Games; What You Need; Gamepads; Play A Game From A Game Console Or Computer - Philips 55PML9118 User Manual

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Games

19.1

What You Need

On this TV, you can play games:
• from the Google Play Store in the Home menu
• from a connected Game Console
Games from the Google Play Store must be
downloaded and installed on the TV before you can
play them. Some games need a gamepad to play.
To install game apps from Google Play Store, the TV
must be connected to the Internet and you need to
agree to the Terms of Use to use the apps. You must
sign in with a Google Account to use Google Play
apps and Google Play Store.
19.2

Gamepads

To play games from the Internet on this TV, you can
connect a selected range of wireless Gamepads. The
TV can support 2 connected Gamepads at a time.
When you connect the Gamepad, you can use it
immediately.
19.3
Play a Game from a Game
Console or Computer
To start a game from a Game Console or Computer
the first time:
1 - Connect the Game Console or Computer to the
TV with an Ultra High Speed HDMI cable before
powering on the console or computer.
2 - Press  SOURCES and select a game console
or the name of the connection.
3 - Set HDMI Ultra HD to Optimal for standard
gaming or to Optimal (Auto Game) for HDMI Variable
Refresh Rate (on some models only).
4 - Power on the Game Console or Computer.
5 - Start the game.
For more information on connecting a Game Console,
in Help, press the color key
up Game Console, connect.
 Keywords and look
19.4

Gaming Control Bar

The Gaming control bar is an integrated center for
information display and settings control while playing
games. It is applicable to HDMI sources as long as the
Picture style is set to Game/HDR Game/Dolby Vision
Game/Monitor/HDR Monitor.
When TV auto switch to Game mode (via game
detection) is activated, the TV will show a message to
inform you that Game mode is enabled and the
gaming control bar can be enabled by long pressing
the MENU key.
Activation and deactivation
Long press the MENU key to launch the gaming
control bar while in Game mode or Monitor mode. To
deactivate the gaming control bar, you can
press  Back or it will close automatically after 20
seconds without interaction.
The Gaming control bar contains an information bar
or setting bar and a Toggle button to switch between
information bar and settings bar.
Information bar
The information bar will show the key information for
gaming:
Input lag: current input lag status
Frame rate: current FPS (frame per second)
Resolution: video source resolution
Content type: video content is General or Movie or
VRR/Freesync/G-Sync
SDR/HDR format: the supported source HDR or SDR
type
Color space: supported source color space type
Settings bar
The settings bar contains related settings that can
improve your gaming experience. Select and press
OK on the setting icons to change the following
settings:
Crosshair: select On/Off to show or hide the dial
point.
Shadow control: select Off to use current black level
in Picture settings; select On to change the setting to
a higher black level.
Whitepoint: select your preferred color temperature.
Speakers: select the device to output the sound.
Ambilight* style: select On to turn on the Ambilight
with gaming style; select Off to turn off the Ambilight.
*Ambilight setting is only for models which support
the Ambilight function.
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