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Honestly I think my next monitor will have to be a 120Hz 4k screen. I'm not sure I could take the step back down to 60Hz after getting used to it, for me it's

by MattDL 13y ago

Honestly I think my next monitor will have to be a 120Hz 4k screen. I'm not sure I could take the step back down to 60Hz after getting used to it, for me it's a much bigger deal than resolution.

adlpz 13y ago
Why is it so important? Is it for gaming, maybe? Because I am pretty sure it's impossible to notice that while working, because there is no flicker between frames anyway. And gaming on a 4K screen (at PC viewing distance) is pretty crazy.
- chopsueyar 13y ago
  And gaming on a 4K screen (at PC viewing distance) is pretty crazy. Crazy Awesome.
  - adlpz 13y ago
    Well yes, but I'd rather play at 1920x1080 and not have to sell a kidney for a graphics card that can drive the 4K display.
    - papsosouid 13y ago
      You still have that option, I can't imagine any 4k displays would fail to support running at a 2x multiplier given that it is designed specifically for that.
    - rangibaby 13y ago
      The next generation of graphics card will probably be able to take the dubious honor of being able to run Crysis (2007) at 1920x1080 / 60fps on a single GPU... [1] http://www.anandtech.com/show/5261/amd-radeon-hd-7970-review/16 http://www.anandtech.com/show/5261/amd-radeon-hd-7970-review...
- arianvanp 13y ago
  Yes. Quake players swear by 120Hz+ screens. We're all geeks and nerds who still use CRT monitors because those new hip 'flat' things have too much input lag and too low refresh rate. In a fast-paced game like quake, these things make the difference between winning a duel and losing one. Also in the fighting game community (King of Fighters, streetfighter) input lag is a killer. if your monitor has lag, you won't be able to chain your combos as well as the pros. For working and document editing and browsing, 50Hz with slow input time is fine, but for 'serious' gaming it's not, I guess. It's also one of the arguments I hear why PC gamers consider themselves 'more awesome'. "Why would I play on an xbox, on one of those TVs with the horrible refresh rate, and all the post-processing that adds milliseconds of delay"
  - oftenwrong 13y ago
    Gamers may swear by them, but that does not mean there is an actual difference. Have there been any double-blind tests between 60hz and 120hz?
    - DanBC 13y ago
      If I ever get fu money I'm going to start double-blind testing everything - screen refresh rates; mouse rates; coffee preparation methods; speaker cables[1]; bitrates for media; compression for media; everything I can.
      - floobynewb 13y ago
        Nice idea, I'm planning on using my fu money to run TV adverts countering the non-sense claims made by other 'hydro-nano-bollocks' pushing adverts.
        grecy 13y ago
        You won't be able to buy the time to run those adverts, unfortunately. Kalle Lasn[1] of Adbusters fame has been trying to do it for years, and the networks just say "We won't run adverts contrary to our big sponsors". Yes, even PBS and the CBC say this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalle_Lasn http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalle_Lasn
- corysama 13y ago
  I notice the difference whenever my desktop has quietly switched back to 60hz from 120Hz even in non-gaming applications. I'm not going to claim that it is important. But, the wet-glass smoothness of 120Hz makes me happier :)
sliverstorm 13y ago
Is there a technology aside from VGA that can drive 4k @ 120Hz?
kunai 13y ago
Are you using a CRT monitor? I can't even tell the difference between 120Hz and 60Hz on a monitor, simply because the display doesn't flicker. If you're using your monitor for gaming, well, that's a different story.
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by MattDL 13y ago

Honestly I think my next monitor will have to be a 120Hz 4k screen. I'm not sure I could take the step back down to 60Hz after getting used to it, for me it's a much bigger deal than resolution.

adlpz 13y ago

Why is it so important? Is it for gaming, maybe? Because I am pretty sure it's impossible to notice that while working, because there is no flicker between frames anyway. And gaming on a 4K screen (at PC viewing distance) is pretty crazy.

chopsueyar 13y ago
And gaming on a 4K screen (at PC viewing distance) is pretty crazy. Crazy Awesome.
- adlpz 13y ago
  Well yes, but I'd rather play at 1920x1080 and not have to sell a kidney for a graphics card that can drive the 4K display.
  - papsosouid 13y ago
    You still have that option, I can't imagine any 4k displays would fail to support running at a 2x multiplier given that it is designed specifically for that.
  - rangibaby 13y ago
    The next generation of graphics card will probably be able to take the dubious honor of being able to run Crysis (2007) at 1920x1080 / 60fps on a single GPU... [1] http://www.anandtech.com/show/5261/amd-radeon-hd-7970-review/16 http://www.anandtech.com/show/5261/amd-radeon-hd-7970-review...
arianvanp 13y ago
Yes. Quake players swear by 120Hz+ screens. We're all geeks and nerds who still use CRT monitors because those new hip 'flat' things have too much input lag and too low refresh rate. In a fast-paced game like quake, these things make the difference between winning a duel and losing one. Also in the fighting game community (King of Fighters, streetfighter) input lag is a killer. if your monitor has lag, you won't be able to chain your combos as well as the pros. For working and document editing and browsing, 50Hz with slow input time is fine, but for 'serious' gaming it's not, I guess. It's also one of the arguments I hear why PC gamers consider themselves 'more awesome'. "Why would I play on an xbox, on one of those TVs with the horrible refresh rate, and all the post-processing that adds milliseconds of delay"
- oftenwrong 13y ago
  Gamers may swear by them, but that does not mean there is an actual difference. Have there been any double-blind tests between 60hz and 120hz?
  - DanBC 13y ago
    If I ever get fu money I'm going to start double-blind testing everything - screen refresh rates; mouse rates; coffee preparation methods; speaker cables[1]; bitrates for media; compression for media; everything I can.
    - floobynewb 13y ago
      Nice idea, I'm planning on using my fu money to run TV adverts countering the non-sense claims made by other 'hydro-nano-bollocks' pushing adverts.
      - grecy 13y ago
        You won't be able to buy the time to run those adverts, unfortunately. Kalle Lasn[1] of Adbusters fame has been trying to do it for years, and the networks just say "We won't run adverts contrary to our big sponsors". Yes, even PBS and the CBC say this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalle_Lasn http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalle_Lasn
corysama 13y ago
I notice the difference whenever my desktop has quietly switched back to 60hz from 120Hz even in non-gaming applications. I'm not going to claim that it is important. But, the wet-glass smoothness of 120Hz makes me happier :)

sliverstorm 13y ago

Is there a technology aside from VGA that can drive 4k @ 120Hz?

kunai 13y ago

Are you using a CRT monitor? I can't even tell the difference between 120Hz and 60Hz on a monitor, simply because the display doesn't flicker. If you're using your monitor for gaming, well, that's a different story.

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