Monday, August 14th 2017

480 Hz True Refresh Rate Monitor Spotted, Heralding a New Wave of Display Tech

A prototype true 480 Hz monitor has found its way to the hands of Blur Busters, who aptly tested whether or not that feature made their blur busting name irrelevant at some point in the future. The verdict? While 480 Hz refresh rates do offer a visible difference in step distances and blur reduction, things can be improved further. But we're talking about a refresh rate where most high-end monitors typically achieve 144 Hz - so 480 Hz is a totally different beast.

While display tech has seen some interesting evolutions as of late (mainly the introduction of OLED displays and HDR technology (which seems to be facing some delays of its own), refresh rates have somewhat stagnated in recent times. A true 480 Hz refresh rate will surely get some users drooling over it, and justify yet another round of upgrades to your entire system - though of course, the usability of such a high refresh-rate monitor begins to dwindle as resolution increases (and frame rates necessarily decrease.) Let's see where this goes.
Sources: Blur Busters, via HotHardware
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51 Comments on 480 Hz True Refresh Rate Monitor Spotted, Heralding a New Wave of Display Tech

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StrayKATAh good point. Yeah, I'm about 10 feet away from the TV.

Well, I have plenty of games I plan on using for the monitor (mostly iso RPGs which suck on a TV). I'll adjust things more when I get around to them.
Yeah, the real benefit of 144hz is on fast paced games where you use your mouse to look around constantly, and quickly (180s, etc). The added motion benefits you and improved input lag too. "Linear" games and played with a controller, 144hz is useless imo, just waste of GPU power.
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