9.Don’t forget gaming: Features matter
A good gaming TV won’t just have a great picture and sound. You also need to consider the connectivity options, gaming features, and overall responsiveness of the TV.
While we already recommend holding out for more HDMI ports, an extra HDMI port can mean the difference between leaving your console connected and swapping it out for your Blu-ray player every time you want to fire up a round of Call of Duty.
While HDMI 2.1 is still relatively new, it’s a must-have for any of the next-gen consoles. And certain features offered by the 2.1 specs have become much more common, like Auto-Low Latency Mode (ALLM), which switches to game mode as soon as the console is turned on, and Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), which matches the screen to the frame-by-frame output coming from the TV, synchronizing the two for judder-free gaming.