Best Gaming Tv 2018: Liven Up Your Console Gaming ExperienceByDeanna Dwyer-July 23, 2018 143 There was no support for 4 K when the Xbox One and Ps4 were rolled out even though most of the leading TV brands were immersed in 4K. At that point, even Hdr technology wasn’t available with the gaming consoles. Talk of a few years down the line and the hardware upgrades for both Xbox and Ps4 were pouring in. We now have both consoles capable of playing 4 K games. You can still choose to go to your console using a 1080p Tv. But the real capacity of the latest consoles can only be harnessed for gaming with the best 4 K Tvs. Here’s a comprehensive piece from Technadu on best gaming Tv 2018 for gaming consoles across a variety of budgets.
1. Tcl
55R6173840 Smart Tv Yes Pros Terrific feature set for quality Great contrast rates for excellent pictures Practically zero input lag No Oled level blacks price $584.99 Purchase from Amazon The blacks on the TV are really deep black. The overall performance is solid and the contrast is better than some of Samsung’s pricier and Sony TVs. We are super impressed with the local dimming feature in its entire array. They have gone over the total distance to edge-lit backlighting which at this price level is a prevalent feature. For the Nano Band Phosphor tech there is special mention that Tcl has integrated into this television. The Tv’s blacks stand out there like the best colours. The convincing blacks are also a direct result of the phosphoric nano-band of the R617. This is the best of the whole lot if you are looking for a budget 4 K gaming Tv. 2.
Lg Oled 55E8Pua
Overview Panel Tech Oled Display Non-curved dimensions (WxHxD in mm) 1226 x 777 x 50 3840 Smart Tv Yes Pros Best black value in company Insanely hit form factor Incomparable Oled screen And yes this TV is a device as stunning as you’ll ever see. There is a transparent sky-colored stand so well built that we figured the TV was floating in the thin air for a moment. During the immersive gameplay of Spiderman 2018 and God of War, the feeling is further excited. A big chunk of this TV credit goes to the impressive Alpha 9 processor. It is an exclusive Lg, which is only available in the Lg 8 Series. On this Tv, the Hdr imagery is definitely a notch higher than any other Oled we’ve seen. Did they have the money? Get this and you’ve got our word there will be no regrets! 3.
Sony Xbr 65X900E
Overview Tech Panel Led Non-curved dimensions (WxHxD in mm) 1450 x 838 x 38.1 38402160 Smart Tv Yes Pros Incredible picture quality Lean design Input lag should have been shorter price $1498.99 Buy from Amazon if you are a Hdr fan. The contrast is too out-worldly to believe that this Tv summons up at a blink’s notice. Yes, this is one of those TV sets you’re going to need to pay a higher tick. But if your console gaming revolves heavily around the PlayStation 4 this is worth the price. Even if you look beyond gambling, this is one TV that will set you free in many ways. For frenzy action scenes and cutting-edge live sports entertainment, the native refresh rate of 120Hz with Motionflow Xr is exactly what the doctor ordered. 4.
Lg
49-Sk80003840 Smart Tv Yes Pros Ultra-quick input lag Insane motion picture reactivity Very impressive price Blacks can become a tad grey price $696.99 Buy from Amazon The edge-lit dimming is not as fluent as the local dimming on some other machines. But when you play games inside a room that is reasonably well-lit, that isn’t much of a downside. Once again, color accuracy and gray-uniformity are much better at this price point than most TVs. The treatment of sharp motion is by and wide what separates this Tv from the competition. Games such as God of War and Doom Reboot derive considerable advantage from this television’s crisp motion handling. The input lag on this Tv is also the smallest we’ve seen from any TV in the business. And what are we to guess? This The Sk8000 has also built online shooter games a reputation for itself. 5.
Samsung 65Nu8000
Overview Tech Panel Led Uncurved Dimensions (WxHxD in mm) 1445 x 909 x 350 3840 x 350 Smart Tv Yes Pros Bright and beautiful Great Contrast Deep dark blacks Then there is the dynamic color of the 65Nu8000. Here is where Samsung’s genuine and vibrant color range is at its finest. Millions of colors are visible on this Tv and not many TVs around us can reproduce the colors. Considering the mid-range price point, the Tv’s 240 motion rate is again a defining point for this set. Such fast motion rate, even when the scenes get too fast, ensures you latch on to some sublime action. Bixby voice chat support is the only area where we felt the Tv could have done much better. 6.
Lg Oled C7
Overview Tech Oled Non-curved Dimensions (WxHxD in mm) 1229 x 749 x 203 3840 3840 Smart Tv Yes Pros Beautiful contrast Ultra-thin Dazzling Os Tad less bright than Lcd Price $1996.99 Buy from Amazon The Dolby Vision and Dolby A It also helps to make things more interesting, if you get an extra soundbar. The Tv’s small footprint gives you just about enough space to enjoy your time with the game and don’t stress about on-desk stuff. While other Oleds are reviving some exciting results, absolutely none of them are coming close to the value for money the C7 provides. And that is what makes the prospect of the C7 even more exciting. The only thing we want for the Tv is a bit brighter.
Final Phrases
3840 Smart Tv Yes Pros Ultra-quick input lag Insane motion picture reactivity Very impressive price Blacks can become a tad grey price $696.99 Buy from Amazon The edge-lit dimming is not as fluent as the local dimming on some other machines. But when you play games inside a room that is reasonably well-lit, that isn’t much of a downside. Once again, color accuracy and gray-uniformity are much better at this price point than most TVs. The treatment of sharp motion is by and wide what separates this Tv from the competition. Games such as God of War and Doom Reboot derive considerable advantage from this television’s crisp motion handling. The input lag on this Tv is also the smallest we’ve seen from any TV in the business. And what are we to guess? This The Sk8000 has also built online shooter games a reputation for itself. 5.
Samsung 65Nu8000
Overview Tech Panel Led Uncurved Dimensions (WxHxD in mm) 1445 x 909 x 350 3840 x 350 Smart Tv Yes Pros Bright and beautiful Great Contrast Deep dark blacks Then there is the dynamic color of the 65Nu8000. Here is where Samsung’s genuine and vibrant color range is at its finest. Millions of colors are visible on this Tv and not many TVs around us can reproduce the colors. Considering the mid-range price point, the Tv’s 240 motion rate is again a defining point for this set. Such fast motion rate, even when the scenes get too fast, ensures you latch on to some sublime action. Bixby voice chat support is the only area where we felt the Tv could have done much better. 6.
Lg Oled C7
Overview Tech Oled Non-curved Dimensions (WxHxD in mm) 1229 x 749 x 203 3840 3840 Smart Tv Yes Pros Beautiful contrast Ultra-thin Dazzling Os Tad less bright than Lcd Price $1996.99 Buy from Amazon The Dolby Vision and Dolby A It also helps to make things more interesting, if you get an extra soundbar. The Tv’s small footprint gives you just about enough space to enjoy your time with the game and don’t stress about on-desk stuff. While other Oleds are reviving some exciting results, absolutely none of them are coming close to the value for money the C7 provides. And that is what makes the prospect of the C7 even more exciting. The only thing we want for the Tv is a bit brighter.
Final Phrases
We’ll introduce you to this Vpn provider first by listing some fast details. We do the same in every Vpn review so if you want to compare several Vpn providers and their basic set of features the following table comes in handy. Quick Facts Jurisdiction The United States of America Logs Server Number 60 + Countries 1300 + Servers Parallel Connections 10 Encryption Standards Speed Reduction Up to 35 percent on average P2P Support Yes Live Chat Support Windows MacOs Linux Chro Supported Platforms Price $6.49/month Get Ipvanish Media Streaming Support American Netflix No Hulu No The Bottom Line Pros Effortless installation No usage limits Supports P2P traffic Doesn’t keep any logs Strong real-time connection analytics encryption. On the expensive side, Cons Can’t unblock Netflix Hulu and other services. Besides a few glitches, Ipvanish does quite well cover the basics and it keeps your private data secure. One major drawback, however, is its inability to unblock websites that stream media. Our Score 8/10 We are now ready to plunge into our full Ipvanish review. As we are going to dissect this provider into its smaller pieces, we highly recommend that you continue to read and learn everything Ipvanish needs to know.
Before we actually show you how Ipvanish looks, we’ll take one step back. That’s because we’re going to start doing some background research on this provider. Let’s start with our review, then.
Background Jurisdiction Reputation
It’s true that Ipvanish has a troubling past that can be very problematic for Vpns. Still it is now under an all-new team of management. Our Rating: 7/10. Vpn providers manage a variety of sensitive information received by their customers. This is where laws relating to data retention come into play. You want to be 100 percent sure at all times that your Vpn does not misuse your private data. Therefore we will examine two aspects of Ipvanish. First let’s learn more about its jurisdiction (and applicable data retention laws) and we’ll also investigate its past data leaks.
Jurisdiction Applicable laws
In 2012, Ipvanish was created as a Vpn product of the Mudhook Media company. It was a subsidiary of the Highwinds Network Group which had its headquarters in Florida. Originally this was a fairly basic Vpn built for users of Windows Pc. It didn’t take the company long to grow however to include a number of devices and more advanced features. During that time Ipvanish was at the center of a privacy-related scandal about which we will be discussing in our review segment below. Things changed in 2017, when a company named StackPath acquired Ipvanish. Except for one thing, we can’t say this Vpn provider has changed in any way. Ipvanish’s management team and its Ceo Lance Crosby have constantly reminded us that there were some prior controversies in the past, and that Ipvanish no longer records any personal data. We have no grounds for believing otherwise. It is important to say that Ipvanish comes from the Usa, at last. If you didn’t know that this country is a member of the 14 Eyes Alliance-created for data collection purposes. Although the Usa has data retention laws, by finding legal loopholes and avoiding the whole process of intentional data harvesting it looks like Ipvanish works.
Previous Data Leaks
Supported Platforms Devices
152 Whatever device you’re using, you can rest assured that Ipvanish will keep it safe. Our point:. Server Desktop Compatibility Platforms for Windows MacOs Linux and Chromebooks. Mobile Android iOs and Windows Phone Platforms. None (Can be configured by hand using Socks5). Routers Tomato and Dd-Wrt routers compliant to OpenVpn. Many apps available on Amazon Fire Tv. It’s also important to note you can use Ipvanish simultaneously on up to 5 computers. It will count as one device to install on a router so you’ll still have four left. In other words, this Vpn provides a way to enjoy total online protection at and even on the go in your home workplace.
Installing Initial Setup
153 This process starts with Ipvanish subscribing. You will then have your username and password that you will use to sign in to the app. After we signed in to our account, we expected the website to let us download the app. That is not the case however. You download the application directly from the website, even without the need to log in to your account. 154 Once you have downloaded the installer, you need to double-click it to launch. You will see a window resembling installers present during the Windows 7 period. The whole process is however very easy. You need to read the Terms of Use and agree to select where Ipvanish should be installed and that’s about it. The code will then be ready to use after a few seconds. 155 What’s interesting is that Ipvanish comes designed according to the specifications of your machine. That means you are ready to start using the application as soon as you log in to your account. Pick a link to a server and that’s pretty much it. Dns Leak Protection Yes Ipv6 Leak Protection Yes Kill-Switch -Blocker Anti-Malware No Unlimited Server Switching Yes Unlimited Bandwidth Unlimited Data Yes After taking a closer look at Ipvanish we conclude that the basics of this service are well covered. First of all there is protection against Dns leaks and protection against Ipv6 leaks. Interestingly enough, Ipv6 leak protection is not advertised on the official website but within the Vpn (Windows) app can be enabled / disabled. You can also use this service unlimitedly. This ensures you can move between servers wherever you can and wherever there are no data limits. Ipvanish is a mixed bag when it comes to the more advanced features. It has a kill-switch that will shut down all of your traffic if it drops a secure connection. And it does allow split-tunneling on Android devices only. Last but not least it has no specialist ad-blockers or anti-malware. Until we move to our next section we would like to say Ipvanish offers real-time statistics. As soon as you connect to a remote server you will see interesting information about your connection. There are no speed-testing tools or anything like that, however. Server Count
157 Ipvanish carries with it more than 1300 Vpn servers that tend to be strategically positioned around the world. This is far from what more common Vpns are providing, however. Our Rating: 6/10. We’re here to be honest. Having a Vpn with thousands of Servers is nice. This is however no clear indication of the output of any Vpn. Yet having plenty of servers means a Vpn can host multiple users without any technical problems. With that said here is some simple Ipvanish-related server count data. Server number 1300 + Location number 75 Country number
Facility of Use
158 Although it doesn’t offer the most refined Ui, we’re sure you won’t have a hard time using this long-run program. Our Rating: 9/10. After launching Ipvanish you will see a set of ‘ lines ‘ or tabs in the left sidebar. These will give you an overview of various options so let’s take a quick look at those:Figure 2 An Ipvanish server located in our own country. We managed to get a nice result as we had expected. We got 104.86 Mbps for downloads, and 9.13 Mbps for uploads after connecting to a secure server located in our own country. Sure, there’s a bit of throttling but that outcome is actually much better than you’re going to get with comparable Vpns. 169 Figure 3 Execution of anServer Count6 Ease of Use9 Media Streaming Torrenting Support2 Protection Privacy10 Speed Performance7.5 Pricing8 Description Ipvanish is not for everyone-but it’s built for those who want a highly secure Vpn to protect and conceal their traffic online. Even though it does this job extremely well we can’t hide the fact that it can’t unblock popular websites streaming media. 8 Overall Score DirecTv Now Brings Back Old Bundles Renames Them and Doubles Prices
ByGabriela Vatu-March 25, 2019 173 DirecTv Now adds back missing five bundles they have a different name and have almost doubled their prices. The five packages are filed in a second tab under “Other Packages,” below the “Featured Packages” where Plus and Max are. And DirecTv Now just recently announced it was launching two new bundles Plus and Max. All carry Hbo and the latter also contains Cinemax but have significantly fewer channels no Amc no Animal Planet Bbc America Comedy Central Discovery Mtv Nickelodeon Paramount Tlc and more as hundreds of channels have been taken out of the new packages. Plus also costs $50 a month for channels over 40 while Max costs $70 a month for channels over 50. 174 Figure 1 DirecTv Now Max Live a Little ($40/mo) Just Wrong ($55/mo) Go Big ($65/mo) Got ta Have It ($75/mo) and Todo y Mas ($45/mo). Their prices were decent and each had a large number of channels with the cheapest one featuring more than 65 channels and the most expensive one featuring more than 125. 175 Now DirecTv is slapping new titles and higher prices on the existing packs. Prices much higher. In fact, so high that we’re not sure why somebody would bother cutting the cord because cable prices run at similar heights. With those shifts, understandable people get annoyed. We contacted them on Twitter and got a non-answer like everybody else who tried to get in touch with DirecTv Now over the past week or so. Hey! Hallo! We’re looking to provide the right slimmer mix of channels to offer you options. Plus and Max comprise both Hbo and Cinemax! As with our competitors, we need to consider price and channel changes based on increasing programming costs and trends. ^FrankC Directv Now Help (@DirectvnowHelp) 23 March 2019 Five bundles are as follows: PlayStation Vue’sHuluYouTube Tvphilo’s Sling TvfuboTv also offers more than 90 channels for $44.99 a month and more than 110 channels for $49.99 a month. So what boils down to is that if you’re already subscribed to DirecTv Now with the old bundles hanging on to that subscription for as long as you can and make sure you don’t lapse out. The situation is that much more annoying since DirecTv Now used to be one of the best built live TV platforms with loads of customization options and a wide range of options offered to customers in terms of how much they’d pay each month. The recent changes have caused the platform to decrease in desirability considerably. Since more than 260000 subscribers dropped DirecTv Now in the last quarter of 2018 simply because the discounted pricing has ended for many customers we’re interested to see what numbers DirecTv Now publishes next time around. Reviews and interviews for more Tech news guides.