Problem is, I'm not sure what TV to actually get. What initially sparked this is when I played RE3make on the X with my current setup: the blacks were so washed out that the game was honestly unplayable. So immediately, 4K HDR and good black levels became my biggest priority.
I broadly narrowed it down to either an LG OLED or a Samsung QLED, specifically something in the 55" range. Prices for the former were immediately kinda hard to swallow, plus I'm worried about image retention (more on that later.) I had pretty much settled on getting a QLED at this point, specifically the Samsung Q70R, but I saw some claims in a bunch of forum threads that it doesn't play nice with the OSSC's 960p mode.
This sucks because the Q70R fits all my other requirements perfectly. The VA panel makes it resistant toward image retention caused by bob deinterlacing (something I haven't been able to use much on the RetroTINK with my current IPS TV,) the input lag is low and it supports local dimming. As far as OLEDs go, I know image retention is an issue specifically when objects persist on-screen for longer periods of time, but how do they handle the flickering employed by bob deinterlacing?
Another thing that makes Samsung appealing is how flexible the zoom function is. I haven't looked into other brands too much, though I know LG is a bit rigid in that regard.
As far as what I specifically wanna use the OSSC for:
- - Sega Saturn
- PSPgo (specifically for 240p PS1 games)
- RGB-modded N64 once I get one hopefully
- original Xbox
- PS2
- Wii
So, my basic questions boil down to:
- - Does anyone here have experience with the Samsung Q70R and can confirm whether it handles 960p and 1200p from the OSSC well?
- If the Q70R DOES struggle with those signals, is there an AV receiver that might help out while adding little to no lag?
- Is there another 4K HDR TV you might recommend that fulfills those OSSC requirements (1200p/960p, no image retention with bob deinterlacing) while also having low input lag (20ms or less) and good black levels? I'd be willing to spend more on a newer Samsung, one of the LG OLEDs (which seem to have better support for those weirder resolutions) or a different brand altogether if it fits the bell.
- I'd DEFINITELY prefer to have Freesync and 120hz support as well. Also bigger than 55" would be overkill.
