gaming mode turned on.
 
You won't be playing online if you are playing fighting games competitively anyway, so I wouldn't overly worry about input lag at home.
 
Kreeeee said:
You won't be playing online if you are playing fighting games competitively anyway, so I wouldn't overly worry about input lag at home.
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Disagree slightly. Yes online play isn't at all suitable for competitive play, but display lag on some TVs (like my old LCD) can be so slow that execution can indeed be less successful in non-gaming modes. I'm not claiming it will make the experience remotely as pleasant as local play, but it does improve matters somewhat.
 
Some people have to realise that the word competitively doesnt have to mean playing in a tournament, unless me playing football competitively means I play for Real Madrid every weekend? :p:D

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
ps3ud0 said:
Some people have to realise that the word competitively doesnt have to mean playing in a tournament, unless me playing football competitively means I play for Real Madrid every weekend? :p:D

ps3ud0 :cool:
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Online play will have more than the 16.6ms latency needed to be frame-perfect, in fact it's normally many multiples of that. This is a much bigger hindrance than the generally worst case scenario of 40ms of input latency, and completely changes the way you play the game compared to offline play.

I guess we need more input from the OP about what he means by competitive play if it's a word that can have so much variety in its definition.
 
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