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HOW TO
GET THE BEST GEAR FOR YOU4K TVs ACCESSORIES
OPTIMISE YOUR 4K
EXPERIENCE
To make 4K games look their best,
black levels need to be correctly
set. HDMI limited or black-level high
is the option you want. Make sure
the TV’s sharpness slider is set to
no more than ten per cent of the
max value or you could distort the
picture. If your 4K set has a game
mode, switch it on: it slashes
response times, aka lag. To enable
the full gamut of HDR colours,
calibrate the HDMI slot your Xbox is
plugged into to support ‘4:2:2
chroma subsampling’. This might be
called ‘Ultra HD Deep Colour’ or
‘Enhanced’ HDMI – turn it on in your
TV’s HDR settings. Your Xbox One’s
‘Calibrate TV’ option in Display and
Sound settings does a decent job of
ensuring your contrast, sharpness
and colour settings, as well as
black levels, are at the right value.REMAP YOUR CONTROLLER
On the X, have your Controller at the
ready, head to Kinect & Devices in
Settings. From the list of devices
you have paired with the console,
select the controller you want and
‘Configure’. From here you can
remap every button, permanently
invert X/Y axes, swap the
functionality on the sticks, triggers,
the lot. If there are a few gamers in
your home using the same X, you
can link Gamertags to specific
controllers. Settings/Account, then
activate Controller Sign In... this
means that when a button on a
specific gamepad is pressed, the
player linked to that controller will
be signed in!LG OLED77C9 77” OLED
4K SMART TV
£6,999/$5,999 BEST HIGH-END OLED
The finest TV the South Korean firm has
ever built. The C9 is a masterful set,
combining OLED’s peerless black levels and
amazing contrast performance with far
better screen uniformity than any LED can
offer. The best TV money can buyPHILIPS 43PUS6753/12
43" 4K TV
£430/$540 BEST BUDGET 4K
If you’re looking to spend as little as
possible but don’t want to compromise on
quality then this is for you. Naturally warm
colours lend HDR games and movies a really
nice tone. Considering it’s less than the
price of an Xbox One X, the still-respectable
input lag of 27ms is a small price to pay.XBOX ONE ELITE
CONTROLLER
£120/$149.99 BEST CONTROLLER
Builds on all the excellent qualities of the
standard Xbox One Wireless Controller and
adds a huge amount of customisation
options. Precision and exceptionally high
build quality – it looks, feels, and plays like
a truly premium controller.SEAGATE 4TB GAME
DRIVE FOR XBOX ONE
£99.99/$114 BEST HARD DRIVE
This officially branded external hard drive
on Xbox One comes in 2GB or 4GB options.
It’s basically a regular Seagate drive in a
flashier case, so you’re paying about
$15-20 extra for having the Xbox logo and
official green case colour. Nice though.THRUSTMASTER TX
£388/$385 BEST STEERING WHEEL
We recommend the Thrustmaster TX Racing
Wheel Leather Edition, which comes with the
T3PA three-pedal add-on. The wheel feels
really sturdy and the design is more like a
racing car than a road model. The servo itself
is compact and has a pleasant weight to it.
Clamps easily onto a desk or racing seat.VENOM TWIN
DOCKING STATION
£14.99/$24.99 BEST RECHARGING DOCK
You won’t break the bank when shelling out
for this essential bit of kit. With a cradle for
two wireless Xbox One controllers and a
reasonably rapid recharge rate, this
docking station comes with two Nimh
rechargeable battery packs and has
colour-changing LED charge indicators.RAZER TURRET
£249.99/$249.99 BEST KEYBOARD
The first official wireless keyboard/mouse
combo from Razer, for those who love the
twitch-precision of mouse control. The
keys’ weighting is good, charge time is
excellent, the magnetized mouse tray
makes sitting on your sofa with it comfy.
Responsive in high-frame-rate games, it
looks great with its customisable backlight.LG OLED55B9 55”
OLED 4K TV
£1,299/$1,396 BEST MID-RANGE OLED
While it lacks some of the features of its C9
big brother, this is still one hell of an OLED.
Blacks are as convincingly inky as you’d
expect, response times are competitive,
and contrast is more impressive than any
similarly priced LED.SAMSUNG QE55Q60R
55” QLED 4K TV
£829/$699 BEST QLED
Hardcore PvP fans won’t find a better panel
than Sammy’s QE55. With input lag that’s
under ten seconds and incredibly vibrant
pictures, we challenge you to find a better
mid-range QLED on the market. Its black
could be deeper, though.SAMSUNG UE55NU8000
55" 4K TV
£799/$699 BEST LED
Shopping around for a reasonably priced
LED television? Look no further than this
beauty. The UE55NU8000 boasts good
screen uniformity, packs in support for
HDR 10, while it’s also capable of producing
stunning SDR pictures. It’s an utterly
cracking panel.More Xbox news at gamesradar.com/oxm THE OFFICIAL XBOX MAGAZINE 113