How to find out the Hz (refresh rate)

So the 50/60Hz thing you see on the Samsung under power is the AC frequency it accepts. Generally, you don't have to worry about this.

The Samsung is a 5ms, 60Hz refresh. Spec wise the Asus looks a bit better to me. Not having touched either of these monitors I can't say much more than that.

I game on a 60Hz Dell LED LCD and I don't really notice any problems. Where as on my old CRT I used to run at 85Hz to keep the flicker down.
 
Cromewell said:
So the 50/60Hz thing you see on the Samsung under power is the AC frequency it accepts. Generally, you don't have to worry about this.

The Samsung is a 5ms, 60Hz refresh. Spec wise the Asus looks a bit better to me. Not having touched either of these monitors I can't say much more than that.

I game on a 60Hz Dell LED LCD and I don't really notice any problems. Where as on my old CRT I used to run at 85Hz to keep the flicker down.
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Ok, so it's not like if I get a GTX 780 with 60Hz, this "60Hz" factor won't "bottleneck" my gtx 780 per se?
 
If the monitor is 60hz, you will see 60 updates per second.
The sample and hold effect can contribute to blur on an lcd, which is why tv companies are pushing the 120hz refresh rate and higher led/lcds (even though most if not all tv's don't except 120 separate frames).

Basically once you get to a certian response time, refresh rate will start to play a role in motion blur.
Even if the eye doesn't see more than 60 frames per second, there can still be a benefit in the motion blur department by going with a higher refresh rate monitor.

120 frames is of course more difficult for the graphics card, but I don't think there is any rule saying that you need 120 frames on a 120hz capable monitor at all times.
 
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Mik James said:
If the monitor is 60hz, you will see 60 updates per second.
The sample and hold effect can contribute to blur on an lcd, which is why tv companies are pushing the 120hz refresh rate and higher led/lcds (even though most if not all tv's don't except 120 separate frames).

Basically once you get to a certian response time, refresh rate will start to play a role in motion blur.
Even if the eye doesn't see more than 60 frames per second, there can still be a benefit in the motion blur department by going with a higher refresh rate monitor.

120 frames is of course more difficult for the graphics card, but I don't think there is any rule saying that you need 120 frames on a 120hz capable monitor at all times.
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Yea, I understand how the Hz works, but I really wanted to hear from someone who has a physical experience with 60 Hz and 120 Hz monitors. I'm debiating whether I should just go with 60Hz if the extra 60Hz isn't worth it.
 
If you are going into Canada Computers they'll have a bunch on display. If they have the Asus and Samsung you are looking at out on display, try them both out and get the one you like the best.
 
Cromewell said:
If you are going into Canada Computers they'll have a bunch on display. If they have the Asus and Samsung you are looking at out on display, try them both out and get the one you like the best.
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Okay. I will go in sometime next week. Hopefully I find a good one!
 
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