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Meanwhile all of the best players in the world are using 240hz monitors…
by ackatz 4y ago
Meanwhile all of the best players in the world are using 240hz monitors…
- Zurrrrr 4y agoI didn't say refresh rate didn't matter. Buy buying a new CRT in the late 90s with a slightly better refresh rate isn't going to be much of an advantage.
- nrb 4y agoThe difference was pretty drastic. My NEC FP2141SB in the early 2000s ran 1280x1024 @ 100hz, those Diamondtron/Tronitron tubes were next-level for their time even though they were super finicky.
- dbttdft 4y agoYeah the range of CRT quality was huge and visible. Those were a type of product where price actually correlated to quality. With an LCD you could pay $1000 for a "gaming" model and still get something that has basic issues like high input lag or strong overshoot. With CRT it meant the screen is now flat, the image is now bigger than 17", and the focus is now sharper.
- kcb 4y agoMost of them purposely gimp themselves by running in 4:3. I've watched major tournament losses due to pro players not being able to spot someone they would if they were running widescreen.
- deadbunny 4y agoThe reason they run 4:3 on 16:9 monitors is to stretch the horizontal and make their targets effectively larger on their screen. Obviously that comes with downsides as you mention.
- kcb 4y agoMost pros don’t actually stretch their screen. They just run letterbox. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UaM765-S515ibLyPaBtMnBz7xiao0HL5f-F1zk_CSF4/edit#gid=1762004852 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UaM765-S515ibLyPaBtM...
- mywittyname 4y agoi'm kind of surprised this isn't considered cheating. It's effectively zooming in.
- the_doctah 4y agoDon't you think pros would run widescreen if it was an actual advantage?
- kcb 4y agoOne would think.