Xbox Scorpio

iv-tecman · 12 Apr 2017 at 12:37

antijoke said:
You would be loopy if you think TV manufacturers will be all on board this tech as soon as next year, HDR is still a mess at the moment with specs and different implementations, all this console does is manage to make buying a new TV even more of a minefield for the next few years whilst manufacturers mess about with specs and what not.

Not a good time to be in the market for a new TV at all.

I'll agree with that, its not a good time to buy a new TV. I was looking the other week and decided to just stick with what I have right now.

ic1male · 12 Apr 2017 at 12:38

Think I'll probably end up buying a basic 4K TV for £300 or so just for the resolution increase and wait for all this HDR stuff to settle down. The games aren't going anywhere. HDR can wait.

Dredd · 12 Apr 2017 at 12:44

ic1male said:
Think I'll probably end up buying a basic 4K TV for £300 or so just for the resolution increase and wait for all this HDR stuff to settle down. The games aren't going anywhere. HDR can wait.

Thats pointless as well, 4k not worth it. HDR + 4K only option, but cheap TVs with HDR so poor its worthless

may as well stick with great 1080p screen, with new xbox everything will look better

ic1male · 12 Apr 2017 at 12:54

Dredd said:
Thats pointless as well, 4k not worth it.

I only sit about 3ft away from my screen so I'm sure I'll see some improvement with just a basic 4K screen.

Dredd · 12 Apr 2017 at 13:03

ic1male said:
I only sit about 3ft away from my screen so I'm sure I'll see some improvement with just a basic 4K screen.

1080p will have 16af and aa, (xbox forces this on every game)

Pixels will be smaller, ps4 pro you may spot it but i'm not so sure with xbox one.

Decent monitor better idea?

mid_gen · 12 Apr 2017 at 15:39

Hmm, just seen that Scorpio will support AMD Freesync and HDMI variable refresh rate. Another reason to hold off a TV upgrade!

VTR · 12 Apr 2017 at 16:23

I think it's a great time to buy a TV, the Samsung KS7000 (4k, 10bit HDR) has recently dropped in price. I picked up the 55" and a PS4 Pro, major upgrade from my old 40" Samsung 1080P LED and PS4

mid_gen · 12 Apr 2017 at 16:39

Depends if you're patient and want something that isn't going to be out of date in a year!

Too many HDR specs for my liking, and with Variable Refresh Rate starting to make an appearance I'm happy to wait a bit longer for those two features to stabilise.

Mark1989 · 12 Apr 2017 at 17:32

Waiting for tech is silly, tv etc move forward so fast you'll never be up to date you'll be behind again within 6 months in most cases.

VTR · 13 Apr 2017 at 09:45

mid_gen said:
Depends if you're patient and want something that isn't going to be out of date in a year!

Too many HDR specs for my liking, and with Variable Refresh Rate starting to make an appearance I'm happy to wait a bit longer for those two features to stabilise.

I waited patiently to update from my 8 year old TV, the price drop on the KS7000 seemed like a good time to buy alongside a PS4 pro. If I waited another year, I may aswell have waited for PS5

Battery! · 13 Apr 2017 at 11:07

Indeed.. just buy it! (Whatever it is)

iv-tecman · 13 Apr 2017 at 11:45

I'm in no hurry myself for a new TV, but I guess you can't wait forever..

I'll wait for now though.

House · 13 Apr 2017 at 13:17

Well after doing some reading last night HDMI2.1 is ment to be fixed by the summer. some sites think that sets will be available before the end of the year but if they are they will be the high end sets.

Caught between a rock and a hard place now, I have a 40" Philips monitor but its doesn't even have HDMI 2.0 and I very much doubt that the Scorpio will have a display port connection and 4k at 30hz isn't on my list of set ups I want.

So what to do, Sony X800D now or hold off a few months and see how it goes in the new year, if I wait on the TV I may as well wait on the Scorpio.

cu3ed · 13 Apr 2017 at 14:03

Curious, but nVideia has its Gsync, with AMds version, does that mean the TV companies have to choose one or the other to implement each kind of output?

peahead · 13 Apr 2017 at 14:13

cu3ed said:
Curious, but nVideia has its Gsync, with AMds version, does that mean the TV companies have to choose one or the other to implement each kind of output?

Pretty much yep but i cant see any tv manufacturer implementing a G-sync module into there tvs it would be costly where as Freesync is royalty free.

I am sure we will see Freesync enables tvs in the future though.

redrooster303 · 14 Apr 2017 at 10:55

I think FreeSync uses a feature inherent in the HDMI spec anyway so there's no expense to enable it.

coolsurfer · 14 Apr 2017 at 11:31

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/..._Project_Scorpio_and_its_brandnew_dev_kit.php

Jae-So · 14 Apr 2017 at 12:20

redrooster303 said:
I think FreeSync uses a feature inherent in the HDMI spec anyway so there's no expense to enable it.

Also, consoles can take advantage of Frewsync but not many devices outside of gaming PCs would use GSync.

Jae-So · 19 Apr 2017 at 10:05

I'm still debating whether I want this. I already have an Xbox and fairly powerful PC so maybe I am better off sticking to using the PC.

beachBOYken · 19 Apr 2017 at 10:38

mid_gen said:
Depends if you're patient and want something that isn't going to be out of date in a year!

Too many HDR specs for my liking, and with Variable Refresh Rate starting to make an appearance I'm happy to wait a bit longer for those two features to stabilise.

I was going to wait but theres no point, tech is moving at such a drastically fast rate now its hardly worth waiting, everything is out of date by the time you buy anyway or something newer around the corner.

We had a nice spell with 1080p and all its devices, recently everything seems to be moving at an incredibly fast rate now, maybe its just the crossover from 1080p to 4k but it doesn't seem like that because there is so many new little things that keep getting announced.