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Re:Video streaming battery life improved from 12h (12 Pro Ma... by BugsJustFindMe on Thursday September 16, 2021 @06:33PM (#28558657)
> I think you’re thinking of “adaptive sync”

Adaptive sync and variable refresh rate are the same thing.

> only works when the app is fullscreened

Video of the monterey beta shows it works without being fullscreened. https://www.reddit.com/r/macgaming/comments/o1954n/adaptive_...

I don't know to what extent the display itself needs to be different, but hopefully Apple planned ahead.

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Re:Video streaming battery life improved from 12h (12 Pro Ma... by y4mi on Friday September 17, 2021 @06:57AM (#28563813)
> Video of the monterey beta shows it works without being fullscreened.

That is so confusing. Doesn't that mean you could create a malicious video which basically freezes the display for multiple seconds?

And wouldn't your interface feel super laggy if it's reduced to something like 30fps? That's what most content is produced with, right?

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Re:Video streaming battery life improved from 12h (12 Pro Ma... by BugsJustFindMe on Friday September 17, 2021 @08:45AM (#28564788)
Doing other stuff with the system likely preempts the slowdown. Someone in another thread reported that just moving their mouse increased refresh rate.
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