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Re:MacBook Air M4 by meindnoch on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @01:08PM (#43270093)
Going 60hz → 120hz: "Meh, I guess it's smoother? Whatever..."

Going 120hz → 60hz: "WTF? Why is it so choppy? Am I accidentally in low battery mode?"

It's similar to going back to non-retina displays after getting used to retina resolution.

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Re:MacBook Air M4 by forty on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @06:02PM (#43273962)
The good news is that human brain is amazing and will probably revert to reasonable perception if you use your non retina 60Hz screen for long enough :)
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Re:MacBook Air M4 by volemo on Thursday March 06, 2025 @01:34AM (#43277104)
What conclusion do I draw from this? “Stay away from high refresh rate screens not to spoil myself” :D
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Re:MacBook Air M4 by nasretdinov on Thursday March 06, 2025 @02:01AM (#43277259)
That's actually not a bad recommendation if you want to keep sanity as a tech enthusiast :). Otherwise you start noticing how much stuff still hasn't been upgraded to support high dpi and high refresh rate and you can't go back
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Re:MacBook Air M4 by volemo on Thursday March 06, 2025 @05:43AM (#43278603)
Sadly, I’ve already tasted the forbidden fruit of HiDPI, so I do understand the feelings of 120 Hz aficionado. :’(
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Re:MacBook Air M4 by meindnoch on Thursday March 06, 2025 @04:45AM (#43278256)
The key takeaway is: it hurts more to lose something, than it made you happy when you received it.

From this you may reach enlightenment.

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