Wii U GamePad latency revealed in video

[HappySqurriel]

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This isn't really a problem or a strength for the Wii U, it is a sign of one of the trade-offs of modern big screen televisions. Here is a list of TV's I got from another forum (quick google search):

http://www.avforums.com/forums/lcd-led-lcd-tvs/1383557-lcd-led-tv-console-gaming-input-lag-list-chart.html

- 40" Sony Bravia KDL40EX703 - 31ms - 35ms (Game Mode ON)
Sony KDL40EX703/ KDL40EX703U Review

- 40" Sony Bravia KDL40EX503 - 60ms (Game Mode ON)
Sony KDL40EX503/ KDL40EX503U/ KDL-40EX503 Review

- 32" Sony Bravia KDL32EX403 - 40ms (Mode not specified, but assumed Game Mode ON)
Sony KDL32EX403/KDL32EX403U/KDL40EX403/KDL40EX403U Review

- 40" Sony Bravia KDL40EX713/EX40EX710 - average 71ms (specified Game Mode ON)
Reported from an owners thread after doing his/her own test, I forgot which forum it was, possibly this one

- 40" Samsung LE40C650/C652/C654 - 45ms (Game Mode ON)
Samsung LE40C650/ LE40C652/ LE40C654/ LE40C630 Review

- 32" Samsung LE32C530 - 14ms (Calibrated Movie Mode!)
Samsung LE32C530/ LE40C530 Review: Full HD 1080p LCD TV

- 40" Samsung LE40C750 - 41ms (Game Mode ON) / 103ms (Game Mode and Motion Plus OFF)
Samsung LE40C750/ LE46C750 3D TV Review: 200Hz LCD HDTV

- 40" Samsung LE40C580 - 35ms (Game Mode ON)
Samsung LE40C580/ LE32C580 Review: Freeview HD LCD TV

- 40" Toshiba 40RV753 - around 35ms (Game Mode ON)


The list is a couple years old, but it demonstrates just how much latency your TV can introduce. To make matters worse, if you use a receiver to do all of your video/audio switching the receiver can introduce similar lag to these TVs. I ended up being "forced" to do a lot of this research last christmas to make Rocksmith playable because 100ms can make the difference from being successful in a game or not.