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no0nefamous

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May 11, 2021
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Why is it that...

60hz on my Windows laptop - looks fine
60hz on Nintendo Switch screen - looks fine
60hz on my TV - looks fine

but

60hz when the 120hz Apple devices are limiting to 60hz looks awful?
60hz on my iPad (not a 120hz model) looks awful?
60hz on my iMac (not a 120hz model) looks awful?

On every Apple device I've seen, 60hz now looks like 30hz.

What gives?
 
60 hz on my iPad and MacBook look fine to me. I don’t notice a difference between those and my Nintendo switch. Maybe it’s just me tho!
 
Looks fine to me too. My MBA and desktop Windows/Linux PC share a 60Hz monitor, and they look/feel identical.
 
it's the nature of running something at non-native refresh rates. my 8+ running 60hz on its 60Hz display is smooth. running a game at 40 fps on my 60Hz display is not the best experience but turning on freesync makes it much smoother.
 
Certainly feels worse on my phone but I did get used to 120Hz in less than a day so there’s that
 
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