Flashback: breaking through the 60Hz barrier
Have you ever wondered why 60Hz is the standard refresh rate for displays? It started with analog TVs, then their CRT tubes were repurposed into computer monitors. Then LCD monitors arrived, but their slow response times meant that they couldn't really go above 60Hz. Plus, 60Hz was good enough, right? As PCs got more powerful they started playing videos - videos shot and edited using TV equipment, so 60Hz (interlaced, but let's stay out of that rabbit hole). Fast-forwarding to today, 60Hz is still seen as the "normal" refresh rate, however, high refresh rate (HRR) displays are becoming...
Have you ever wondered why 60Hz is the standard refresh rate for displays? It started with analog TVs, then their CRT tubes were repurposed into computer monitors. Then LCD monitors arrived, but their slow response times meant that they couldn't really go above 60Hz. Plus, 60Hz was good enough, right? As PCs got more powerful they started playing videos - videos shot and edited using TV equipment, so 60Hz (interlaced, but let's stay out of that rabbit hole). Fast-forwarding to today, 60Hz is still seen as the "normal" refresh rate, however, high refresh rate (HRR) displays are becoming...
