OCTOBER 2020 T3 35The great gaming setup
THE TROUBLE WITH HDMI
The PS5 and Xbox Series X have
exposed serious complications with
the humble HDMI port. For while on
the one hand we have the next-gen
consoles promising such goodies as
4K/120Hz graphics, variable refresh
rates and automatic low latency
mode switching, the HDMIs sported
by many of today’s TVs – even many
2020 models, including the majority
of Sony sets – don’t have enough
bandwidth to support all of these
features. Or, in some cases, they
only support these new features via
one of their HDMIs – despite there
being two next-gen consoles. The
same issues apply to the latest AV
receivers, too.
The only ranges of TVs in the UK
that support pretty much all the
big new next-gen gaming features
across all their HDMI inputs
are LG’s 2019 and 2020 OLEDs.
Let’s hope the other brands sort
themselves out for 2021, at least.