Hi. My current TV has started limping towards its graveyard and I'm expecting to have to buy a new TV soon.
Since I use my TV a lot for gaming (both PC and PS5), I was thinking of getting a 120 Hz TV. However, having seen their tricks since over a decade, I'm very skeptical about 50" 120 Hz TVs selling for ~35k (Hisense). I feel like they are 60 Hz panels and somehow marketing it as 120 Hz and they're not true 120 Hz panels.
The reason for my suspicions are their labeling. So I was looking at this model called U6k and it shows 120 Hz label. However, then I stumbled upon this model called U7H and it is labeled as 120 Hz Native Panel. This one costs much more, 55k for 55".
What is the meaning of native panel here? Does something called a non-native 120 Hz panel exist? If so, what is that? And does this mean that cheaper TVs don't really have 120 Hz panels?
This review of the U6k says that the TV has a 60 Hz panel, but doesn't talk about why they are labeling it as 120 Hz. This review from rtings seems to indicate it supports 120 Hz, but only at 1080p.
Through this post, I'm trying to better understand these misleading labeling, and also trying to inform others to be careful about these brands if they are looking for a 120 Hz TV.
Since I use my TV a lot for gaming (both PC and PS5), I was thinking of getting a 120 Hz TV. However, having seen their tricks since over a decade, I'm very skeptical about 50" 120 Hz TVs selling for ~35k (Hisense). I feel like they are 60 Hz panels and somehow marketing it as 120 Hz and they're not true 120 Hz panels.
The reason for my suspicions are their labeling. So I was looking at this model called U6k and it shows 120 Hz label. However, then I stumbled upon this model called U7H and it is labeled as 120 Hz Native Panel. This one costs much more, 55k for 55".
What is the meaning of native panel here? Does something called a non-native 120 Hz panel exist? If so, what is that? And does this mean that cheaper TVs don't really have 120 Hz panels?
This review of the U6k says that the TV has a 60 Hz panel, but doesn't talk about why they are labeling it as 120 Hz. This review from rtings seems to indicate it supports 120 Hz, but only at 1080p.
Through this post, I'm trying to better understand these misleading labeling, and also trying to inform others to be careful about these brands if they are looking for a 120 Hz TV.