If you havenāt heard it from other publications on the planet, Prime Day begins today, the annual ritual of capitalism where Amazon keeps every employee locked in a locker and steals their lunch money. Although many ads are just nonsenseThere are occasional diamonds in the rough – such as a rare TV with a variable refresh rate (VRR) feature.
Wait, what does “variable refresh rate” mean?
Ah, I know. At first it was “teraflop”. Then there were Solid State Drives. This console generation makes all our technology talents!
Simply put, “refresh rate” refers to the frequency at which the monitor refreshes per second, exactly the frame rate of a gaming console. Think of it this way: a modern gaming console, e.g. Sony PlayStation 5 Or Microsoft’s Xbox Series X, it typically produces 60 stills or frames per second. To do this, you need a screen that refreshes 60 times per second.
Mathematics is as simple as math, one-to-one mapping; A 60Hz screen can display 60fps, a 120Hz screen can display 120fps, etc. (although we don’t expect Too Far from it, because in a world where 240 fps seems to be the norm).
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If the refresh rate of the TV matches the frame rate of the console, you will get a smooth playback picture. But come on, you played a modern game. You know that the frame rate is not always constant. TVs that do not have a variable refresh rate are not fully equipped
A screen with a constant refresh rate – which is locked at 60Hz or 120Hz, for example – is subject to lag, flicker, screen tearing and other visual quirks. However, a single rate can automatically adjust a variable rate in the frame output by the game console. Suppose you play Miracle Revenger Or another boogie game and the frame rate will go down from the floor. Your TV still has a fixed refresh rate of 60Hz, refreshing 60 times per second. However, the VRR-enabled TV will adjust on the fly to ensure that the screen matches the broadcast image from the games console. Variable refresh rate does not completely block visual impairment, but allows the screen to render a file The road Smooth image than standard screen.
Today, the variable refresh rate is a very common feature in high-performance computer monitors, but it is less common in most central living room TVs. Worst of all, the price of many televisions that come with variable upgrade costs, I donāt know, is about 10 percent of a monthās rent for a studio in todayās market.
One of them is television LG OLED-B1. At the moment it is down 37 percent on Prime Day, an action organized by a company that regularly violates anti-union laws, at least according to the file. National Industrial Relations Committee. LG’s OLED screen is recognized as one of the best gaming TVs in the world. It also costs – and it bothers me to write – about $ 2,200 for the 77-inch model
There is the other end TCL 6 series QLED TV. The 65-inch model is currently listed on Prime Day for $ 700. Itās not as attractive as LGās best screen, but it gets the job done. (I have the same TCL TV in my house, but without a variable refresh rate. It’s … good.)
At the end of the day, you donāt Have to TV with VRR technology. But it’s good.
