PlayStation 5 - Now with FAQ in OP.

Markitron

jones wrote: »

Speaking of demon souls i still have not seen any reviews of it which seems odd

Apparently its part of the final embargo which is up tomorrow

jones

Just on the LG OLED and burn in - i honestly don't think you need to worry about burn in once you are anyway careful with it. I have the C9 about 18 months (and a Samsung plasma for 5 years before it) and have gamed A LOT on it as well as sky sports on almost every day and movies etc. and i have no issue at all with burn in.

In saying that i would not leave a static image on the screen for more than a few minutes if possible - i'm talking about pausing Sky/netflix or having sky sports news on 8 hours a day kind of thing. Basically if i'm pausing something on sky/netflix and its for more than 3/4 minutes i just turn the tv off and back on when i'm back in (i'm probably a bit overkill on it). OLED is unbelievable quality i cannot wait to see how good the PS5 looks on it.

On the VRR and slight flickering at 120hz i genuinely don't see it as an issue. What games are realistically going to be running at 120hz and even if they are will you even notice the flickering? maybe but i do know what you mean. If you are that nervous about it i'd wait for the B11/C11 or one of the other OLEDs but i have to say go oled your PS5 will thank you for it

billybonkers

jones wrote: »

Just on the LG OLED and burn in - i honestly don't think you need to worry about burn in once you are anyway careful with it. I have the C9 about 18 months (and a Samsung plasma for 5 years before it) and have gamed A LOT on it as well as sky sports on almost every day and movies etc. and i have no issue at all with burn in.

In saying that i would not leave a static image on the screen for more than a few minutes if possible - i'm talking about pausing Sky/netflix or having sky sports news on 8 hours a day kind of thing. Basically if i'm pausing something on sky/netflix and its for more than 3/4 minutes i just turn the tv off and back on when i'm back in (i'm probably a bit overkill on it). OLED is unbelievable quality i cannot wait to see how good the PS5 looks on it.

On the VRR and slight flickering at 120hz i genuinely don't see it as an issue. What games are realistically going to be running at 120hz and even if they are will you even notice the flickering? maybe but i do know what you mean. If you are that nervous about it i'd wait for the B11/C11 or one of the other OLEDs but i have to say go oled your PS5 will thank you for it

On my C9 when the screen has been paused on anything for over 3 minutes it automatically goes to screen saver mode. Handy

Xenji

Looks like Smyths will be using a variety of couriers, Demon Souls is coming with Fastway, Godfall with DPD and the Pulse Headset with UPS.

Mr Crispy

jones wrote: »

On the VRR and slight flickering at 120hz i genuinely don't see it as an issue. What games are realistically going to be running at 120hz and even if they are will you even notice the flickering? maybe but i do know what you mean. If you are that nervous about it i'd wait for the B11/C11 or one of the other OLEDs but i have to say go oled your PS5 will thank you for it

I'd like to see someone do an actual analysis of the flickering, so we can see for ourselves how bad it is (it'll look worse in some games than it does in others obviously).

Also, as far as I know the issue is worse the further you go from 120Hz. So games outputting 60 FPS with VRR on will look worse than those hitting 120FPS.

Markitron

billybonkers wrote: »

On my C9 when the screen has been paused on anything for over 3 minutes it automatically goes to screen saver mode. Handy

The C9 has pixel-shifting as well, you really won't get burn-in unless you really try to do it on purpose.

Creamy Goodness

Markitron wrote: »

The C9 has pixel-shifting as well, you really won't get burn-in unless you really try to do it on purpose.

Mine has this too but since I'm a picky old fart I don't trust it, just as easy to switch the TV off as it boots fairly fast :pac:. Nice as a backup though if I forget to do it.

Markitron

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

Mine has this too but since I'm a picky old fart I don't trust it, just as easy to switch the TV off as it boots fairly fast :pac:. Nice as a backup though if I forget to do it.

There is absolutely zero reason to turn this off and every reason to leave it on, use both failsafe's!

Edit: Seems like you do leave it on? If so go ahead and ignore that first sentence.

Creamy Goodness

Markitron wrote: »

There is absolutely zero reason to turn this off and every reason to leave it on, use both failsafe's!

Edit: Seems like you do leave it on? If so go ahead and ignore that first sentence.

Yup I don't turn that specific feature off I leave it on, but if I know I'll be away from the TV more than 2-3 minutes I'll switch the tv into standby mode.

markcahill1985

Panicked and pre ordered Spiderman Ultimate Edition there now as well!! Smyths will have a field day from me ha! Know day 1 will be all downloading for me so handy to have a physical game to get stuck into as I have the day booked off work and in fairness for the Remastered Spiderman, DLC and Miles Morales its good value.
Edit: Crap it failed at checkout, looks like Spidey Ultimate Edition and Demons Souls are out of stock in Smyths. Thought they would have plenty of stock of games. Oh well.

Wing126

Xenji wrote: »

Looks like Smyths will be using a variety of couriers, Demon Souls is coming with Fastway, Godfall with DPD and the Pulse Headset with UPS.

The fact that you can only pre-order one item at a time with Smyths is probably the worst thing about ordering from them.

Three couriers for what could easily be one is unnecessary and wasteful.

jones

billybonkers wrote: »

On my C9 when the screen has been paused on anything for over 3 minutes it automatically goes to screen saver mode. Handy

Only if its an internal TV app such as netflix/disney etc if its one of the HDMI inputs it doesn't do the screensaver. Cracking tvs though

fixXxer

Been watching Demon Souls preview stuff. Very interested in how the reviews go.

jones

Markitron wrote: »

The C9 has pixel-shifting as well, you really won't get burn-in unless you really try to do it on purpose.

It does have pixel shift but don't know if i'd go as far as to say you won't get it unless you do it purpose. I dont think its something people should be that worried about. I did a lot of research before buying the C9 last year and there is a lot of misinformation online how how bad burn in actually is. Its not bad but something to be aware of.

FedoraTheAura

HairySalmon wrote: »

C denotes the model doesn’t change. Next year’s line up will be B11, C11, G11, W11 most likely.

Sorry yeah that’s what I meant thanks

FedoraTheAura

Mr Crispy wrote: »

I'd like to see someone do an actual analysis of the flickering, so we can see for ourselves how bad it is (it'll look worse in some games than it does in others obviously).

Also, as far as I know the issue is worse the further you go from 120Hz. So games outputting 60 FPS with VRR on will look worse than those hitting 120FPS.

That’s what I got from it too, so the problem gets worse the lower the frame refresh?!

Markitron

jones wrote: »

It does have pixel shift but don't know if i'd go as far as to say you won't get it unless you do it purpose. I dont think its something people should be that worried about. I did a lot of research before buying the C9 last year and there is a lot of misinformation online how how bad burn in actually is. Its not bad but something to be aware of.

I think we are essentially saying the same thing from a different angle, it is possible but practically highly unlikely to happen in any kind of normal circumstances.

LeeroyJ.

Quiksilver wrote: »

Quick question all, who has gotten an LG CX for their PS5? I’m strongly considering getting one, just worried about the potential for burn in during long gaming sessions. Was going to go with Samsung Q90T but it has only one hdmi 2.1 port and I worry the hdr might not be as good.
Anyone any experience with the LG CX sets?

I just bought the CX too, Im also slightly worried as I play a lot of RPGs like Genshin and Persona with static HUDs, Ill hope for the best.
The Samsung Q9 gets ultra bright so the HDR is probably even better than on the CX though.

gerrybbadd

Just read an article there, and seemingly the PS5 won't support Dolby Atmos nor Dolby Vision. Bit of a blow in terms of the UHD Blu Ray player. I believe the Xbox supports these formats.

I've found Dolby Vision to be superior to HDR 10, but its hard to gauge using a streaming service vs Physical Media.

Article:
https://www.whathifi.com/news/it-seems-the-ps5-is-lacking-both-dolby-vision-and-dolby-atmos

HairySalmon

gerrybbadd wrote: »

Just read an article there, and seemingly the PS5 won't support Dolby Atmos nor Dolby Vision. Bit of a blow in terms of the UHD Blu Ray player. I believe the Xbox supports these formats.

I've found Dolby Vision to be superior to HDR 10, but its hard to gauge using a streaming service vs Physical Media.

Article:
https://www.whathifi.com/news/it-seems-the-ps5-is-lacking-both-dolby-vision-and-dolby-atmos

Atmos and Vision were the only things I’d have interest in having the drive for. Glad I went with the DE

billybonkers

gerrybbadd wrote: »

Just read an article there, and seemingly the PS5 won't support Dolby Atmos nor Dolby Vision. Bit of a blow in terms of the UHD Blu Ray player. I believe the Xbox supports these formats.

I've found Dolby Vision to be superior to HDR 10, but its hard to gauge using a streaming service vs Physical Media.

Article:
https://www.whathifi.com/news/it-seems-the-ps5-is-lacking-both-dolby-vision-and-dolby-atmos

Yes it is a shame. Maybe they can down the line?

micks_address

HairySalmon wrote: »

Atmos and Vision were the only things I’d have interest in having the drive for. Glad I went with the DE

Something they could add easily in firmware updates. Atmos i'm not to bothered about. Good 5.1 is still pretty awesome

Markitron

gerrybbadd wrote: »

Just read an article there, and seemingly the PS5 won't support Dolby Atmos nor Dolby Vision. Bit of a blow in terms of the UHD Blu Ray player. I believe the Xbox supports these formats.

I've found Dolby Vision to be superior to HDR 10, but its hard to gauge using a streaming service vs Physical Media.

Article:
https://www.whathifi.com/news/it-seems-the-ps5-is-lacking-both-dolby-vision-and-dolby-atmos

If it can bitstream the audio, it supports Atmos. Even the PS3 could do this. There is no excuse, they may have just not gone into that detail or something.

And yea DV in general is better than HDR10.

jones

I dont think its that the PS5 physically cant do it it's down to licencing and paying dolby. Bit annoying as DV is by far the most impressive version of HDR that i've seen in action. Doubt it'll ever be on PS5 unfortunately.

Markitron

jones wrote: »

I dont think its that the PS5 physically cant do it it's down to licencing and paying dolby. Bit annoying as DV is by far the most impressive version of HDR that i've seen in action. Doubt it'll ever be on PS5 unfortunately.

Without doubt, Atmos should still be fine though.

wes

Disappointing to see that PS5 is not supporting as many format as the Xbox.

Zero-Cool

wes wrote: »

Disappointing to see that PS5 is not supporting as many format as the Xbox.

As long as it supports Demons Souls, I'm happy

Parsnips

SMYTHS
anyone know when we will start getting communication RE: PS5 deliveries etc.
Surely it will before launch day for payment etc.

LeeroyJ.

Parsnips wrote: »

SMYTHS
anyone know when we will start getting communication RE: PS5 deliveries etc.
Surely it will before launch day for payment etc.

Its automated, the money will be deducted a few days before, youll receive a text and an email, you go collect

Parsnips

LeeroyJ. wrote: »

Its automated, the money will be deducted a few days before, youll receive a text and an email, you go collect

Jobs Oxo.
I have for delivery.