The LG CX OLED is now undoubtedly the best gaming TV for Xbox Series X

The LG One hundred ten OLED is now undoubtedly the best gaming Television receiver for Xbox Series X

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The LG CX OLED, and its close sibling, the LG GX, are both set to generate support for Dolby Vision gaming at 120Hz within the next week – making them brake shoe-INS for champion gaming TVs for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles.

A story in Forbes runs through the entry firmware update, which should Be coming imminently to South Dae-Han-Min-Gook (succeeding handful of years) and then around the world in front the end of October – delivery the delights of Dolby Visual sensation play at 120Hz to gamers around the world.

The update comes a couple of months after the synoptical support landed on the LG C1 and LG G1, the 2021 successors of the CX and GX. This successful them the early TVs in the world to support Dolby Vision gambling at such a tall stipulation.

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The update also added in a new Gamey Dashboard feature – essentially a settings overlay you can summon onscreen while mid-play, allowing you to tweak settings and change over between gamey modes without interrupting the action.

However, at the time LG also aforementioned that "additional 2021 and 2020 TV models are also being tested for Ray M. Dolby Vision gaming in either 60Hz or 120Hz" (thanks, Vincent Teoh) and the company now looks to be fashioning good happening that promise.

What's all the fuss about?

Dolby Vision is a dynamic HDR arrange, one that includes shot-by-shot metadata to enhance the color and contrast of its HDR images, and is almost commonly used in films and TV shows – though IT's steadily making its way into the world of gaming. You'll determine the formatting supported along the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. PS5 gamers won't get the benefit of the formatting operating theatre this in vogue elevate, at least for like a sho.

LG is, however, placid laying the groundwork for Dolby Vision gaming support, so you won't get IT on most TVs these days. As of September 2021, though, "more than 100 next-gen HDR titles optimized for Series X|S are available now or coming soon in Dolby Sight", according to Microsoft – thus the games are already partially there to represent enjoyed in the treble-specification format.

The main gain is expiration to be for owners of the LG CX OLED, which was a massively popular OLED TV when IT launched parting year – and which still might be the OLED covert to buy as Afro-American Friday comes approximately in late 2021. Piece the LG C1 has a somewhat more than advanced central processing unit, the differences are nominal, and the Price remainder between both models means the older Cardinal bequeath be a more than smarter buy along for nigh.

This 4K HDR screen packs in vivid colors and contrasts with OLED's large blacks, an excellent webOS saucy platform, HDMI 2.1 support, also as support for both automatic low latency mode shift and variable refresh rates (VRR) overly.

The news also comes amid LG's soprano-quality certifications from two independent certification companies. So when it comes to top-carrying into action gaming on the in style Xbox consoles, the LG One hundred ten – or the LG GX, a slightly pricier version designed for surround-mounting – will plausibly beryllium your best bet.

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