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Call me crazy but I don’t really see much difference between 1080p and 1440p so I feel like it’s smart of Sony to push people down the path to 4K / 120
Something to take into account is the fact that MS does not allow HDR on 1440 pp Monitors , only on 4k resolution. So in order to get HDR you can't play at 120 Hz what it sucks
Just got an order complete for the Series X and been trying to decide what to do for a screen, this video just backed up my gut feeling of going 1440p 120hz on a monitor. Appreciate it (:
Same mate. Got a 27" inch 1440p monitor with 165 Hz but it only has HDMI 2.0. Thought I needed 2.1 to unlock 120 Hz, but it worked perfectly fine with 2.0.
This is my first time commenting on a youtube video in this manner and it is simply because this video is incredibly informative and well made. Thank you so much for the information.
That is probably the coolest comment I have received on this video! I am glad you commented here! Thanks for the support and I am glad the video helped!
If your questioning about 2:00 I recommend getting a 1440p 120hz monitor if you play fortnite and warzone and games like that this is for a hardcore gamer but I also recommend getting a 4K 60hz monitor if you prefer more graphical games like minecraft ray tracing or something like that.
One issue is it seems like the Xbox only allows HDR in 4K. If you disable 4K, you lose HDR. I was really hoping to get to play with 1440p, 120fps and HDR all at once on my monitor. It looks like I'm stuck with 4k/60fps/HDR or 1440p/120fps.
Yeah that will unfortunately be a sacrifice that will be made using an hdmi 2.0 monitor. I honestly don't know how well the HDR would look on a series x, but I am with you, it would be nice to have at 120hz and 1440p.
I have the odyssey 32" curved g5 which is a 1440p with hdr 600 I believe it is and it let's me run 4k@60hz with hdr but the imput delay is to much. Especially since I'm rocking the mouse N key on the box. 1440 hits the sweet spot.
2024 still best info video for HDMI for Xbox. I’ve been playing with the 4K setting checked whenever my monitor only goes up to 1440p 120hz. Thank You resolved my monitor turning off out of nowhere sometimes plus I never needed a 2.1 in the first place lol..
im getting a monitor 1440p at 120hz at hdmi 2.0 on xbox series x. when connecting the monitor to the xbox, should i use the hdmi 2.0 cable included with the monitor. or use the HDMI 2.1 cable included with the xbox
It’s weird for me. I start off at 1440p 60hz. First I change my fps to 120hz which forces my resolution to change to 1080p. After that, I set my resolution back to 1440p. It gives me the warning that my fps could drop but then nothing changes. I’ve got 1440p at 120hz.
This channel is always super informative and helpful. So much better than all of these other click bait you tubers who post a bunch of garbage with a title that doesn’t even address the topic, Definitely liked and subscribed!
My monitor is capable of 1440p@120 Hz. Yet if I change the setting to 120Hz the console tells me it won't work and decreases the res to 1080p@120Hz but I want to play in 1440p@120Hz. I am using HDMI 2.0. Can someone help?
No, in order to get a pc with the same specs as the series X you will need around $1,800 the series X is still no joke. Why spend thousands on a pc when you can get the specs of a pc on the series X. Makes no sense. Get the series X and a flagship phone for less than a pc of equivalent specs@@WalterClements.official
U also have to see what ur monitor is capable of over hdmi. Most monitors advertise as 120hz or 144hz etc but thats is the max setting and over display port. The monitor might not do 120 over the hdmi port so you really need to do your due diligence on these monitors. Luckily AMDs website have a nice list of which monitors are capable of these frames over hdmi.
Good call out. I have had a few comments of monitors that are struggling to get 120Hz. But I would imagine it has more to do with internal settings. Because the bandwidth of HDMI 2.0 will allow 1440p @ 120hz. Although you're right, still some monitors don't allow for it.
Best advised! This is what i like to watch not only reviews but also important a very nice advised of what they maked a video. So im not buying now 4k monitor to my xbox seriex x. I remain 1440p 120 hz monitor with hdr. Thanks to a very nice video.
I made this shorter version that gets straight to the point that includes more details about how to achieve 1440p120hz. th-cam.com/video/hAGALLZbiPw/w-d-xo.html
at about 8 minutes or so I go over how I made those changes. It shows how I did it using my equipment. I did make a follow up video with all of the settings needed to achieve 1440p @ 120hz on 2 different monitors.
I can agree its way smoother than a pc… I recently got my series x up and running on 120hz and at 1080p and its smoother than my 1660ti ryzen 4700g pc by far… you actually have to play them both on the same game and thats when you realize the xbox is amazing at 120hz
@@BainCustom I wonder if the xbox’s smoothness falls on the game devs optimizing it for the xbox’s dedicated hardware,and the pc versions of the same game may not be as optimized due to hardware configurations being so vast…. Thus pc game optimization may be something in the middle to accommodate all the hardware variations vs the xbox being maximum optimized for its dedicated hardware….
Thank you for this video! it helped me out alot. Just because of this I'm gonna go with Xbox series X instead of PS5, I don't wanna buy another TV, for 4k 120hz, because I just got my 65' Sony last year.
That is really cool to hear! I'm glad the video helped out and I totally get why you chose Xbox. PlayStation needs to step up their game on the 1440p capability. Anyways, feel free to add input on any of the videos!
Great vid..I personally have my XSX hooked up to a Tv Samsung 55" NU8000 4K,HDR,HDR10,HLG, FREESYNC2, 4K AT 60hz and amazingly 1440p at 120hz with an incredible gaming mode one of the best 2018 TVs for gaming and still holds up to any of the HDMI 2.0 televisions the response time is absolutely amazing the best part is I picked it up from Craigslist from an old guy who hardly ever used it for $250
Absolutely! Yeah the RU8000 was the last standard LED TV that Samsung did well and $250 is a steal. I think the 55 inch sold for $600 or so. Anyways, thanks for the input and welcome to the channel! I hope you subscribe and stick around 👍
@@BainCustom not the RU..the Nu...its the NU8000 SERIES 8 this model retailed for $1200 and still sells for $850 on amazon. Either way thanks for replying..ya got a new sub
@@BainCustom no the MU comes with the connect box..but the NU was built with upgraded gaming features and if I'm not mistaken was the first television to receive the FREESYNC2 update from Samsung. Either way I have two monitors that are very capable and I prefer to play on this television it runs so good with this series x
That's pretty wild. I'm surprised they don't produce that TV or the 8 series the same way. Their q70 isn't even as good as that today. Yeah it has a lot of gaming features, but it's edge lit. Solid grab for sure!
6:21 a cut in the video edit, and then 1440p 120Hz appears... What settings did you change to get this to work. I have the same monitor and using the HDMI cable supplied with the Series X, but only getting 1080p 120Hz or 1440p 60Hz.
@@BainCustom the oh Oled 48cx9lb has 1 ms input and 120 hz hdmi 2.1 4K and it is a Gaming tv because it has the same stats like an Acer predator hdmi 2.1 monitor
Have you tried turning off motion flow? Also go to settings, display and sound, Audio Output, & disable Sound Mode Sync. This really helped with the input lag on my Sony A8H.
@@henriw7965 Response time is about 1ms but input lag in game mode varies between 6-14ms. Regardless, aside possible burn in and limited to 48 in my opinion is the best screen for gaming
6:30 you must be delusional to think the image quality comes even close to Native 1440p PC settings, if you set the xbox to 1440p 120, it will rely HEAVILY on Dynamic resolution scaling, console players usually play on a big tv and sit further away which helps them not notice the apparent artifacts of upscaling, like aliasing and color banding. More aggressive sharpening filters can be applied to still further enhance upscaled picture quality.
hey, you are wrong...i bought this monitor LG 27" monitor 27GN850-B....with the xbox series x you can only run 1440p @ 60hz, and 1080p @ 120hz and you have to turn off variable refresh rate (not good)!!! (you screen showed this too)....HDMI 2.1 monitors is the way to go (when available)...this monitor only works well using display port connection on a pc...returning this monitor back to best buy.
That's not true. You can run 120hz at 1440p and I show it in the video. If you had issues then there are additional steps you may need to follow to unlock that capability. I have heard that you have to turn that off, but it wouldn't be on by factory default. So unless you used it on a pc before hand this shouldn't be an issue. Anyways, I hope you didn't return it because you can use it at 1440p 120Hz even while HDR is active. It's one heck of a monitor for the Xbox.
I would go with the one in the video. The LG GN850-B it's not linked in the description because it is only sold at Best Buy at the moment. But I have tested it and confirmed that it will do 120hz @ 1440p with HDR active.
I have the LG 27” GN850 but can’t tell if it is -B well anyways I’m having trouble with setting Cold War to 120hz the damn thing is shown with a Lock on it... Won’t let me get 120hz @ 1440p... I can’t return mine... Bought it two months ago... Because I’m an idiot.. So am i waiting for Microsoft to do an update?!? Or should i sell my monitor and get a different one?
@@BainCustom ok so i do have the 27” GN850-B anyways the 120hz is Locked on Cold War for me? I have 1440p @120hz turned on in Xbox Settings and can’t gain access to turn it on in game Cold War?? Any thoughts?
Hi mate after watching your video I went and did a check on my tv I have a 2019 LG nano 65 inch 4K TV and it says on my Xbox series x that it supports upto 1440p at 120 I was really surprised thank you so much for uploading this video I’m excited trying it out now cheers mate
Isn’t the issue with 1440p monitors on the Xbox series x that devs will most likely aim for 120 fps at 1080p and 60 FPS at 4K. Meaning 1440p even if it could run at 120 FPS will most likely be limited to 60 FPS because of this. So it kind of makes sense to just get a 4K tv or monitor? Hopefully they provide 120 FPS options for 1440p though!
That is the case for playstation and most console exclusive games. I would imagine that will change for sony once they fully incorporate the steam partnership. But with cross platform games and games that are also developed for pc they are already optimized for 1440p 120hz. I have a suspicion that with the growing popularity for xbox that devs will start to incorporate it early in development. But you are right, there are only a handful of games that fully support 1440p right now.
seeing you manually choose 1440p AND 120hrz in da xbox settings enlightens me. i was worried my new xbox wouldn't support those specs w my new MSI monitor, so thanks for making dis video easy to understand 👍🏻🙏🏻
Did you get HDR working in 1440p? It never goes into HDR mode when i play in 1440 even though it says its supports HDR10. Playing on a Samsung Odyssey G7 for reference.
I have hdmi 2.0 TV set it at 1440p And 120 hz will it hurt my gaming experience if game under settings offer 120 hz as result graphics wise. if game from Xbox one platform which been redone for next gen console like Mortal Kombat 11 ultimate. Or halo master chief edition or rise of tomb raider definitive edition. Note using OLED LG tv how well will such remastered and actual next gen games work on such tv at 1440p finally Dolby planning on release couple games in Dolby vision quality around mid to late 2021. Hopefully they be worth adopting movie tech for gaming.
Yes I am hearing of the dolby games! That is going to be really nice. If you are using the LG CX than I would imagine that most of your gameplay will be amazing. Like I said in the video, I noticed an increased input lag at lower resolutions on my TV. I can't say that will happen to you, but it could. Just make sure you are in game mode and you should be fine. On fidelity, you can't really beat the quality of picture you have on an OLED, I personally think 1440p @120hz is the sweet spot. But if you have hdmi 2.1 than of course 4k 120hz would be better for the TV.
@@BainCustom no c9 using while cx is 2020 model with 60fps with 120 hz. guessing these new consoles are cause for stamped to HDMI 2.1 which has needed bandwidth for 120fps at 120 hz. good news Sony putting out 4 new 4k models ranging from normal sizes like every year. 1 new 8k model is 77 and 83 inches in size. only major change is chip. which has A8 AI chip tech from LG. so it be able check and adjust picture quality based on lighting and video settings based on what you are doing.
I'm pretty impressed with Xbox, tbh. Consoles really have no reason to acknowledge the 1440p standard, as their main audience uses televisions. The fact that 120hz gameplay isn't just locked to 1080p is really cool to see. It's almost like they went above and beyond to show off what their system can do. Even in the PC world, 1440p 120hz is nothing to sneeze at.
It's a big jump for the casual gamer. I was perfectly happy with my 720p 60hz for years until I bought a computer. Then going back to console was rough. Now console is very playable in comparison. Thanks for the input
@@BainCustom Honestly I'd be fine with 60hz too, what really gets me is how they still think it's alright to cap games at 30fps, especially first person shooters.
Same here, I got the series S and have been looking for the right monitor, and if I can do 1440p at 120fps with an hdmi 2.0 then that fits right into my price point considering performance and use.
it's not to curved, has 1 hdmi 2.0 port, and two hdmi 1.4 ports (and a display port) variable refresh rate,(free sync) pretty small bevels, and 1440p at 144hz, blue light filter, and the noob on screen cross hairs u can turn on
I had no idea about so big input lag before. If it is normal attribute of new generations console, I'll go through the streaming services like GFN wit no doubt
So there is HDMI 2.0 and HDMI 2.1 available on the market today. These consoles utilize HDMI 2.1 but are backwards compatible to a degree. With HDMI 2.0 this video outlines certain capabilities that you will have, but not all capabilities. You should be able to receive 120 Hz at 1440p utilizing HDMI 2.0 if your monitor allows.
I bought a 27” 1440p monitor and seriesx. You won’t be able to see any clearer. 4K is absolutely wasted if your on a monitor. I play destiny2 at 1440p 120hz. Rock solid
@@simms87 I have a 1440p 144hz monitor but every time I try to run it at max, it automatically downgraded to 60hz if I go to 1440p, or 1080p if I switch to 120hz. Any ideas how you got it to work?
@@harryleeds8855 yeah you need to disable vrr. Aka Free sync But because destiny2 is a rock solid 120fps in crucible (unlike cod) you don’t need vrr. It’s only crucible that is 120fps. The pve element is only 1440p 60hz. Which is still incredible on my 27 “ gl850. LG Make some amazing screens.
I just got the series X and my tv can run 4K at 60 hz and 1440p at 120 hz. I use 4K for games like red dead redemption to get the best visuals while I use 1440p when I play competitive games like call of duty to get the best performance. Should I keep using this method?
Yeah I think that's a really good method. In fact that is what I tend to do myself for higher Fidelity games and switching to first person shooters. Although I mostly game on my PC, it's nice to sit back and relax while gaming casually.
When I turn off "Allow 4K" you have 1440p + 120 Hz + VRR on my monitor but NO HDR. MS has locked HDR to 4K ONLY. On PS5 you have HDR with 1080p, 1440p and 2160p. That should be the same on the Series X.
Yo man great video way more informative than most stuff out there. I’m having trouble on my LG 27GL850-B 27 Inch Ultragear QHD Nano IPS monitor which does support hdmi 2.0 and says that the 2.0 port is capable of 1440p @ 144hz, however on my series x it only gives me the option of 1080p @ 120hz or 1440p @ 60hz. Any thoughts as to why/how to fix?
Check your fidelity settings on the Xbox menu. You should be able to change your input to HDMI only and it should then allow you to choose resolution and refresh rate.
Thanks for the watch btw, let me know if that solutions works or what you find for a solution. I have had a few people ask the same question so I want to get to the bottom of it.
I have a 1440p monitor but it’s not working for me only works on 1080p to be able to run at 120hz my monitor is a dell s2721dgf anyway of fixing this ?
I'm actually about to grab one myself and see how the pc looks on it. I haven't had the chance to test my xbox on hdmi 2.1 just yet, but I'm getting close too.
Same i have it also and I pair it with my series x and ps5 sometime this year when its back in stock . Cant recommend it more especially for the price range .
Viewsonic seems to be up-to-date with console compatibility right now, I would definitely go for one of their monitors. th-cam.com/video/SUAF_sfMhd8/w-d-xo.html
Solid TV! You can get 1440p too with some adjustment to the Xbox settings. (Changing the source input, in fidelity settings, to HDMI only). Thanks for the comment! Welcome to the channel!
Try this video, it may be more helpful. At least it's a better description of how to get the settings to work. th-cam.com/video/hAGALLZbiPw/w-d-xo.html
My question is its possible to get 120 fps on monitors that dont have hdmi 2.1 ? Ok 120 hz ok on cold war but i dont know that the fps is the same 120 for me in my tests i have ps5 on monitor aoc 144 hz 2.0 and i dont get options to get 120 hz in this monitor...only in my oled c9
@@BainCustom weird as I'm able to have it enabled when I use either my One X or Series X. Not sure if it's actually working but the box at least allows me to enable it. When I had the LG 27GL850, it wasn't ever available with 1440p@120hz. Though I think LG had a capped range of 100hz via HDMI.
@@clawson32104 i have LG NG950 and series X Monitor has to be freesync enabled to get 1440p 120Hz. If disabled only 1080p 120Hz is possible. Xbox Series X will support both FreeSync and HDMI VRR.
@@taneltinnuri8985 That's because the GN950 has a higher Freesync range than the GL850 or GN850. Not sure why LG cannot keep it uniform or release a firmware update at least to uncap thev100hz on the 850 models.
Also you have to play with the response time settings off normal fast or faster. I play AC Valhalla and Black ops Cold War on fast but Modern Warfare it seems I have to play on normal and it still seems choppy a lil.
@@xaponetta how can you do this on the xbox setting or the monitor settings ? i am only allowed to certain setting with button monitor settings. Do i have to use a keyboard and mouse to be able to acces VRR to turn it off???
Hey, I am sold on the 1440p. Although I am excited to get to play 4k 120hz on my hdmi 2.1 TV. I think if you can get setup with 4k it would be a winner from the PS5.
O yeah. Good choice, I reserved one a while back but ended up holding out for when HDMI 2.1 monitors come in. But the 900H is a nice display for Xbox or ps5.
@@DETERMINOLOGY if on a budget the Q70T is pretty good at 900. I have a Q70T / Q80T / CX and X900. Between the 2 Samsung’s I find the Q70 looks better on video games for whatever reason but movies look a little better on the Q80. It’s all personal preference tho I had friends try it out on each TV to see which looked best w ps5 and Xbox and people were pretty split between all of them. I’d prob go with the CX if you plan to get both an Xbox and Ps5 tho
I am working on building my list of compatible monitors. I have not tested out that monitor, but hit that subscribe button. I have another video that can help you figure out if the monitor works once you have it.
Benq actually has instruction on their website in the description of this monitor. You need to change the video output of the Xbox to hdmi only. It can be found in the fidelity settings. This has worked for me on other displays too.
Do you have any recommendations for 4K monitors? I want 4K 60hz and 1440p 120hz. Some monitors are having issues with Xbox not allowing 1440p 120hz just 60hz.
Unfortunately right now it's very hard to recommend 4K monitors with new models coming right around the corner. I do have a video coming out this next week with a new monitor and I tested on the xbox. It is a 1440p monitor. I do plan on doing HDMI 2.1 4K monitors when they come out.
I am looking for a monitor for my son. He uses the Xbox one x console. What do you think is better to buy, 4K 60hz matrix or 1440p 144Hz and 1ms monitor. I was thinking about LG with a NanoIPS matrix.
Hey thanks for commenting. There's definitely an ongoing debate about displays at the moment. Personally I think the jump to 120hz is probably the largest jump, gaming-wise, that has happened in this generation....so far! Personally I would probably go with something that's 1440p and 144hz.
I have a question, I have a Philips 278E8QJAB / 00 monitor. Will he be able to handle xsx? Will I have to change to a better monitor? And one more question, if I have to change, can it be Samsung C27G55TQWR 1ms 144Hz
The #1 thing you need to know is what HDMI version your monitor has. Then you need to know if that monitor has a VESA standard 120hz and not something like 119.6hz. With those two features, you should be able to get 1080p 120hz & 1440p 120hz. So make sure the samsung offers that if yours does not and you are good to go.
thank you so much for such an amazing information! this is EXACTLY what I’ve been looking for..Just a bit curious about that ALLOW 4K…on my XSX I’ve set everything to 1440 and 120..I ticked and unticked ALLOW 4K and I could not see any difference…why is that?I’m using 1440p monitor.. sorry for bad english
Good good glad the video was helpful! I can imagine that the monitor is still displaying a 1440p signal no matter what resolution the Xbox is set to. Is that what you mean? What monitor are you using?
I currently have a TV with HDR 4k at 60hz but due to a set up change I need to buy a monitor. I have the series x and was wondering is it better to go for 1440p at 120 plus hz or go for a 4k 60hz monitor with maybe hdr?
My opinion is that a 1440p 144hz monitor is better. Yes 4k resolution looks better, but having twice the frames looks awesome. It also depends if you really see a difference from 1440p compared to 4k.
That is the question of the year. Personally I am most interested in either a 1440p 120hz monitor or 4k hdmi 2.1 TV. Basically hdmi 2.1 monitors are looking to be about $1k and up, while 1440p monitors are about $300 for a decent one to start. You can also find TV's for about $600 or so. I just don't think the performance, price and value are their for hdmi 2.1 monitors for consoles.
What a fantastic video! I have a question: I have xbox series X and I would like to buy a monitor. Is it better Lg gn850 or lg gp850 to play Warzone? Thank you!
I used my Sony950G 2.0 tv for my PS5 1080p/120hz via performance mode playing Dirt5 and COD. and Xbox digital series i got 1440/120hz need to sacrifice some graphics for frame rates.planning to buy PC monitor i wonder which is the best under $500.? nice video and more power to your channel.
That's a great question! I really ask myself each day what the best monitor for 1440p is. I have a new Video coming out this next week comparing 2 1440p monitors. Check that out. I always like the LG GN850, but this new one might beat it for XBOX.
Are most games going to support 1440p though, for example what if new games are coded to be 1080p and 4k only, wont it look blurry or bad on a 1440p monitor? Debating on getting 4k or 1440p, the refresh rate would be nice.
Well I'm like Sony, Microsoft has given developers access to optimized for 1440p. There are still some drawbacks like you mentioned and the lack of HDR. But overall the higher frame rates over HDMI 2.0 I think outweigh 4K resolutions at 60Hz. I think the upscaling or downscaling will depend more on the display. I know the console plays a big part in that, but 1080p looks phenomenal on my OLED. Realistically it should look terrible, but it doesn't. That is a good question though, I will look into the support of current titles and see if Xbox has any announcements related to more support going forward.
I really want the best gaming monitor you can buy for the series x to maximise and get the best out of all of its features. I just don’t know what exactly the perfect one is.
Luckily for you I have a great playlist of monitors you can choose from. Here it is and don't forget to subscribe! th-cam.com/play/PL3_GjWZgNx1iiIVTWDz1dmvq7ikO0Uz-p.html
So you have it set to 1080 120hz and just letting the monitor do the upscaling? Or your saying the game is upscaling 1080p? I am interested to know how you have it set up? Anyways, I agree. Microsoft did a good thing allowing 1440 imo!
That's part of it. Again, I didn't notice it in 4k resolutions. Only 1080p at 120hz. But the lg probably has some game mode options that the Sony does not.
Great vid bro , Alienware aw2720hf can go with 1440 with 120hz? For the series x? I need a monitor with 1ms , also , or do you know a good recommendation?
I like LG GN850, ViewSonic XG270QG and I have a new monitor video dropping in about a week. It's a great choice for series x, I personally tested it and love it.
So does an Xbox One X allow 1440p @ 120hz over HDMI 2.0? (Shopping for a new monitor atm) I seem to keep seeing reviews on Amazon saying its not possible. Is it therefore a feature unique to the series?
It is for sure capable. I do showcase that in this video and quite a few videos on the channel. th-cam.com/video/edeejJuqPjQ/w-d-xo.html Start there and if you want, check out the 1440p monitors I have reviewed for console. That should help make a good decision.
@@BainCustom right now mostly halo infinite and forza horizan 5 and its awesome!! Really solid setup, for me personally 2k gaming at 120hz is plenty good enough for me now after witnessing it first hand playing, it's just really crisp, after a 4 hour session the series x doesn't even really get loud or even that hot and just after a few minutes after quiting the game it seems to cool down really fast, great console and monitor combo, highly recommended, cheers.
I have problems with MW on my PC. The game is a bit buggy itself. A good internet connection helped a ton and I have changed my settings massively to avoid any glitching.
Only Cold War has the game software optimized for 120hz. 2k at 120hz is the max frame rate and video quality you can get with new consoles. So your good.
I thought HDR couldn’t work with 120hz on monitors yet for the series X? My BenQ 1440p 144hz monitor doesn’t let play 120hz with HDR, only 60hz when I allow 4K, are you sure you had HDR working while playing 120hz on your monitor?
Hey that's a good question. What I can confirm is that the HDR feature showed as active in the Xbox menu, the HDR turned on for the monitor automatically and I was able to do the HDR calibration on the Xbox. All signs would point to HDR being active as there is no menu within the game to tell me it is on. After a bit of reading it may be related to the chroma subsampling. Also it sounds like the biggest issue is at 4K 120 Hz.
I can confirm that. I'm using a samsung odyssey G7 and it only runs HDR at 4k 60. When i play at 1440p with VRR enabled/disabled im only getting 120fps with SDR image quality. With 1440p or VRR enabled the display features cross out HDR in the checklist. Its a noticeable compromise until HDR gets implemented for 1440p resolutions, however this has been an ongoing issue that was never fixed since the xbox one x.
That is interesting. Maybe that was a small item that I missed, I will have to go back and confirm. But as far as my initial setup I checked that same area and it seemed to work just fine. Have you tried the trick of changing the input source to HDMI on the video fidelity settings? I wonder if you manually adjust your input to 1440p if it will allow HDR at 1440p.
@@BainCustom I've tried many different configurations on the xbox menus and the monitor but after looking at the information screen for my G7 it shows HDR disabled for every mode except in 4k 60 settings. I have browsed through reddit forums and the consensus was that the Xbox only implements HDR in 4k and SDR for the rest. Does 1440p / HDR show up in your monitor's info screen when your playing a game? I've tried your method and noticed when i manually set to hdmi in the xbox display options it cannot do 1440p @ 120 so i left it on auto.
I have a gigabyte m27q 170hz 1440p monitor which is connected to my pc and xbox series s and i still cant get 1440p on it, anyway to fix? It makes my games look pretty bad and i cant fix it
Very simple. Uncheck the allow 4k in the Xbox menus and you will be good to go. Use this video for reference, but no need to do all of the steps. th-cam.com/video/hAGALLZbiPw/w-d-xo.html
I’m not sure what to do, I bought an lg 27gl850 thats1440p and 144hz. But when I try to do 1440 and 120 frames on my series x settings it just says the resolution isn’t supported with the current Refresh rate . Like yours said in the video. But I noticed yours magically popped to 1440p and mine isn’t . Any ideas ?
Hey thanks for commenting. I did cover one way to enable the 120 hertz. The way outlined in the video is to uncheck the box that says allow 4K. Now you also have to make sure that all variable refresh rate is turned off on the monitor. The second way of enabling 120 hertz is to change your bit depth on the Xbox from 10 bit to 8 bit. let me know if any of these are a combination of these work.
I don't think the series x has a field of view setting. But I know certain games will have it. I didn't see it anywhere else besides on the setup for setting the edge of the picture.
Hey I appreciate the comment. It was a small portion of the video but yes I do go over how I opened up that 1440p at 120hz. It is time stamped in the description if you need to go back in reference it. but let me know if you have any questions or are struggling anywhere because I can definitely help.
Love the monitor only issue is trying to get VRR enabled while on 1440p at 120hz. Series x allows me to do it at 1080 120hz but when I try and put it to 1440p it grays variable refresh rate. You know a fix to this?
Yeah the monitor is pretty much 100% up until this point. But check out this video if you are looking for a monitor that can do VRR. th-cam.com/video/SUAF_sfMhd8/w-d-xo.html
For the purpose of this video I am only showcasing that the capability is there. Weather you receive 120 Hertz or not would be a different video. Although I'm not sure how much it would matter unless we discuss variable refresh rate, because it would be the same for pretty much every Xbox series X. Nice call out though. Because that is something to consider.
Thanks for clarifying! Apologies, not trying to call you out, I just wanted to clarify because I have a 1440p/144hz AOC monitor and I’m on the fence about buying a series x vs building a PC. My goal is 120fps gaming at 1440p resolution. Thanks again for the informative video!
@@christopherpalines5981 it’s not locked by no means . I fluctuates between 90 and 120 FPS .. digital foundry did a FPS test on their channel if you want to see the benchmarks . Still with freesync enabled , that fixes the frame pacing issues which is awesome for a console .
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Turn on gaming mode on the tv to reduce input lag
I want to find out how you get 1440hz. did you listen through the video?
U see that sony. 1440p is awesome
1440p is coming to PS5 fortunately.
@@madezra64 no it’s not. Unless it’s confirmed
@@vegaskidd555 Been confirmed for weeks now that Sony has addressed the console not having 1440p but will in future updates.
@@madezra64 wrong. They said if more ask for it. Which means no
Call me crazy but I don’t really see much difference between 1080p and 1440p so I feel like it’s smart of Sony to push people down the path to 4K / 120
Something to take into account is the fact that MS does not allow HDR on 1440 pp Monitors , only on 4k resolution. So in order to get HDR you can't play at 120 Hz what it sucks
Agreed. I slipped a bit and thought it allowed HDR. But found out it does not. It is totally not cool.
It still doesn't support HDR on 2k monitors ? or now there are some that can use it ? . Sorry for my english
Has MS fixed the no HDR for 1440p 120?
@@bv7078 no they don't care
Most 1440p monitors don't have a high enough brightness to justify needing HDR
Just got an order complete for the Series X and been trying to decide what to do for a screen, this video just backed up my gut feeling of going 1440p 120hz on a monitor. Appreciate it (:
For sure! Glad I could help you out. Buying 4k is coming around, but still not easy.
I’d recommend the LG 32gn600. I use it in my series s and it’s great
@@davidbauer3639 And what games can you plat at 1440 p 120 hz ?? I will wait..🧐🧐
@@cloudridermrbliss7085 Fortnite, COS, halo etc. sooooo
Cod*
Thank you! I thought I needed to wait for an hmdi 2.1 monitor to drop. I didn't even think to try my XSX on my 1440p... it worked flawlessly at 120hz!
Very nice! That is definitely a win in my opinion. Glad you caught the video and were able to put your hardware to good use. Welcome to the channel!
Same mate. Got a 27" inch 1440p monitor with 165 Hz but it only has HDMI 2.0. Thought I needed 2.1 to unlock 120 Hz, but it worked perfectly fine with 2.0.
2.1 is only for 4K at 120fps. 2.0 can do QHD at 120fps
@@cd-rom. that's weird because my Series X forces me to 1080p when I enable 120Hz on 1440p
@@iconfuez6538 very strange, I’m using the provided cable that came with the SX with a 1440p Dell monitor and have no trouble.
I too can notice the difference on a 720p box tv
This is my first time commenting on a youtube video in this manner and it is simply because this video is incredibly informative and well made. Thank you so much for the information.
That is probably the coolest comment I have received on this video! I am glad you commented here! Thanks for the support and I am glad the video helped!
If your questioning about 2:00 I recommend getting a 1440p 120hz monitor if you play fortnite and warzone and games like that this is for a hardcore gamer but I also recommend getting a 4K 60hz monitor if you prefer more graphical games like minecraft ray tracing or something like that.
Wise recommendation!
One issue is it seems like the Xbox only allows HDR in 4K. If you disable 4K, you lose HDR. I was really hoping to get to play with 1440p, 120fps and HDR all at once on my monitor. It looks like I'm stuck with 4k/60fps/HDR or 1440p/120fps.
Yeah that will unfortunately be a sacrifice that will be made using an hdmi 2.0 monitor. I honestly don't know how well the HDR would look on a series x, but I am with you, it would be nice to have at 120hz and 1440p.
I've just noticed the same disabling 4k also disables hdr10
I have the odyssey 32" curved g5 which is a 1440p with hdr 600 I believe it is and it let's me run 4k@60hz with hdr but the imput delay is to much. Especially since I'm rocking the mouse N key on the box. 1440 hits the sweet spot.
2024 still best info video for HDMI for Xbox. I’ve been playing with the 4K setting checked whenever my monitor only goes up to 1440p 120hz. Thank You resolved my monitor turning off out of nowhere sometimes plus I never needed a 2.1 in the first place lol..
im getting a monitor 1440p at 120hz at hdmi 2.0 on xbox series x. when connecting the monitor to the xbox, should i use the hdmi 2.0 cable included with the monitor. or use the HDMI 2.1 cable included with the xbox
@ you just need the 2.0 , 2.1 is usually only supported on TVs at the moment. 2.1 is for 8k setups. Most monitors only have 2.0 HDMI ports.
@@GhostShotYaDead preec8it the reply. so does that mean i’ll also have the change the color bit from 10bit-8bit? since its hdmi 2.0?
@ keep it 8 bit.
it clearly said it couldnt play on the resolution (144p)...so how did you get it to work i did see a cut in the video
right
because this is clickbait. He has a hdmi 2.1 display which is the only use case where 1440p 120hz is possible. He's a huge POS
It’s weird for me. I start off at 1440p 60hz. First I change my fps to 120hz which forces my resolution to change to 1080p.
After that, I set my resolution back to 1440p. It gives me the warning that my fps could drop but then nothing changes. I’ve got 1440p at 120hz.
@@rchamp247 try changing into fps option on the monitor
@@qui564 turn off hdr ect it worked for me
This channel is always super informative and helpful. So much better than all of these other click bait you tubers who post a bunch of garbage with a title that doesn’t even address the topic, Definitely liked and subscribed!
Always appreciate your support man!
But not 1440p hdr that was wrong
My monitor is capable of 1440p@120 Hz. Yet if I change the setting to 120Hz the console tells me it won't work and decreases the res to 1080p@120Hz but I want to play in 1440p@120Hz. I am using HDMI 2.0. Can someone help?
I like the angle you have when talking about tech. I appreciate the content thank you.
You rock! Thanks for the input and glad you appreciated it!
Upgrading my current pc would be 3000+. That 500 for the series X is looking real good. Thanks for this clarification!
For sure, that is exactly how i felt at the time.
The tv or monitor added with the series plus a headset and gamepass youre looking at a couple grand.
@@sergiolandz6056yeah and 5000+ with the pc
@@sergiolandz6056and no thi dont know about 1 year ago but now that setup would be 1 grand
No, in order to get a pc with the same specs as the series X you will need around $1,800 the series X is still no joke. Why spend thousands on a pc when you can get the specs of a pc on the series X. Makes no sense. Get the series X and a flagship phone for less than a pc of equivalent specs@@WalterClements.official
Getting my Xbox Series X and 1440p 120hz monitor this week. This video was very helpful.
did everything work for you? ust got my series X today but my 1440p monitor isn't letting me set 1440p AND 120fps.
@@itsehsanh Go into your Settings > TV & Monitor > Tick Off Allow 4K and restart your Xbox.
👊 hope it all worked out for you
U also have to see what ur monitor is capable of over hdmi. Most monitors advertise as 120hz or 144hz etc but thats is the max setting and over display port. The monitor might not do 120 over the hdmi port so you really need to do your due diligence on these monitors. Luckily AMDs website have a nice list of which monitors are capable of these frames over hdmi.
Good call out. I have had a few comments of monitors that are struggling to get 120Hz. But I would imagine it has more to do with internal settings. Because the bandwidth of HDMI 2.0 will allow 1440p @ 120hz. Although you're right, still some monitors don't allow for it.
You can also buy a usb powered DisplayPort to HMDI adapter. That’s what I did and it worked like a charm.
@@ZackAschlimani know it’s been 2 years but i have the same problem how did your solution work
Best advised! This is what i like to watch not only reviews but also important a very nice advised of what they maked a video. So im not buying now 4k monitor to my xbox seriex x. I remain 1440p 120 hz monitor with hdr. Thanks to a very nice video.
Thanks a lot! I am glad I could help in some way and potentially save you the headache of replacing a monitor for now! Good luck and GG's.
You didnt explain how the 1080p changed to 1440p magically at 6:20 i keep trying to set it but it says only 1080p at 120hz. Explain this. Thanks.
I made this shorter version that gets straight to the point that includes more details about how to achieve 1440p120hz.
th-cam.com/video/hAGALLZbiPw/w-d-xo.html
Anyone else notice @6:15 it shows 1080p @120hz then cuts to 1440p@120hz... wat gives
at about 8 minutes or so I go over how I made those changes. It shows how I did it using my equipment. I did make a follow up video with all of the settings needed to achieve 1440p @ 120hz on 2 different monitors.
Change your HDMI logo from console to PC on your OLED for the Xbox input.... enjoy
What do you mean by this?
Huh ???
I can agree its way smoother than a pc… I recently got my series x up and running on 120hz and at 1080p and its smoother than my 1660ti ryzen 4700g pc by far… you actually have to play them both on the same game and thats when you realize the xbox is amazing at 120hz
Yeah unless you are spending about $2k on a PC the performance isn't MASSIVE. Although there are other benefits to PC for sure.
@@BainCustom I wonder if the xbox’s smoothness falls on the game devs optimizing it for the xbox’s dedicated hardware,and the pc versions of the same game may not be as optimized due to hardware configurations being so vast…. Thus pc game optimization may be something in the middle to accommodate all the hardware variations vs the xbox being maximum optimized for its dedicated hardware….
Do you have input lag using mouse and keyboard
Thank you for this video! it helped me out alot. Just because of this I'm gonna go with Xbox series X instead of PS5, I don't wanna buy another TV, for 4k 120hz, because I just got my 65' Sony last year.
That is really cool to hear! I'm glad the video helped out and I totally get why you chose Xbox. PlayStation needs to step up their game on the 1440p capability. Anyways, feel free to add input on any of the videos!
Same here bro love my 1440p 144hz monitor sony are stupid
thank you bro i frickin love ya for testing this out!
🤣 glad I could help
Great vid..I personally have my XSX hooked up to a Tv Samsung 55" NU8000
4K,HDR,HDR10,HLG, FREESYNC2, 4K AT 60hz and amazingly 1440p at 120hz with an incredible gaming mode one of the best 2018 TVs for gaming and still holds up to any of the HDMI 2.0 televisions the response time is absolutely amazing the best part is I picked it up from Craigslist from an old guy who hardly ever used it for $250
Absolutely! Yeah the RU8000 was the last standard LED TV that Samsung did well and $250 is a steal. I think the 55 inch sold for $600 or so.
Anyways, thanks for the input and welcome to the channel! I hope you subscribe and stick around 👍
@@BainCustom not the RU..the Nu...its the NU8000 SERIES 8 this model retailed for $1200 and still sells for $850 on amazon.
Either way thanks for replying..ya got a new sub
Oh the 2018 model! I missed that part. Yeah the NU comes with the One Connect Box right?
@@BainCustom no the MU comes with the connect box..but the NU was built with upgraded gaming features and if I'm not mistaken was the first television to receive the FREESYNC2 update from Samsung.
Either way I have two monitors that are very capable and I prefer to play on this television it runs so good with this series x
That's pretty wild. I'm surprised they don't produce that TV or the 8 series the same way. Their q70 isn't even as good as that today. Yeah it has a lot of gaming features, but it's edge lit.
Solid grab for sure!
6:21 a cut in the video edit, and then 1440p 120Hz appears... What settings did you change to get this to work. I have the same monitor and using the HDMI cable supplied with the Series X, but only getting 1080p 120Hz or 1440p 60Hz.
Check out this video. It will get you everything you need.
th-cam.com/video/hAGALLZbiPw/w-d-xo.html
@@BainCustom indeed it helped! Thanks a lot 🙏
Even on game mode with the Sony A8G the input lag is too high for FPS shooters. It's around 40ms when compared to the LG C9 or CX at around 15ms.
Yeah, it just wasnt a gaming tv unfortunately. But it looks really nice, I can say that.
@@BainCustom the oh Oled 48cx9lb has 1 ms input and 120 hz hdmi 2.1 4K and it is a Gaming tv because it has the same stats like an Acer predator hdmi 2.1 monitor
*LG
Have you tried turning off motion flow? Also go to settings, display and sound, Audio Output, & disable Sound Mode Sync. This really helped with the input lag on my Sony A8H.
@@henriw7965 Response time is about 1ms but input lag in game mode varies between 6-14ms. Regardless, aside possible burn in and limited to 48 in my opinion is the best screen for gaming
6:30 you must be delusional to think the image quality comes even close to Native 1440p PC settings, if you set the xbox to 1440p 120, it will rely HEAVILY on Dynamic resolution scaling, console players usually play on a big tv and sit further away which helps them not notice the apparent artifacts of upscaling, like aliasing and color banding. More aggressive sharpening filters can be applied to still further enhance upscaled picture quality.
hey, you are wrong...i bought this monitor LG 27" monitor 27GN850-B....with the xbox series x you can only run 1440p @ 60hz, and 1080p @ 120hz and you have to turn off variable refresh rate (not good)!!! (you screen showed this too)....HDMI 2.1 monitors is the way to go (when available)...this monitor only works well using display port connection on a pc...returning this monitor back to best buy.
That's not true. You can run 120hz at 1440p and I show it in the video. If you had issues then there are additional steps you may need to follow to unlock that capability. I have heard that you have to turn that off, but it wouldn't be on by factory default. So unless you used it on a pc before hand this shouldn't be an issue.
Anyways, I hope you didn't return it because you can use it at 1440p 120Hz even while HDR is active. It's one heck of a monitor for the Xbox.
@@BainCustom which monitor do I buy, because there a bunch of monitors in your description
I would go with the one in the video. The LG GN850-B it's not linked in the description because it is only sold at Best Buy at the moment. But I have tested it and confirmed that it will do 120hz @ 1440p with HDR active.
I have the LG 27” GN850 but can’t tell if it is -B well anyways I’m having trouble with setting Cold War to 120hz the damn thing is shown with a Lock on it... Won’t let me get 120hz @ 1440p... I can’t return mine... Bought it two months ago... Because I’m an idiot.. So am i waiting for Microsoft to do an update?!? Or should i sell my monitor and get a different one?
@@BainCustom ok so i do have the 27” GN850-B anyways the 120hz is Locked on Cold War for me? I have 1440p @120hz turned on in Xbox Settings and can’t gain access to turn it on in game Cold War?? Any thoughts?
Hi mate after watching your video I went and did a check on my tv I have a 2019 LG nano 65 inch 4K TV and it says on my Xbox series x that it supports upto 1440p at 120 I was really surprised thank you so much for uploading this video I’m excited trying it out now cheers mate
Hey that is amazing! Yeah anything that is 120hz compatible and HDMI 2.0 should support that. But good find and good buy from 2019!.
I have a dell s3220dgf 1440p 144hz monitor for my series x & PS5 & I love it!!!! I don't think I'll ever go back to gaming on a tv
Agreed! Yeah that's a great combo. I bet it feels like a massive upgrade!
@@BainCustom it's a night and day difference
Couldn't agree more! Thanks for the input 👍
Lg cx oled check em put it a gaming monitor TV
Yeah but i think 4k 120 with hdr hgig vrr feels more real
Isn’t the issue with 1440p monitors on the Xbox series x that devs will most likely aim for 120 fps at 1080p and 60 FPS at 4K. Meaning 1440p even if it could run at 120 FPS will most likely be limited to 60 FPS because of this.
So it kind of makes sense to just get a 4K tv or monitor? Hopefully they provide 120 FPS options for 1440p though!
That is the case for playstation and most console exclusive games. I would imagine that will change for sony once they fully incorporate the steam partnership.
But with cross platform games and games that are also developed for pc they are already optimized for 1440p 120hz. I have a suspicion that with the growing popularity for xbox that devs will start to incorporate it early in development.
But you are right, there are only a handful of games that fully support 1440p right now.
this guy is awesome, he is answer to all ours research on what to get.
Hey Thanks JJ! Much appreciated and glad you watched the video.
seeing you manually choose 1440p AND 120hrz in da xbox settings enlightens me.
i was worried my new xbox wouldn't support those specs w my new MSI monitor, so thanks for making dis video easy to understand 👍🏻🙏🏻
which monitor did you buy can you please tell me? i'm also looking to buy an MSI MAG monitor myself for laptop gaming and Xbox PS5 gaming
@ hey! i did indeed get the MSI monitor & i don't regret it. definitely recommend!
@@silverdetox cool thanks a lot!
Did you get HDR working in 1440p? It never goes into HDR mode when i play in 1440 even though it says its supports HDR10. Playing on a Samsung Odyssey G7 for reference.
Xbox doesnt Support HDR at 120hz atm kinda
Got same Monitor and can HDR only with 4k and 60hz
you dont get HDR, what this guy says is wrong. If you want HDR you have to allow 4k. Hopefully microsoft can support 1440p HDR in the future
@@playerdem eh? Thats what i said? I can only HDR while Switch to 4K Signal
@@lavalampelazer3917 buy “this guy” i didnt mean you i meant the guy in the video haha
I have hdmi 2.0 TV set it at 1440p And 120 hz will it hurt my gaming experience if game under settings offer 120 hz as result graphics wise. if game from Xbox one platform which been redone for next gen console like Mortal Kombat 11 ultimate. Or halo master chief edition or rise of tomb raider definitive edition. Note using OLED LG tv how well will such remastered and actual next gen games work on such tv at 1440p finally Dolby planning on release couple games in Dolby vision quality around mid to late 2021. Hopefully they be worth adopting movie tech for gaming.
Yes I am hearing of the dolby games! That is going to be really nice. If you are using the LG CX than I would imagine that most of your gameplay will be amazing.
Like I said in the video, I noticed an increased input lag at lower resolutions on my TV. I can't say that will happen to you, but it could.
Just make sure you are in game mode and you should be fine. On fidelity, you can't really beat the quality of picture you have on an OLED, I personally think 1440p @120hz is the sweet spot. But if you have hdmi 2.1 than of course 4k 120hz would be better for the TV.
@@BainCustom no c9 using while cx is 2020 model with 60fps with 120 hz. guessing these new consoles are cause for stamped to HDMI 2.1 which has needed bandwidth for 120fps at 120 hz. good news Sony putting out 4 new 4k models ranging from normal sizes like every year. 1 new 8k model is 77 and 83 inches in size. only major change is chip. which has A8 AI chip tech from LG. so it be able check and adjust picture quality based on lighting and video settings based on what you are doing.
If you 4k hdtv has a game mode, it might help you tremendously with input lag from controller to screen.
Yes certain TV's do and it would absolutely help. Auto game mode on TV's is good for that. Unfortunately, my tv does not have that function.
I'm pretty impressed with Xbox, tbh. Consoles really have no reason to acknowledge the 1440p standard, as their main audience uses televisions. The fact that 120hz gameplay isn't just locked to 1080p is really cool to see. It's almost like they went above and beyond to show off what their system can do. Even in the PC world, 1440p 120hz is nothing to sneeze at.
It's a big jump for the casual gamer. I was perfectly happy with my 720p 60hz for years until I bought a computer. Then going back to console was rough. Now console is very playable in comparison.
Thanks for the input
@@BainCustom Honestly I'd be fine with 60hz too, what really gets me is how they still think it's alright to cap games at 30fps, especially first person shooters.
Step Microsoft, what are you doing?? 8:12
I'm sorry, I just had to lmao
😂😂
Hey they did something good. I had to call them out for it.
I'm planning on getting a 1440p, 144hz monitor and an xbox series *s* for the same price as the series *x*
That sounds about right. I think that's a nice sweet spot for a lot of people.
Same here, I got the series S and have been looking for the right monitor, and if I can do 1440p at 120fps with an hdmi 2.0 then that fits right into my price point considering performance and use.
@@reddchan I got the viotek gnv27db, still waiting to get the console though
it's not to curved, has 1 hdmi 2.0 port, and two hdmi 1.4 ports (and a display port) variable refresh rate,(free sync) pretty small bevels, and 1440p at 144hz, blue light filter, and the noob on screen cross hairs u can turn on
I love how he used a G Sync Monitor on a xbox
Yeah I should have used the MicrosoftSync!
@@BainCustom An AMD GPU is used for the XSX. So yeah, a freesync monitor would have made sense...
I had no idea about so big input lag before. If it is normal attribute of new generations console, I'll go through the streaming services like GFN wit no doubt
Console generally does. IDK if streaming is much better. It can be mitigated to a degree, just have to get a display that can utilize the ALLM.
Can we gain 1440p 120hz with the HDMI 2.1 model? I thought we could only win on HDMI 3.0 models. I will be happy if you answer my question.
So there is HDMI 2.0 and HDMI 2.1 available on the market today. These consoles utilize HDMI 2.1 but are backwards compatible to a degree. With HDMI 2.0 this video outlines certain capabilities that you will have, but not all capabilities. You should be able to receive 120 Hz at 1440p utilizing HDMI 2.0 if your monitor allows.
@@BainCustom Thanks brother
So looking at a monitor for my xsx, budget around £380, what do you think to benq 2780q or gigabyte g32qc
I would go BENQ for sure. All around the specs look better.
I use the Benq 2780Q for my PS5 and it works great but at 1080p only. can't wait to purchase the series X and hook it up to this monitor.
Awesome video. I was holding out now I will just get the 1440 120hz and find me a series X
Exactly. It will be a great interim solution that honestly performs really well IMO.
I bought a 27” 1440p monitor and seriesx.
You won’t be able to see any clearer.
4K is absolutely wasted if your on a monitor.
I play destiny2 at 1440p 120hz. Rock solid
@@simms87 I have a 1440p 144hz monitor but every time I try to run it at max, it automatically downgraded to 60hz if I go to 1440p, or 1080p if I switch to 120hz. Any ideas how you got it to work?
@@harryleeds8855 yeah you need to disable vrr. Aka Free sync
But because destiny2 is a rock solid 120fps in crucible (unlike cod) you don’t need vrr.
It’s only crucible that is 120fps. The pve element is only 1440p 60hz.
Which is still incredible on my 27 “ gl850. LG Make some amazing screens.
@@simms87 I’ve seen that but there is no option to enable or disable in my monitor settings?
I really like this guy, he seems genuinely super nice.
Thank you 👍
I just got the series X and my tv can run 4K at 60 hz and 1440p at 120 hz. I use 4K for games like red dead redemption to get the best visuals while I use 1440p when I play competitive games like call of duty to get the best performance. Should I keep using this method?
Yeah I think that's a really good method. In fact that is what I tend to do myself for higher Fidelity games and switching to first person shooters. Although I mostly game on my PC, it's nice to sit back and relax while gaming casually.
Can you tell what TV do you have?
When I turn off "Allow 4K" you have 1440p + 120 Hz + VRR on my monitor but NO HDR. MS has locked HDR to 4K ONLY. On PS5 you have HDR with 1080p, 1440p and 2160p. That should be the same on the Series X.
It should be for sure. MS is now behind the ball. Give it a few months and it will come out.
Yo man great video way more informative than most stuff out there. I’m having trouble on my LG 27GL850-B 27 Inch Ultragear QHD Nano IPS monitor which does support hdmi 2.0 and says that the 2.0 port is capable of 1440p @ 144hz, however on my series x it only gives me the option of 1080p @ 120hz or 1440p @ 60hz. Any thoughts as to why/how to fix?
Check your fidelity settings on the Xbox menu. You should be able to change your input to HDMI only and it should then allow you to choose resolution and refresh rate.
Thanks for the watch btw, let me know if that solutions works or what you find for a solution. I have had a few people ask the same question so I want to get to the bottom of it.
@@BainCustom Ive tried this and currently have the same problem...
Boys, turn off variable refresh rate on the monitor. Then go back to the Xbox settlings and turn on 1440P and then set it too 120HZ…
You’re welcome
Turn off FreeSync
I have a 1440p monitor but it’s not working for me only works on 1080p to be able to run at 120hz my monitor is a dell s2721dgf anyway of fixing this ?
Get changing your input to HDMI only in the fidelity settings of the video tab on the Xbox. That might work for you.
Yea I checked it it’s been on hdmi only
I can’t wait to get a series X
I have the Sony x900h it’s updated for hdmi 2.1 and ready for gaming
4K 120. That’s a great TV.
No 1440p for you. Likely hit 1600 to 1800p.
@@gamerforlife2062 yeah sadly but nonetheless it’s an amazing tv in itself
I'm actually about to grab one myself and see how the pc looks on it. I haven't had the chance to test my xbox on hdmi 2.1 just yet, but I'm getting close too.
@@BainCustom yeah the tv is awesome I can’t recommend it more
Same i have it also and I pair it with my series x and ps5 sometime this year when its back in stock . Cant recommend it more especially for the price range .
Thoughts on the ViewSonic VX2768 ? Wouldn’t that also be a good option for an Xbox series X?
Viewsonic seems to be up-to-date with console compatibility right now, I would definitely go for one of their monitors. th-cam.com/video/SUAF_sfMhd8/w-d-xo.html
Hes probably one of those guys who on pc use a 144hz monitor and never changed it from 60hz in the control panel
💯% in fact I usually lower the resolution, play in windowed and use hdmi for my 240hz monitor. I'm telling you it is tons of fun!
Shouldn't you disable HDR to access VRR for online shooters on the monitor?
That is correct. I made a second video describing just that. It sounds like you have had some good experience with the Xbox then.
Them oval wall shelves caught my attention where are they from?
Either wayfair or Ikea. Not 100% sure but they are pretty cool! Thanks for the watch btw.
What monitor are you using? I just want one that’ll run 1440 120 that’s actually compatible with Xbox.... seems they’re hard to come by
It's the LG GN850. I will be testing out more monitors too, but yes this monitor worked for me with no issue.
I have the 55” and 65” Sony A8G and was wondering about this exact thing! 🙏
Solid TV! You can get 1440p too with some adjustment to the Xbox settings. (Changing the source input, in fidelity settings, to HDMI only).
Thanks for the comment! Welcome to the channel!
I can only get 1080p 120hz but not 1440p 120hz only at 60hz on the Sony A8g. I've tried everything and it seems I'll have to use 1080p 120hz.
What happened in that edit at 5:30, my xbox sx don't have refresh rate drop-down
Try this video, it may be more helpful. At least it's a better description of how to get the settings to work.
th-cam.com/video/hAGALLZbiPw/w-d-xo.html
I use Samsung Odyssey G7 and I can reach 1440p x 120Hz! Thanks Xbox! :D
How is the HDR on the G7? Anyways, glad the video helped out! Welcome to the channel, I hope you stick around for the Thursday live stream!
Does it have hdmi 2.0 or 2.1?
My question is its possible to get 120 fps on monitors that dont have hdmi 2.1 ?
Ok
120 hz ok on cold war but i dont know that the fps is the same 120 for me in my tests i have ps5 on monitor aoc 144 hz 2.0 and i dont get options to get 120 hz in this monitor...only in my oled c9
@@IIvIIaxiimusIIvIIinimus yes you can.
I'm using the Dell S2721DGF. Same Nano-IPS panel as the LG 27GL850 but can do 1440p@120hz with Freesync enabled on Xbox
Freesync needs to be off. 120hz won't work with any type of VRR technology.
@@BainCustom weird as I'm able to have it enabled when I use either my One X or Series X. Not sure if it's actually working but the box at least allows me to enable it. When I had the LG 27GL850, it wasn't ever available with 1440p@120hz. Though I think LG had a capped range of 100hz via HDMI.
@@clawson32104 i have LG NG950 and series X Monitor has to be freesync enabled to get 1440p 120Hz. If disabled only 1080p 120Hz is possible. Xbox Series X will support both FreeSync and HDMI VRR.
@@taneltinnuri8985 That's because the GN950 has a higher Freesync range than the GL850 or GN850. Not sure why LG cannot keep it uniform or release a firmware update at least to uncap thev100hz on the 850 models.
I have the same exact monitor but mine only does 1080 120fps, how did you change it to 1440 120fps?
Disable VRR / adaptive sync since it won't make hdmi reach 120
Also you have to play with the response time settings off normal fast or faster. I play AC Valhalla and Black ops Cold War on fast but Modern Warfare it seems I have to play on normal and it still seems choppy a lil.
@@xaponetta how can you do this on the xbox setting or the monitor settings ? i am only allowed to certain setting with button monitor settings. Do i have to use a keyboard and mouse to be able to acces VRR to turn it off???
@@joseramirez5527 check the monitor menu should be there under freesync or adaptive sync
The 1440p on the Xbox is what’s attracting me to them and I’m currently a PlayStation guy , but I was Xbox first.
Hey, I am sold on the 1440p. Although I am excited to get to play 4k 120hz on my hdmi 2.1 TV. I think if you can get setup with 4k it would be a winner from the PS5.
Im glad i waited, i got the x900h. 4k 120hz hdmi 2.1
O yeah. Good choice, I reserved one a while back but ended up holding out for when HDMI 2.1 monitors come in. But the 900H is a nice display for Xbox or ps5.
Or LG CX or even the Q90T if your into samsung
@@DETERMINOLOGY if on a budget the Q70T is pretty good at 900. I have a Q70T / Q80T / CX and X900.
Between the 2 Samsung’s I find the Q70 looks better on video games for whatever reason but movies look a little better on the Q80.
It’s all personal preference tho I had friends try it out on each TV to see which looked best w ps5 and Xbox and people were pretty split between all of them. I’d prob go with the CX if you plan to get both an Xbox and Ps5 tho
@@stevesmyth7413 I'm waiting on 1 more check for the CX
@@stevesmyth7413 Q70T eh if it were i were i would just get the cx and call it a day i cant stand blooming it killz the image for me
hey i wanted to make sure my monitor was compatible as well. it is the acer EI342CKR. great video!
I am working on building my list of compatible monitors. I have not tested out that monitor, but hit that subscribe button. I have another video that can help you figure out if the monitor works once you have it.
@@BainCustom will do. looking forward to that video!
I’m trying to achieve 1440p 120hz on a BenQ xl2540 monitor. If anyone has let me know
Benq actually has instruction on their website in the description of this monitor. You need to change the video output of the Xbox to hdmi only. It can be found in the fidelity settings.
This has worked for me on other displays too.
@@BainCustom I did but it keep switching to back to 1440p 60hz. I seen a couple vids about the DisplayPort active adapter that may possibly work
Yeah I have seen that adapter. It seems to work...let me know if it fixes the issue for you.
@@BainCustom i just ordered an active cable hdmi to displayport ill def let you know what the outcome is
@@BainCustom what do you think bout that LG27GN850 monitor? Do you think I should try to get the LG27GL850? Lmk please!!
Do you have any recommendations for 4K monitors? I want 4K 60hz and 1440p 120hz. Some monitors are having issues with Xbox not allowing 1440p 120hz just 60hz.
Unfortunately right now it's very hard to recommend 4K monitors with new models coming right around the corner. I do have a video coming out this next week with a new monitor and I tested on the xbox. It is a 1440p monitor. I do plan on doing HDMI 2.1 4K monitors when they come out.
Yeah I'm doing the 1080 120hrz on my Sony TV. And man i don't even want to go back to 60 fps 😂
Right 😂
I am looking for a monitor for my son. He uses the Xbox one x console. What do you think is better to buy, 4K 60hz matrix or 1440p 144Hz and 1ms monitor. I was thinking about LG with a NanoIPS matrix.
Hey thanks for commenting. There's definitely an ongoing debate about displays at the moment. Personally I think the jump to 120hz is probably the largest jump, gaming-wise, that has happened in this generation....so far!
Personally I would probably go with something that's 1440p and 144hz.
LG Nano 85. $685 55 inch off ebay.
Not a bad deal. Is that new or used?
@@BainCustom New at Best Buy
I have a question, I have a Philips 278E8QJAB / 00 monitor. Will he be able to handle xsx? Will I have to change to a better monitor? And one more question, if I have to change, can it be Samsung C27G55TQWR 1ms 144Hz
The #1 thing you need to know is what HDMI version your monitor has. Then you need to know if that monitor has a VESA standard 120hz and not something like 119.6hz. With those two features, you should be able to get 1080p 120hz & 1440p 120hz. So make sure the samsung offers that if yours does not and you are good to go.
thank you so much for such an amazing information! this is EXACTLY what I’ve been looking for..Just a bit curious about that ALLOW 4K…on my XSX I’ve set everything to 1440 and 120..I ticked and unticked ALLOW 4K and I could not see any difference…why is that?I’m using 1440p monitor..
sorry for bad english
Good good glad the video was helpful! I can imagine that the monitor is still displaying a 1440p signal no matter what resolution the Xbox is set to. Is that what you mean? What monitor are you using?
What monitor do u have for xbox series x?
@@BainCustom what monitor do u have for xbox series x?
I currently have a TV with HDR 4k at 60hz but due to a set up change I need to buy a monitor. I have the series x and was wondering is it better to go for 1440p at 120 plus hz or go for a 4k 60hz monitor with maybe hdr?
My opinion is that a 1440p 144hz monitor is better. Yes 4k resolution looks better, but having twice the frames looks awesome.
It also depends if you really see a difference from 1440p compared to 4k.
That is the question of the year. Personally I am most interested in either a 1440p 120hz monitor or 4k hdmi 2.1 TV. Basically hdmi 2.1 monitors are looking to be about $1k and up, while 1440p monitors are about $300 for a decent one to start. You can also find TV's for about $600 or so. I just don't think the performance, price and value are their for hdmi 2.1 monitors for consoles.
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What a fantastic video! I have a question: I have xbox series X and I would like to buy a monitor. Is it better Lg gn850 or lg gp850 to play Warzone? Thank you!
Get the GP850 for sure. Better compatibility for console than the GN series.
@@BainCustom thx a lot!
1440 hertz lol
Is that what I said? 😱
Now THAT'S next gen.
I used my Sony950G 2.0 tv for my PS5 1080p/120hz via performance mode playing Dirt5 and COD. and Xbox digital series i got 1440/120hz need to sacrifice some graphics for frame rates.planning to buy PC monitor i wonder which is the best under $500.? nice video and more power to your channel.
That's a great question! I really ask myself each day what the best monitor for 1440p is. I have a new Video coming out this next week comparing 2 1440p monitors. Check that out.
I always like the LG GN850, but this new one might beat it for XBOX.
@@BainCustom I go check that out thanks.
Are most games going to support 1440p though, for example what if new games are coded to be 1080p and 4k only, wont it look blurry or bad on a 1440p monitor? Debating on getting 4k or 1440p, the refresh rate would be nice.
Well I'm like Sony, Microsoft has given developers access to optimized for 1440p. There are still some drawbacks like you mentioned and the lack of HDR. But overall the higher frame rates over HDMI 2.0 I think outweigh 4K resolutions at 60Hz.
I think the upscaling or downscaling will depend more on the display. I know the console plays a big part in that, but 1080p looks phenomenal on my OLED. Realistically it should look terrible, but it doesn't. That is a good question though, I will look into the support of current titles and see if Xbox has any announcements related to more support going forward.
It’s gonna look better in person because TH-cam only allows 60fps video rendering
Agreed. It definitely looked much better in person with higher frames.
I really want the best gaming monitor you can buy for the series x to maximise and get the best out of all of its features. I just don’t know what exactly the perfect one is.
Luckily for you I have a great playlist of monitors you can choose from. Here it is and don't forget to subscribe!
th-cam.com/play/PL3_GjWZgNx1iiIVTWDz1dmvq7ikO0Uz-p.html
Xbox Series S 1440p @120hz is amazing. Even if it is upscaled.
So you have it set to 1080 120hz and just letting the monitor do the upscaling? Or your saying the game is upscaling 1080p? I am interested to know how you have it set up? Anyways, I agree. Microsoft did a good thing allowing 1440 imo!
Where do sound bars come into play here. I play on tv with a sound bar
Answering on tonights live stream!
I use xbsx with lg c8 in hdr game mode, I don't have such delay as you have. May be sony has some settings for games!
That's part of it. Again, I didn't notice it in 4k resolutions. Only 1080p at 120hz. But the lg probably has some game mode options that the Sony does not.
Great vid bro , Alienware aw2720hf can go with 1440 with 120hz? For the series x? I need a monitor with 1ms , also , or do you know a good recommendation?
I like LG GN850, ViewSonic XG270QG and I have a new monitor video dropping in about a week. It's a great choice for series x, I personally tested it and love it.
So does an Xbox One X allow 1440p @ 120hz over HDMI 2.0? (Shopping for a new monitor atm) I seem to keep seeing reviews on Amazon saying its not possible. Is it therefore a feature unique to the series?
It is for sure capable. I do showcase that in this video and quite a few videos on the channel.
th-cam.com/video/edeejJuqPjQ/w-d-xo.html
Start there and if you want, check out the 1440p monitors I have reviewed for console. That should help make a good decision.
@@BainCustom Cheers for the response. I'll check it out.
4k gaming isn't ready yet anyway, but technically oled should be better since it's the best and most advanced technology.
I'm tempted to hook my PC up to the oled. It's just larger than I want. But we are getting closer every day to 4k.
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I use 4k 120hz with my Xbox. Theres a hdmi 2.1 to display port1.4 cord that I use and works to achieve it
I love the 1440p 120 hz / fps, it's so clean
Absolutely. What games do you play?
@@BainCustom right now mostly halo infinite and forza horizan 5 and its awesome!! Really solid setup, for me personally 2k gaming at 120hz is plenty good enough for me now after witnessing it first hand playing, it's just really crisp, after a 4 hour session the series x doesn't even really get loud or even that hot and just after a few minutes after quiting the game it seems to cool down really fast, great console and monitor combo, highly recommended, cheers.
Hello, if I have an Xbox series S and I will buy an MSI 180hz monitor that does not have a 2.1 input, only 2.0, will I be able to have 120fps?
2k at 120 hz work fine with cold war on my series x, but for MW there are some minor stuttering i don't know why.
I have problems with MW on my PC. The game is a bit buggy itself. A good internet connection helped a ton and I have changed my settings massively to avoid any glitching.
Only Cold War has the game software optimized for 120hz. 2k at 120hz is the max frame rate and video quality you can get with new consoles. So your good.
@@gamerforlife2062 yup, thanks 👍
I thought HDR couldn’t work with 120hz on monitors yet for the series X? My BenQ 1440p 144hz monitor doesn’t let play 120hz with HDR, only 60hz when I allow 4K, are you sure you had HDR working while playing 120hz on your monitor?
Hey that's a good question. What I can confirm is that the HDR feature showed as active in the Xbox menu, the HDR turned on for the monitor automatically and I was able to do the HDR calibration on the Xbox. All signs would point to HDR being active as there is no menu within the game to tell me it is on.
After a bit of reading it may be related to the chroma subsampling. Also it sounds like the biggest issue is at 4K 120 Hz.
I can confirm that. I'm using a samsung odyssey G7 and it only runs HDR at 4k 60. When i play at 1440p with VRR enabled/disabled im only getting 120fps with SDR image quality. With 1440p or VRR enabled the display features cross out HDR in the checklist.
Its a noticeable compromise until HDR gets implemented for 1440p resolutions, however this has been an ongoing issue that was never fixed since the xbox one x.
That is interesting. Maybe that was a small item that I missed, I will have to go back and confirm. But as far as my initial setup I checked that same area and it seemed to work just fine. Have you tried the trick of changing the input source to HDMI on the video fidelity settings?
I wonder if you manually adjust your input to 1440p if it will allow HDR at 1440p.
@@BainCustom I've tried many different configurations on the xbox menus and the monitor but after looking at the information screen for my G7 it shows HDR disabled for every mode except in 4k 60 settings. I have browsed through reddit forums and the consensus was that the Xbox only implements HDR in 4k and SDR for the rest. Does 1440p / HDR show up in your monitor's info screen when your playing a game?
I've tried your method and noticed when i manually set to hdmi in the xbox display options it cannot do 1440p @ 120 so i left it on auto.
@@Int3gr4t3 I HAVE THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WHAT DID YOU END UP DOING?? plz respond
I have a gigabyte m27q 170hz 1440p monitor which is connected to my pc and xbox series s and i still cant get 1440p on it, anyway to fix? It makes my games look pretty bad and i cant fix it
Very simple. Uncheck the allow 4k in the Xbox menus and you will be good to go. Use this video for reference, but no need to do all of the steps. th-cam.com/video/hAGALLZbiPw/w-d-xo.html
I’m not sure what to do, I bought an lg 27gl850 thats1440p and 144hz. But when I try to do 1440 and 120 frames on my series x settings it just says the resolution isn’t supported with the current Refresh rate . Like yours said in the video. But I noticed yours magically popped to 1440p and mine isn’t . Any ideas ?
Hey thanks for commenting. I did cover one way to enable the 120 hertz. The way outlined in the video is to uncheck the box that says allow 4K. Now you also have to make sure that all variable refresh rate is turned off on the monitor. The second way of enabling 120 hertz is to change your bit depth on the Xbox from 10 bit to 8 bit.
let me know if any of these are a combination of these work.
@@BainCustom I just turned off allow 4K and freesync on the monitor and it is working ! THANK YOU! Getting a like and subscribe from me sir 👍🏼
@@EzBakeDubbin awesome! I always like when it works the first try!
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Yeah curtosy of streambeats. They are legit and free! I don't get paid to say that btw.
Great vid just ordered a monitor for my series x .... I can see field of view on your settings has the series x got an FOV now ?
I don't think the series x has a field of view setting. But I know certain games will have it. I didn't see it anywhere else besides on the setup for setting the edge of the picture.
it does for cold war not warzone tho
So when you went into video mode did you alter anything to open up 1440??? You didn't explain how 1440 opened up !!
Hey I appreciate the comment. It was a small portion of the video but yes I do go over how I opened up that 1440p at 120hz.
It is time stamped in the description if you need to go back in reference it. but let me know if you have any questions or are struggling anywhere because I can definitely help.
@@BainCustom nope still can't see how you opened up 1440 on tv?
Have a look !!
Love the monitor only issue is trying to get VRR enabled while on 1440p at 120hz. Series x allows me to do it at 1080 120hz but when I try and put it to 1440p it grays variable refresh rate. You know a fix to this?
Yeah the monitor is pretty much 100% up until this point. But check out this video if you are looking for a monitor that can do VRR.
th-cam.com/video/SUAF_sfMhd8/w-d-xo.html
Are you actually getting a measured 120fps in game or are you just saying that you can select 120hz refresh rate in the settings?
For the purpose of this video I am only showcasing that the capability is there. Weather you receive 120 Hertz or not would be a different video. Although I'm not sure how much it would matter unless we discuss variable refresh rate, because it would be the same for pretty much every Xbox series X.
Nice call out though. Because that is something to consider.
Thanks for clarifying! Apologies, not trying to call you out, I just wanted to clarify because I have a 1440p/144hz AOC monitor and I’m on the fence about buying a series x vs building a PC. My goal is 120fps gaming at 1440p resolution. Thanks again for the informative video!
@@christopherpalines5981 it’s not locked by no means . I fluctuates between 90 and 120 FPS .. digital foundry did a FPS test on their channel if you want to see the benchmarks . Still with freesync enabled , that fixes the frame pacing issues which is awesome for a console .
I have a samsung ue55q60r hdmi 2.0 with following possibilities: 4k 60hz or 1440p 120hz which resllution would you prefer?
Probably 1440p @120hz mostly. I would do 4k for the high fidelity games that are slower paced though.
You have to turn GAME MODE on .
For the tv to have a better input lag? It's also a 2018 TV, some of the gaming features are not the best from Sony at that time.