120hz on a MacBook screen is barely noticeable to me. On a phone or iPad though, I absolutely hate using something with 60hz....it is just so jittery and drives me nuts
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The next MacBook Air needs to be 120Hz screen
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Actually you’re right. I am playing two games side by side with both devices sharing a mouse and a keyboard. I switched back and forth between the M2 iPad Pro and the M4 macbook air and I can hardly feel the difference with the 120Hz on the iPad vs the normal 60Hz on the Air.
Unfortunately the mini LED panels they use have quite poor pixel response times, and this partially cancels out the effect of the faster refresh rate (basically the pixels can't quite keep up with what they're being asked to do, particularly if they need to go from fully black to fully white very rapidly). If you compare to an OLED iPad Pro or an iPhone, the high refresh will be much more apparent as OLEDs have very fast pixel response times.
You’re not the only one. I notice it on phones, but not as much on my MacBook. I “downgraded” to an Air and have no problems with the screen.
Like others have said, 120 hz is needed more on a device like a phone where you doing a lot of scrolling and moving around, so you're going to notice it a lot more. Hopefully nobody is getting a MBP solely because of the 120 hz display and not for the other benefits the MBP provides. If that is the case, they can save a bit of money with the 60 hz screen MBA which in my opinion, is still fine for basic tasks that most people would use it for.