**Understanding Screen Refresh Rates and High-Refresh Rate Technologies**

For those who may be unfamiliar with what exactly a screen's refresh rate is, it's essential to have a basic understanding of this fundamental concept. The refresh rate refers to the number of times a screen can update the still images that it strings together to create motion in a single second. The standard refresh rate being 60 HZ means 60 images or 60 Cycles since most video sources don't exceed that limit. Demand for faster refresh rates has mostly remained among higher-grade enthusiasts and professionals, but recently, consumers have been looking for ways to reduce image-degrading effects such as the motion blur seen in high-speed moving images.

**The Need for Higher Refresh Rates**

High-speed moving images often suffer from a phenomenon known as motion blur, which is a result of a display's inability to refresh quickly enough. This can be distracting and affect the viewing experience. To combat this, manufacturers have developed high-refresh-rate technologies with names that might sound like science fiction. These TVs employ different forms of visual trickery to create the illusion of higher refresh rates without actually extracting more frames from the original content.

**Visual Trickery: Techniques Used in High-Refresh Rate Technologies**

One common technique used is called backlight strobing, which works by doing something slightly differently from a normal LCD monitor. Modern flat-panel displays show motion by doing something called sample and hold, where they display a static image on screen for a full 160th of a second or however long its refresh rate is before loading the next one. Backlight strobing works by only turning on the display's backlight for a fraction of a display cycle and instead showing a black screen for some portion of that cycle. This creates the illusion of more frames and therefore smoother motion.

Another tactic used is called black frame insertion, which works in a similar way to backlight strobing but instead of turning off the backlight, it shows a black frame. Some TVs use motion interpolation, where a processor inside the display generates intermediate frames that are inserted between actual frames from the video source. These generated frames are what the eye might expect to see, such as a moving car halfway between point A and B. This also makes everything appear smoother but is it actually effective?

**Perception of High-Refresh Rate Technology**

While things do look clearer and smoother with high-refresh-rate technology, many people perceive a definite fakeness to the resulting motion. Whether this is due to the technology not being perfect or because some people are just used to lower frame rates remains to be seen. The words "hyper-real" and "soap operatic" have been used to describe this effect, with some describing it as making things look theatrical. It's essential to remember that many TVs that advertise refresh rates of 240 HZ, 480 HZ, or even higher often can't actually show nearly that many frames per second.

**The Reality Behind High-Refresh Rate Technology**

Those numbers mentioned above are roughly indicative of what the manufacturer claims the TV can simulate. It's not uncommon for consumers to try to push these technologies to their limits by hooking them up to powerful rigs or playing games at high frame rates. However, this is often a futile endeavor, as the actual refresh rate is often limited by various factors, including the content being displayed.

**Conclusion**

In conclusion, while high-refresh-rate technology has its advantages, such as reducing motion blur and making images appear smoother, it's essential to approach these technologies with a critical eye. The perception of smoothness can be subjective, and some people may find that it looks faked or artificial. Whether this is due to the technology itself or individual preferences remains to be seen. As consumers become more aware of these technologies, we'll likely see further innovation in this area, but for now, it's essential to separate fact from fiction and understand what these technologies can truly achieve.

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for a fraction of a display cycle and instead just show a black screen for some portion of that cycle this creates the illusion of more frames and therefore smoother motion another tactic is called black frame insertion which works uh much the same way except instead of turning off the backl the display just shows a black frame other TVs instead use motion interpolation which involves a processor inside the display generating intermediate frames that are inserted between actual frames from the video Source because these generated frames are what the eye might expect to see such as a moving car halfway between point A and B this also makes everything appear smoother but how well does this actually work if you've ever been in front of a TV that can do this stuff it's pretty obvious that things do in fact generally look smoother and more flowy than on a more run-of-the-mill set whether this is actually a good thing however will greatly depend on who you ask the words hyper real and soap oper like have been used to describe this effect as while things do look clearer and smoother many people perceive a definite fakeness to the resulting motion either because the technology isn't perfect or because some people are just used to lower frame rates making things look theatrical after all many movies are filmed and shown at 24 FPS and of course it's important to remember that many TVs that advertise refrigerates of 240 HZ 480 HZ or even higher often can't actually show nearly that many frames per second rather those are numbers that roughly indicate what the manufacturer claims the TV can simulate so I wouldn't recommend trying to build a 4 GPU rig and hook it up to a so-call 480 HZ television just so you can play TF2 at insan frame rates and make sure that you see every single head movement frame and Counter Strike that's not going to work but you could try and watch me gesticulate in more buttery smooth detail than ever before you should use squarespace's 24/7 support and 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below that would be awesome checko Channel super fun we recently did this cool thing with like the bubble things and you run around and hit each other and play soccer at the same time I don't know it was fun I got to hit people whenever I get to hit people I think it's fun to be completely honest does that make me a bad person I don't know also uh you know Tech quickie subscribe that'd be cool see youtelevision marketing nonsensical terminology or TMNT for short is an acronym that we made up here at lonus Media Group to describe all of the overtop terms TV manufacturers use to describe their products refresh rates these are usually simple to spot as they mostly consist of an adjective slapped onto the word motion such as true motion Aqua motion or clear motion but do these proprietary rating systems actually deliver the image quality that we want for any who might be unfamiliar with what exactly a screen's refresh rate is you can watch our video explaining it in depth right up here but basically it's the amount of times a screen can update the still images that it strings together to create motion in a single second with the standard refresh rate being 60 HZ meaning 60 images or 60 Cycles since most video sources don't exceed that limit demand for faster refresh rates has mostly remained among higher grade enthusiasts and professionals but recently consumers have been looking for ways to reduce image degrading effects such as the motion blur seen in high-speed moving images which often is a result from a display's inability to refresh quickly enough so how do these high refresh rate Technologies with the funny names try to solve this problem not surprisingly they employ different forms of visual trickery as you can't exactly extract 120 frames per second out of something that was only recorded at 60 or even 30 HZ instead these TVs will fool your eyes into thinking that the refesh fresh rate is higher in some way one common technique is called backlight strobing which works by doing something slightly differently from a normal LCD monitor modern flat panel displays show motion by doing something called sample and hold which means it will display a static image on screen for a full 160th of a second or however long its refresh rate is before loading the next one backlight strobing works by only turning on the display's backlight for a fraction of a display cycle and instead just show a black screen for some portion of that cycle this creates the illusion of more frames and therefore smoother motion another tactic is called black frame insertion which works uh much the same way except instead of turning off the backl the display just shows a black frame other TVs instead use motion interpolation which involves a processor inside the display generating intermediate frames that are inserted between actual frames from the video Source because these generated frames are what the eye might expect to see such as a moving car halfway between point A and B this also makes everything appear smoother but how well does this actually work if you've ever been in front of a TV that can do this stuff it's pretty obvious that things do in fact generally look smoother and more flowy than on a more run-of-the-mill set whether this is actually a good thing however will greatly depend on who you ask the words hyper real and soap oper like have been used to describe this effect as while things do look clearer and smoother many people perceive a definite fakeness to the resulting motion either because the technology isn't perfect or because some people are just used to lower frame rates making things look theatrical after all many movies are filmed and shown at 24 FPS and of course it's important to remember that many TVs that advertise refrigerates of 240 HZ 480 HZ or even higher often can't actually show nearly that many frames per second rather those are numbers that roughly indicate what the manufacturer claims the TV can simulate so I wouldn't recommend trying to build a 4 GPU rig and hook it up to a so-call 480 HZ television just so you can play TF2 at insan frame rates and make sure that you see every single head movement frame and Counter Strike that's not going to work but you could try and watch me gesticulate in more buttery smooth detail than ever before you should use squarespace's 24/7 support and live chat or email whatever if you have any troubles with your $8 a month website that you got a free domain with cuz you bought it for a year you should use things like their responsive design so that your website scales and looks great on any device and if you're looking for a job you should probably use their cover page module because it looks great if you're trying to sell something you should probably use their Commerce module they have modules for tons of different things that you could potentially want to use and if you're wondering and you're not entirely sure if you want to yet you you should start a trial with no credit card required and start building your website today when you decide to sign up for Squarespace you should make sure to use offer code Linus because you should get 10% off Squarespace you should all right guys I hope you liked the video if you liked it like it if you disliked it dislike it that's cool too if you guys want us to cover other stuff comment down below that would be awesome checko Channel super fun we recently did this cool thing with like the bubble things and you run around and hit each other and play soccer at the same time I don't know it was fun I got to hit people whenever I get to hit people I think it's fun to be completely honest does that make me a bad person I don't know also uh you know Tech quickie subscribe that'd be cool see you\n"