Gaming on a TV is amazing if you buy one designed for gaming. Get a good recliner. Keyboard in lap, mouse on armrest (or end table). You’ll never want to go back to a desk ever again. Trust me, I’ve been computing this way for over a decade now. Fuck desks and shitty overpriced office chairs that give you back pain.
It really is. Great for gaming cause you can just crank the FoV to around 115-120° and have a fully-immersive experience. And say goodbye to having to lean forward to see the action.
It’s hard to get a good shot of the entire setup due to poor lighting, but here you go.
Had to do a panorama to make it all fit. The TV doesn’t look washed-out in person BTW; it’s an OLED.
Until you get an ultrawide screen. It’s one of those things where once you get it you’ve ruined how things used to be. That extra horizontal space makes all the difference. I don’t play on the TV anymore because it doesn’t matter how big the TV is, it’s still 16:9 and it’s just too narrow. Going from 21:9 to 16:9 feels like going from 16:9 to 4:3. It just feels off putting.
Ultrawide feels so good I’m genuinely sad it hasn’t been picked up by the TV manufacturers. Considering 2.39:1 is a common aspect ratio in cinematography ultrawide TVs would be a near perfect fit as 21:9 comes down to 2.33:1.
I have an OLED, so all I have to do is turn off the lights, set the resolution to something like 3840x1600, and now the TV is an ultrawide. I do this all the time, especially in games that don’t have an FoV setting. In the dark you can’t even see the black bars.
Idk I disagree, I used to run an ultra wide but going back to 16:9 just felt like getting more vertical space back rather than the ultra wide providing more horizontal space. I game on an LG C1 and do work on my LG ultrawide now.
Yeah seriously; if you want more space, buy a bigger display and increase the FoV. Human eyes have a conical field of view anyway so a more square-like display will fill more of your vision field.
It is a feeling thing, you don’t actually get more vertical space because most games don’t change the vertical field of view with the aspect ratio. If you’re playing on 16:9 and you go to 4:3 it should give you more vertical space. But the games I’ve tested the the vertical field of view stays the same. Vertically you see just as much as with 16:9, but horizontally you see less because the aspect ratio gets cropped horizontally. Same applies with 21:9 and 16:9. You get the same amount of vertical space with 21:9 as you do with 16:9, the actual difference is in horizontal space.
The difference you feel is just an illusion. Even in that video I agree that 4:3 really does feel like you’re getting more vertical space. However the cropped sides break the illusion and show that you’re not actually seeing more vertically. But it’s a feeling thing so there’s no wrong or right answer. If you feel like you’re getting more vertical space from 16:9 then you’re getting more from 16:9. I don’t feel that so I appreciate the extra horizontal space.
I spent lots of time and money on a sick lounge setup but I’ve never ever used it for gaming willingly. I had to force myself to sit down and game there. I love sitting at a desk it’s far more comfortable and natural to me.
Controller yes. They suck (for me) for nearly everything. But gaming on a 240" screen? Hard to beat… I do that on the couch with mouse/keyboard. Just a bit less precise than at the desk
Gaming on a TV sucks and gaming with a controller sucks for majority of game genres. What’s life without strategy games.
Gaming on a TV is amazing if you buy one designed for gaming. Get a good recliner. Keyboard in lap, mouse on armrest (or end table). You’ll never want to go back to a desk ever again. Trust me, I’ve been computing this way for over a decade now. Fuck desks and shitty overpriced office chairs that give you back pain.
Do you have a photo of this kind of setup? I’m very curious how it all looks like
LMAO you’re not far off. For authenticity, I promise that I only partially staged this pic.
Ok that looks fucking comfy. I am inspired to get a good recliner now.
It really is. Great for gaming cause you can just crank the FoV to around 115-120° and have a fully-immersive experience. And say goodbye to having to lean forward to see the action.
I case you didn’t see my other comment, Here are some different angles if you’re interested.
It’s hard to get a good shot of the entire setup due to poor lighting, but here you go. Had to do a panorama to make it all fit. The TV doesn’t look washed-out in person BTW; it’s an OLED.
Cat tax.
Edit: Sorry for the imgur link, but every time I try to upload an image to Lemmy, it breaks.
Edit 2: Some different angles for the interested. Did minimal cleanup for authenticity.
Until you get an ultrawide screen. It’s one of those things where once you get it you’ve ruined how things used to be. That extra horizontal space makes all the difference. I don’t play on the TV anymore because it doesn’t matter how big the TV is, it’s still 16:9 and it’s just too narrow. Going from 21:9 to 16:9 feels like going from 16:9 to 4:3. It just feels off putting.
Ultrawide feels so good I’m genuinely sad it hasn’t been picked up by the TV manufacturers. Considering 2.39:1 is a common aspect ratio in cinematography ultrawide TVs would be a near perfect fit as 21:9 comes down to 2.33:1.
I have an OLED, so all I have to do is turn off the lights, set the resolution to something like 3840x1600, and now the TV is an ultrawide. I do this all the time, especially in games that don’t have an FoV setting. In the dark you can’t even see the black bars.
Fair enough. I haven’t tried that.
Idk I disagree, I used to run an ultra wide but going back to 16:9 just felt like getting more vertical space back rather than the ultra wide providing more horizontal space. I game on an LG C1 and do work on my LG ultrawide now.
Yeah seriously; if you want more space, buy a bigger display and increase the FoV. Human eyes have a conical field of view anyway so a more square-like display will fill more of your vision field.
It is a feeling thing, you don’t actually get more vertical space because most games don’t change the vertical field of view with the aspect ratio. If you’re playing on 16:9 and you go to 4:3 it should give you more vertical space. But the games I’ve tested the the vertical field of view stays the same. Vertically you see just as much as with 16:9, but horizontally you see less because the aspect ratio gets cropped horizontally. Same applies with 21:9 and 16:9. You get the same amount of vertical space with 21:9 as you do with 16:9, the actual difference is in horizontal space.
The difference you feel is just an illusion. Even in that video I agree that 4:3 really does feel like you’re getting more vertical space. However the cropped sides break the illusion and show that you’re not actually seeing more vertically. But it’s a feeling thing so there’s no wrong or right answer. If you feel like you’re getting more vertical space from 16:9 then you’re getting more from 16:9. I don’t feel that so I appreciate the extra horizontal space.
I pass out 4 seconds after sitting down in a recliner.
I spent lots of time and money on a sick lounge setup but I’ve never ever used it for gaming willingly. I had to force myself to sit down and game there. I love sitting at a desk it’s far more comfortable and natural to me.
Map game is the ultimate genre.
I too love March of the Eagles and Svea Rike.
Controller yes. They suck (for me) for nearly everything. But gaming on a 240" screen? Hard to beat… I do that on the couch with mouse/keyboard. Just a bit less precise than at the desk