Alright Era, I'm this close to buying an LG C9 55 as there's a pretty good deal here in Germany (it's currently at EUR 1,333) and I've been itching to upgrade my fairly old 1080p set, especially since becoming an Xbox One X owner looking to upgrade to the Series X at launch or soon-ish after.
As I want this new TV to be an investment into the future, I'm willing to pay quite a bit more. Still, I'm a bit wary that I might miss out on a thing or two, what with the CX models on the horizon. So here's a couple questions:
Are people expecting the CX 55 to cost around $2,500 at launch (like the C9 did)? And are we expecting another major price cut on the older models? I tried to look up prices for the C8 and its siblings and it seems like they didn't come down much more in price (still over EUR 1,000 generally). Anyway, while dropping a little over 1k on a TV is within budget for me, I wouldn't be able to justify 2 grand or even more.
Since 55 inches is already fairly large for me, the 48" version seemed intriguing to me but from what I've read people are expecting that one to be almost as expensive as the 55" version, right?
Beyond that, I see a lot of talk about VRR, G-Sync and FreeSync and I'm not quite sure what the difference is and how that will affect my Xbox Series X experience in the future. Am I correct that G-Sync and FreeSync are specific kinds of VRR as implemented by Nvidia respectively AMD? And is it correct that the C9 does not currently support FreeSync but will/might in the future? And, basically, is there anything I should worry about (based on the limited knowledge we currently have...)?
Disclaimer: I'm generally fine with playing my games at 30 fps. For reference, I played Hellblade in graphics mode (or whatever it's called) and I'm currently enjoying Forza Horizon 4 the same way and I think it's extremely smooth and beautiful. I haven't yet tried out 60fps on this game but when I did it on Hellblade I was immediately put off by the lower resolution of the textures. On the other hand, I love that Halo has shifted to 60fps and I do think that a higher framerate can add a lot to my perception of gameplay. I've never experienced a game in 120 fps and I don't think it'll ever be really important to me (but maybe I'm just missing out haha).
Finally, I've noticed that I've been putting off (re-)playing certain games (like Gears 5 and Quantum Break) until I get a better TV so that I can enjoy the "full" experience. And I'm not sure how much longer I'm willing to wait with this tbh haha
tl;dr: if there's any significant advantages to getting a CX (48" or 55") instead of a C9 (55") I might wait, but only if it doesn't cost me another 1000 euros or more on top.
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