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minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days ago60hz is coming which would be fine, but author is saying “old” tablet so that could be anywhere from 1hz to 20hz and that’s not going to fly for a monitor.
minus-squarePsythik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoI’m in once they hit 120Hz minimum. I’m too used to HFR now. 60hz looks like a slideshow.
minus-squareearthworm@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoLooking through reviews and official specs, they are infuriatingly vague about what the refresh rate actually is. It’s all “super refresh technology” and “four different modes”, which is about as meaningful as “natural flavors” on food packaging.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoModos is promising 60hz but on an eInk monitor, not a tablet. I don’t see a tablet hitting that spec any time soon.
60hz is coming which would be fine, but author is saying “old” tablet so that could be anywhere from 1hz to 20hz and that’s not going to fly for a monitor.
I’m in once they hit 120Hz minimum. I’m too used to HFR now. 60hz looks like a slideshow.
Looking through reviews and official specs, they are infuriatingly vague about what the refresh rate actually is.
It’s all “super refresh technology” and “four different modes”, which is about as meaningful as “natural flavors” on food packaging.
Modos is promising 60hz but on an eInk monitor, not a tablet. I don’t see a tablet hitting that spec any time soon.