144p (144 fields, progressive scan) as in 144Hz, in contrast to things like 60i (interlaced). I know people love their 144Hz screens, but if you're generating

144p (144 fields, progressive scan) as in 144Hz, in contrast to things like 60i (interlaced). I know people love their 144Hz screens, but if you're generating 170FPS then the remainder is utterly wasted. You're "bottlenecking" the monitor. So at some point you're spending money on stuff you don't need, the extra frames are simply thrown away.