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Re:Time to Upgrade Your Monitor by DavidVoid on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @02:37PM (#23555009)
> I don't really think 120Hz is that big a deal

IMO 120 Hz monitors are overrated for pretty much everything except for FPS games (and similar fast-paced interactive titles).

I have a 144 Hz display and I would not want to go back to a 60 Hz display for gaming. At some point, my monitor changed to a 60 Hz refresh rate without telling me after some driver update. The first time I played Overwatch after that happened I could immediately tell that something was wrong, since the game just didn't feel as responsive and smooth as it usually does.

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Re:Time to Upgrade Your Monitor by coppolaemilio on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @04:43PM (#23556490)
Another OW player in HN? :) I feel the same about the 144hz monitor I have, only really worth it for playing OW, the rest of the time is nice but I feel like I'm not getting enough out of it. Maybe next monitor I get will be 4k, but not sure for now.
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Re:Time to Upgrade Your Monitor by distances on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @04:01PM (#23556029)
After starting with 144 Hz monitor the difference to 60 Hz already with desktop mouse movements is so clear that it's immediately obvious if the refresh rate changed.
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