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Personally I wouldn't use a low refresh rate monitor for gaming, 60Hz looks way too blurry once you get used to higher ones.

by enlyth 5y ago

aaomidi 5y ago
I wouldn’t use it for anything at this point.
- enduser 5y ago
  That's absurd, unless you never watch films or shows. Electronic ink has terrible refresh rates, but is great for reading. Apple's displays can run at 24FPS, which is terrible for gaming, but perfect for editing 24FPS films and shows. I spend most of my workday either writing code or editing video, for which this less-expensive (relative to Pro Display XDR) model is out-of-this-world PERFECT. The sound is amazing and would be perfect if paired with a subwoofer. And despite terrible reviews, the built-in camera is just fine for video calls. I think a lot of people don't realize that people only look good on their own screen in video calls, because they are seeing their own video before it gets massively compressed to look just as bad as everyone else.
  - aaomidi 5y ago
    Of course there are exceptions. I was talking about using it with a PC, and I stand by what I said for that. >60hz is way too good.
kitsunesoba 5y ago
Depends on the type of game, IMHO. For FPS or other fast paced competitive, yes refresh rate is important, but for things like open world single player RPGs I could see someone trading higher pixel density for refresh rate — those extra frames don’t help a lot in that circumstance, but the extra clarity and detail does.
- Drew_ 5y ago
  High res isn't very clear when the image is frequently blurry because of slow pixel response times. Higher performance monitors end up more immersive in practice because of their low latency and fast pixel response times. Gaming with high performance displays, even casually, is a much more fun experience.
  - rconti 5y ago
    I only play racing games/sims, and I have a hard time imaging that higher than 60fps would make things less blurry, because what I have doesn't seem to sacrifice image quality at all. Would I see the light if I tried 120hz? Or does it depend too much on the game type?
    - can16358p 5y ago
      For racing you definitely will see the difference and probably won't want to go back to 60fps. For sim games the difference would still be noticeable and welcome, yet not dramatic as racing. Bottomline: try 120Hz if you can.
MarioMan 5y ago
While often related, refresh rate is not inherently tied to blurriness. High resolutions improve sharpness while ULMB, Lightboost, or even using a CRT can reduce ghosting to improve motion clarity. High refresh rates primarily help with perceived smoothness and latency.

Personally I wouldn't use a low refresh rate monitor for gaming, 60Hz looks way too blurry once you get used to higher ones.

by enlyth 5y ago

Personally I wouldn't use a low refresh rate monitor for gaming, 60Hz looks way too blurry once you get used to higher ones.

aaomidi 5y ago

I wouldn’t use it for anything at this point.

enduser 5y ago
That's absurd, unless you never watch films or shows. Electronic ink has terrible refresh rates, but is great for reading. Apple's displays can run at 24FPS, which is terrible for gaming, but perfect for editing 24FPS films and shows. I spend most of my workday either writing code or editing video, for which this less-expensive (relative to Pro Display XDR) model is out-of-this-world PERFECT. The sound is amazing and would be perfect if paired with a subwoofer. And despite terrible reviews, the built-in camera is just fine for video calls. I think a lot of people don't realize that people only look good on their own screen in video calls, because they are seeing their own video before it gets massively compressed to look just as bad as everyone else.
- aaomidi 5y ago
  Of course there are exceptions. I was talking about using it with a PC, and I stand by what I said for that. >60hz is way too good.

kitsunesoba 5y ago

Depends on the type of game, IMHO. For FPS or other fast paced competitive, yes refresh rate is important, but for things like open world single player RPGs I could see someone trading higher pixel density for refresh rate — those extra frames don’t help a lot in that circumstance, but the extra clarity and detail does.

Drew_ 5y ago
High res isn't very clear when the image is frequently blurry because of slow pixel response times. Higher performance monitors end up more immersive in practice because of their low latency and fast pixel response times. Gaming with high performance displays, even casually, is a much more fun experience.
- rconti 5y ago
  I only play racing games/sims, and I have a hard time imaging that higher than 60fps would make things less blurry, because what I have doesn't seem to sacrifice image quality at all. Would I see the light if I tried 120hz? Or does it depend too much on the game type?
  - can16358p 5y ago
    For racing you definitely will see the difference and probably won't want to go back to 60fps. For sim games the difference would still be noticeable and welcome, yet not dramatic as racing. Bottomline: try 120Hz if you can.

MarioMan 5y ago

While often related, refresh rate is not inherently tied to blurriness. High resolutions improve sharpness while ULMB, Lightboost, or even using a CRT can reduce ghosting to improve motion clarity. High refresh rates primarily help with perceived smoothness and latency.