Now that Sony has added Variable Refresh Rate support for the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Digital Edition system, you should be able to take advantage of VRR if you have a LG B1, C1 or G1.
To find out how you can use this feature, you can take a look at this tutorial at Seeking Tech.
This article should cover all screen sizes from the LG B1, C1 and G1 television series, which should include the following model numbers:
- OLED55B1PUA
- OLED65B1PUA
- OLED77B1PUA
- OLED48C1PUB
- OLED55C1PUB
- OLED65C1PUB
- OLED77C1PUB
- OLED83C1PUA
- OLED55G1PUA
- OLED65G1PUA
- OLED77G1PUA
1. To begin, make sure your B1, C1 or G1 is updated to the latest firmware. If you don’t know how to do so, then you can try doing the following:
- Turn on your television set and make sure you connect it to the internet.
- Press the gear button on your remote controller to open the Quick Settings menu.
- You should then select All Settings.
- Afterwards, select Support.
- Next, select Software Update.
- In the Software Update, you will be able to see the current firmware version of your television set. You will also be able to manually update the firmware as well as enable automatic firmware updates.
2. Variable Refresh Rate support was added to the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Digital Edition thorugh a firmware update. To update your game console, you can try doing the following:
- Power on your PS5 and make sure you are signed into the PlayStation Network.
- From the main menu, which is where you can select which game to open, select the gear icon on the top right side to go to Settings.
- Inside of Settings, head to System.
- In the Settings menu, you first need to select System Software on the left and then System Software Update and Settings on the right.
- Inside the new screen, select System Software.
- Finally, select Update Using Internet.
3. With both your television set and game console updated to the latest firmware, the next step you can take is to make sure that your PlayStation 5 is connected to one of the HDMI 2.1 ports of your B1, C1 or G1 via a HDMI 2.1 cable.
For the uninformed, the PS5 comes with a HDMI 2.1 cable.
4. Once you are sure that everything is connected properly, then you can turn on both your TV and PS5. Make sure you switch the input source for your television to display the game console.
5. Next, you need to press the gear button on your TV remote to open the Game Dashboard.
If you see the regular menu instead, then you need to go to General > Game Optimizer. Afterwards, set the Game Optimizer setting to On.
You may also need to head to Picture from the regular menu and then select the Select Mode setting. You then need to select the picture mode to Game Optimizer.
6. The Game Dashboard should show whether or not Variable Refresh Rate has been enabled.
7. On your PlayStation 5 console, head over to the Settings menu and then go to Screen and Video > Video Output > VRR.
Next, you need to set VRR to Automatic. This will enable Variable Refresh Rate for games that support this feature.
You can also turn on the Apply to Unsupported Games setting, which will turn VRR support even for games that don’t natively support it. Keep in mind that this may cause issues with some games.
8. If the Game Dashboard of your B1, C1 or G1 still shows that VRR is turned off even after your turn on support on your PS5, then you need to select the Game Optimizer setting from the dashboard.
From the Game Optimizer menu, you can then turn on the “VRR & Gsync” setting.