60 Hz vs 120 Hz

**DiscipleDOC** · 03-03-09, 10:44 AM

Is there really a big difference? I mean, is it going to be noticeable when I'm watching sports or playing vid games on my ps3?

Revs · 03-03-09, 10:55 AM

I can't see any flickering at 60Hz on mine and I can generally tell a flickering screen a mile off. It doesn't seem as bad on TFT's as CRT's to me. 50-60Hz CRT's give a headache after a while, but not TFT's.

Best thing to do is to go to your local store and check it out for yourself

**nekrosoft13** · 03-03-09, 02:58 PM

research the 120hz tech, it is not so great like the people at best buy will make you believe. it actually reduced image quality.

and there is zero flickering on 60hz screen

**DiscipleDOC** · 03-03-09, 04:13 PM

Thanks for the heads up guys!

shabby · 03-03-09, 04:57 PM

120hz is oldschool, there's 240 and 480hz now... get with the times

**bacon12** · 03-03-09, 05:03 PM

Doc I have two hdtvs one with 60 and the other with 120hz. I can notice motion blur in the 60hz when watching football, especially when there are close shots of fsat moving action.

If sports is your thing then you may want to consider the 120hz model, but the picture quality for movies is better @60hz.

blackwaves_2000 · 03-03-09, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by shabby

120hz is oldschool, there's 240 and 480hz now... get with the times

240 and 480Hz in plasma only... 120Hz is the top in LCD. And personally I think Plasma's SUCK!!! The glass in a plasma will NEVER look right in a well lit room or with window blinds open... they take way too much planning to get them to show well.

einstein_314 · 03-03-09, 06:46 PM

Wait...I think people are confused. The jump from 60 Hz to 120 Hz was not to get rid of flickering (as it was known on crt's). It was to get rid of the 'judder' or 'jerkiness' when playing 24fps material (blu-ray etc). I'm not really bothered by the jerkiness (I barely notice it, and when I do it's usually just on slow panning scenes...).

ViN86 · 03-03-09, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by einstein_314

Wait...I think people are confused. The jump from 60 Hz to 120 Hz was not to get rid of flickering (as it was known on crt's). It was to get rid of the 'judder' or 'jerkiness' when playing 24fps material (blu-ray etc). I'm not really bothered by the jerkiness (I barely notice it, and when I do it's usually just on slow panning scenes...).

correct. 120Hz or 24p allows 24 FPS material to have each frame refreshed 5 times, instead of the 3:2 method employed by 60Hz displays.

tbh, most people cannot tell the difference lol.

ViN86 · 03-03-09, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by DiscipleDOC

Is there really a big difference? I mean, is it going to be noticeable when I'm watching sports or playing vid games on my ps3?

you know, i have been thinking about this a long time, and tbh, if you dont notice anything with a 60Hz TV, i doubt you will notice anything with 120Hz.

plus, i dont think the price difference justifies the purported visual improvement.

evilchris · 03-03-09, 11:25 PM

Once you've seen judder you'll see it forever.

**mullet** · 03-03-09, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ViN86

correct. 120Hz or 24p allows 24 FPS material to have each frame refreshed 5 times, instead of the 3:2 method employed by 60Hz displays.

tbh, most people cannot tell the difference lol.

Ok but only if its true HD UlTrA Vizzion.

03-03-09, 10:44 AM	#1
DiscipleDOC Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Alabama, Planet Earth Posts: 5,933	60 Hz vs 120 Hz Is there really a big difference? I mean, is it going to be noticeable when I'm watching sports or playing vid games on my ps3?

03-03-09, 10:55 AM	#2
Revs Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: UK Posts: 6,362	Re: 60 Hz vs 120 Hz I can't see any flickering at 60Hz on mine and I can generally tell a flickering screen a mile off. It doesn't seem as bad on TFT's as CRT's to me. 50-60Hz CRT's give a headache after a while, but not TFT's. Best thing to do is to go to your local store and check it out for yourself

03-03-09, 02:58 PM	#3
nekrosoft13 I'm Geralt Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chicagoland, once a year in Poland Posts: 24,364	Re: 60 Hz vs 120 Hz research the 120hz tech, it is not so great like the people at best buy will make you believe. it actually reduced image quality. and there is zero flickering on 60hz screen __________________ Windows 8 the next big failure, right after Windows ME

03-03-09, 04:13 PM	#4
DiscipleDOC Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Alabama, Planet Earth Posts: 5,933	Re: 60 Hz vs 120 Hz Thanks for the heads up guys!

03-03-09, 04:57 PM	#5
shabby Forcefed GXP Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,138	Re: 60 Hz vs 120 Hz 120hz is oldschool, there's 240 and 480hz now... get with the times __________________ 2500k/Asus P67-Pro/8gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3/X25-M/p190

03-03-09, 05:03 PM	#6
bacon12 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,536	Re: 60 Hz vs 120 Hz Doc I have two hdtvs one with 60 and the other with 120hz. I can notice motion blur in the 60hz when watching football, especially when there are close shots of fsat moving action. If sports is your thing then you may want to consider the 120hz model, but the picture quality for movies is better @60hz.

03-03-09, 06:46 PM	#8
einstein_314 w00t!! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 2,905	Re: 60 Hz vs 120 Hz Wait...I think people are confused. The jump from 60 Hz to 120 Hz was not to get rid of flickering (as it was known on crt's). It was to get rid of the 'judder' or 'jerkiness' when playing 24fps material (blu-ray etc). I'm not really bothered by the jerkiness (I barely notice it, and when I do it's usually just on slow panning scenes...). __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.2GHz (9 x 355) w/ Swiftec APOGEE GTX Waterblock\|\| Asus P5B-Deluxe WiFi Edition eVGA 8800 GTX Superclocked Edition @ 675/1150 w/ DangerDen 8800GTX Waterblock\|\| 4x1GB Mushkin XP2 PC2-8500 X-Fi Fatal1ty 64MB \|\| PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750W \|\| Seagate 7200.10 320 GB \|\| Dell 2407WFP Logitech Z-5300 Speakers \|\| Sennheiser HD555's \|\| Logitech G7 \|\| Logitech G15 \|\| Windows Vista Ultimate x64

03-03-09, 11:25 PM	#11
evilchris Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 4,411	Re: 60 Hz vs 120 Hz Once you've seen judder you'll see it forever. __________________ [CENTER][SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] [/CENTER][B][CENTER]--Communist Party of America--[/CENTER][/B]

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