TVs are more complicated than they’ve ever been. Basic picture settings like brightness, color, and tint are nothing new, but now, there are dozens of parameters to fiddle with, and they don’t always play well with video games.
If you’re looking for how to reduce lag there are a few common culprits and easy fixes you can implement—most of which just involve toggling some settings in the picture menu. Of course, optimizing your TV for gaming involves owning a TV to game on, and we can help you out with that, too: Check out our list of the best gaming TVs.
What is input lag?
Game consoles like the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X are subject to a potential problem called input lag. Input lag is what happens when the TV is doing so much image processing that a physical input from the player (on a video game controller) affects the amount of time it takes to…
