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0 pointsboromi6y ago0 comments

What's the point of 120Hz if your just programming?

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vardump6y ago· 4 in thread

Can read the content clearly while smoothly 120 Hz scrolling or moving windows around.

How often do you read text while moving the window containing it around? Does that justify the 2000$ expense for a 4K 120Hz monitor?

Personally, I find this 120 Hz endeavour pretty pointless when most applications have input lag that's way worse than a single 60 Hz frame.

kazinator6y ago

You can do that just fine at 60 Hz, if there is no tearing (all screen updates appear during vertical sync).

You can read scrolling movie credits just fine at 24 FPS.

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boromiOP6y ago

Guess I never thought about that. Is the difference noticable. I always thought High refresh rate was for gaming.

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wondringaloud6y ago

Who is reading content while scrolling? That's like buying a $10,000 stabilization unit to be able to read a book while jogging.

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duncanawoods6y ago· 2 in thread

I notice that the main topic for > 100Hz monitor owners is how smooth it is to drag windows about. When they show off the monitor, they grab a window and wiggle it really fast. Given no-one has yet come up with a more meaningful demo I'm starting to think it's the only benefit!

There is probably a term for this type of performance chasing. It's like car owners bragging about their top speeds despite only ever driving on roads with speed limits.

kenhwang6y ago

Only benefit I've noticed is it's easier to read text and smooth-scroll at the same time. Otherwise it just makes mouse movements and rapid console vomiting look nice. It's really unnecessary for programming in my opinion, use the budget for more pixels.

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asdff6y ago

In the car world, it's called bench racing. In photography, it's called pixel peeping.

gsich6y ago

Luxury. Once you have gone so high you can't go back. I have a 144 Hz monitor now. Even when not playing games, scrolling, moving the mouse, moving windows. It's smooth and I never want to go lower again. Using the computer is fun again.

XCSme6y ago

I have a 1440p 144hz monitor and a 4k 60hz monitor. I prefer the higher dpi one. I personally don't feel that extra-smoothnes during web browsing or web development when on the 144hz one, it maybe feels a bit better, but I don't mind 60hz.

erdewit6y ago

I had to use 4k@30 Hz for the past week (waiting on a USB-C to DisplayPort cable to replace HDMI) and actually gotten used to it. Turning off animations and smooth scrolling helps.

boromiOP6y ago

I guess I'm trying to decide what would be better for me

4k @ 60 Hz 1440p @ 144HZ

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12 comments · 6 top-level

vardump6y ago· 4 in thread

Can read the content clearly while smoothly 120 Hz scrolling or moving windows around.

majewsky6y ago

How often do you read text while moving the window containing it around? Does that justify the 2000$ expense for a 4K 120Hz monitor?

Personally, I find this 120 Hz endeavour pretty pointless when most applications have input lag that's way worse than a single 60 Hz frame.

kazinator6y ago

You can do that just fine at 60 Hz, if there is no tearing (all screen updates appear during vertical sync).

You can read scrolling movie credits just fine at 24 FPS.

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boromiOP6y ago

Guess I never thought about that. Is the difference noticable. I always thought High refresh rate was for gaming.

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wondringaloud6y ago

Who is reading content while scrolling? That's like buying a $10,000 stabilization unit to be able to read a book while jogging.

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duncanawoods6y ago· 2 in thread

There is probably a term for this type of performance chasing. It's like car owners bragging about their top speeds despite only ever driving on roads with speed limits.

kenhwang6y ago

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asdff6y ago

In the car world, it's called bench racing. In photography, it's called pixel peeping.

gsich6y ago

XCSme6y ago

erdewit6y ago

I had to use 4k@30 Hz for the past week (waiting on a USB-C to DisplayPort cable to replace HDMI) and actually gotten used to it. Turning off animations and smooth scrolling helps.

boromiOP6y ago

I guess I'm trying to decide what would be better for me

4k @ 60 Hz 1440p @ 144HZ

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse