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Star Brood wrote:I don't know why 120Hz hasn't been mainstream for longer.
Duct Tape Dude wrote:Remember that the 24FPS movie looks smoother because of the lack of pulldown (duplicating/interpolating frames since 60/24 is not an integer, but 120/24=5), whereas 50Hz SC2 won't look too much smoother until you break past 60Hz.
Star Brood wrote:... in reality the FPS numbers vary wildly depending on the situation. In the beginning it's well above 60FPS, during mid-game it's about 40, and if there are heavy heavy numbers of units it drops below 20-30FPS.
Disclaimer: the next I confess I have no idea what I'm talking about:
Based one what' you're saying, there are 3 more chances (24, 40 and 60+) for 120Hz to appear better on the screen. Does this not also mean that frames between 24-29 and 40-59 will look better on the 120Hz display?
Star Brood wrote:1) Do you notice any peculiarity in video playback? I have seen some TV shows that appear with odd motion on 120Hz TV's. Like, sometimes moving more quickly than they should, and just for moments at a time.
Duct Tape Dude wrote:Star Brood wrote:1) Do you notice any peculiarity in video playback? I have seen some TV shows that appear with odd motion on 120Hz TV's. Like, sometimes moving more quickly than they should, and just for moments at a time.
I picked up on this, too. I think it's because some scenes are 60fps-enabled and others are 24-fps enabled. It is very annoying, and I've noticed it more in CG-heavy movies--like when Avatar was playing in Best Buy.
Ryu Connor wrote:That's not caused by true 120Hz, that's caused by motion interpolation.
Star Brood wrote:Ryu Connor wrote:That's not caused by true 120Hz, that's caused by motion interpolation.
Hmm, interesting. So in a lot of cases the 120Hz monitor will actually have better picture animation than an HDTV, because it lacks motion interpolation and just has a naturally awesome refresh rate?
Star Brood wrote:What kind of games do you play that you didn't notice much difference in gaming with the overclock? I wonder if that difference was minimal because your 7850 was already struggling already with the resolution let alone the refresh rate.
Ryhadar wrote:Does anyone know where I could go to maybe see a side by side comparison? I've been to my local microcenter and they don't have any 120Hz monitors on display. I would look at TVs but they play so much trickery with fake "120Hz" that I don't know what to look for.
Does anyone have any tips?
Ryhadar wrote:Does anyone know where I could go to maybe see a side by side comparison? I've been to my local microcenter and they don't have any 120Hz monitors on display. I would look at TVs but they play so much trickery with fake "120Hz" that I don't know what to look for.
Does anyone have any tips?
Star Brood wrote:Alternatively, just make sure you buy it at Retail and get a good return policy in case you don't like it. Man, I seriously do not regret buying this 144Hz ASUS monitor. I have used the 27" IPS displays at work but they are nothing like this.
ChronoReverse wrote:I want a 120Hz monitor but want it in 1920x1200. If it's not too bad I can even tolerate the TN panel it'll need to be.