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I agree that input latency matters a LOT but disagree about 120hz being some sort of sweet spot. On the input side, yeah even a few 10’s of ms is very noticeab

I agree that input latency matters a LOT but disagree about 120hz being some sort of sweet spot. On the input side, yeah even a few 10’s of ms is very noticeable when typing or doing something quick. But also I use 240hz monitors for everything, and when I had a config bug on my Mac that degraded my connection to 180hz, my computer felt slow and laggy, and I only realized when it drove me crazy enough to check the settings again. I’m sure the same would happen if I was on a 480hz monitor and it got degraded to the 240hz that I’m used to now. And I agree there are diminishing returns, but there are still very perceptible returns.

firen777 24d ago
> But also I use 240hz monitors for everything, and when I had a config bug on my Mac that degraded my connection to 180hz, my computer felt slow and laggy, and I only realized when it drove me crazy enough to check the settings again. Not trying to dismiss your perception, but are you sure the feeling of lag wasn't caused by some other bugs related to the bad config, say, some kind of interval mismatch? The difference between 240hz and 180hz is less than 1.5ms (if my calculation is correct) and I've seen OSU! player demand less precision than this.
- mrob 23d ago
  You don't need to feel the latency difference. You can tell the difference between high refresh rates by keeping your eyes still and moving your mouse cursor. The higher the display refresh rate (assuming the mouse sampling rate is high enough), the tighter the spacing between the phantom array effect images.