Submitted by myhairisorange t3_107bzv5 in consoles
Before you all start arguing in the replies, I own an Xbox Series X, and my roommate owns a PS5. They're both connected to the same TV (77" LG OLED). We also play the same games on both our consoles.
His PS5 UI looks way sharper than Xbox, but I put that down to better icons or the smaller size icons compared to Xbox. But, when he logs on to a game that I also have on the Xbox, it looks noticeably sharper and more high definition than my Xbox does.
So what I'm really asking here is if anyone knows what the best settings for the Xbox are, because they're supposed to look the same. Mine doesn't. It looks almost as if mine is 1080p compared to his 4K.
My Xbox is set to 4K though so I don't understand why it looks worse
dented42ford t1_j3lhyyt wrote
Make sure you are plugged into an HDMI jack that supports 4k, and that you have all the settings appropriate for each console - VRR, 120, Dolby Vision, etc. Not all HDMI inputs on TVs will support all input types, and a mismatch would do what you are describing. Also make sure your cable actually supports 4k - I've had some "4k" cables do some wonky things to signal.
I have both a XBSX and a PS5 plugged into my Sony 4k OLED, and they look equivalent. Any differences in quality are subjective. I will say the XBSX feels "snappier" in the menus, though the PS5 has a better interface IMHO (though both are a bit info-barf-y compared to the PS3 era).