So the $1600 Studio Display does not have 120hz.

Here’s some monitors you can buy at that price point:

- 6k 32” monitor (similar PPI) (Acer PE320QX)

- most high-end 4k displays (even OLEDs) with 144hz+ refresh rate

32” 4k isn’t great PPI, but it’s still fine PPI, at a reasonable distance. Double the refresh rate is a much more noticeable improvement to me than 40% better pixel density, at a distance where retina matters a bit less than laptops & handhelds. And you can get that for less than half the cost

Plus, you can get it with multiple outputs & KVM to switch between MacBook & PC. And still run it off a single USB C cable.

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tmp10423288442 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Do you notice 120Hz and above when doing office tasks? I'd much rather have improved resolution and PPI rather than 120Hz for that use case.

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jasomill 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

120 Hz vs 60 Hz? Night and day. Immediately noticeable just by moving the mouse pointer. Would expect improvements in scrolling to be apparent to even the most casual passers-by.

120 Hz can also noticeably improve frame pacing for 24p video*.

120 Hz vs 144 Hz? Barely noticeable when flipping between the two. Not sure if I'd pass an ABX test with 100% accuracy.

Can't speak for 240 Hz or higher, as I haven't used them.

* Though 119.88 Hz is probably a better default for this since most non-DCI "24p" video is still 23.976 FPS; this is changing, but until browsers and streaming apps support VRR for video, I'm not convinced this is a good thing due to the mountain of legacy 23.976 FPS content.

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hbn 4 hours ago | parent [-]

> 120 Hz vs 60 Hz? Night and day.

It's night and day when you're going back and forth between looking at them and wiggle your mouse around in circle. But after a few seconds of being focused on your work, you're not thinking about it anymore.

Being able to watch 24fps video without non-integer frame weirdness is the only real advantage outside of twitch-reaction gaming.

	▲	tumult an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I disagree. 120hz makes typing, mousing, etc. noticeably more responsive. I never stop noticing it. I never liked having to use 60hz all the time once LCDs were replacing CRTs. The original iMac didn't even let you choose 60hz to run the desktop at -- it only offered higher refresh rates in the menus. (Games could set the display to 60hz if they really wanted to.)

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amarshall 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yes. Even 90 Hz is a noticeable improvement over 60 Hz. I wouldn’t pick it over high-DPI, though.

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throawayonthe 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yes, absolutely

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kristoff_it 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

100% yes

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archagon 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Very obvious when scrolling text and moving windows around, for example.

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nstfn 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

any animation work

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nicce 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> So the $1600 Studio Display does not have 120hz.

Usually these exists only to bump the price of the pro model.