My monitor has 59.9999 something hertz…who stole my .0001 hertz
CrankFlash
NTSC was a widely popular TV broadcast format and had a framerate of 23.976 fps. Although it is no longer in use, today’s monitors are still backward compatible, and the simplest way to achieve that is to use multipliers. 239.760 is 10x NTSC There are other base framerates, depending on the region, manufacturer, etc …. And that’s why you get weird framerate on PCs like 59.97 or 119.97. It’s all because of tv broadcast standards
Knxck7
They didn’t wanted you to get 240hz
Blacksad9999
Unusable. You’ll never be a professional Esports player without that extra 0.240hz.
Top-Jellyfish9557
Gotta call microsoft to give you the rest
rayddit519
The monitor is not only getting all the visible pixels but also additional, blanking pixels.
All of them are transferred at a given pixel clock that only has so much granularity.
There are different standards how many blanking pixels etc. need to be transferred for a given monitor setting and those also might be limited to specific numbers and not completely freely selectable.
So not every Hz number can be exactly matched, depending on which transmission standard and timing standard the monitor follows for a specific resolution and refresh rate.
For example 4K60 as defined by HDMI hits exactly 60Hz. As defined by the older CVT standard 59.981, as defined by the most common timing standard used over DP 59.997.
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TL;DR: Video Timing Standards mostly.
jesushartwellchrist
My brother in Jesus Hartwale christ specific is 254.529
Gluckman47
Taxes. 100 rich humans can give 24 Hz to poor one.
96geckos
You got hit with the Hertz tax from uncle Hertz.
Masterpiece-Haunting
That’s just 238.76. I’ve got a monitor that has 122.837
Few_Juice_3755
It’s like when you’re sibling steals a fry, does it matter no not really but fuck you
pxldsilz
Color NTSC television had a frame rate of 29.97 and a refresh rate of 59.94. I’m guessing this refresh rate is a multiple of 29.97 or 59.94 for… compatibility reasons?
Suspect4pe
Sometimes frames don’t frame like they should but they hertz so good.
J3lllly
It’s the Hertz collector, he steals everyone’s hertz so he can play agar.io in 1MILLION fps
Ninlilizi_
It’s a throwback to when broadcast standards were not an exact fps.
Those fractional refresh rates divide evenly into the fractional refresh of old media, making for a smoother viewing experience, if you’re into watching such content on your modern panel, that is.
lolomawisoft
So it sounds like a better deal
mordakiisyn
They ripped you off .300 hz. Literally unplayable
Acceptable_Fish9012
It’s no more “specific” than 240 Hz.
Blizz33
Where we’re going we don’t need Hertz.
No_Bad1844
It’s better than vague hertz. “Some hertz” “a bunch of Hertz” “60hertzishhhh”
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I stole your 0.24 hz. [Insert evil laugh here]
Scammed. Time to return it.
My monitor has 59.9999 something hertz…who stole my .0001 hertz
NTSC was a widely popular TV broadcast format and had a framerate of 23.976 fps.
Although it is no longer in use, today’s monitors are still backward compatible, and the simplest way to achieve that is to use multipliers.
239.760 is 10x NTSC
There are other base framerates, depending on the region, manufacturer, etc ….
And that’s why you get weird framerate on PCs like 59.97 or 119.97. It’s all because of tv broadcast standards
They didn’t wanted you to get 240hz
Unusable. You’ll never be a professional Esports player without that extra 0.240hz.
Gotta call microsoft to give you the rest
The monitor is not only getting all the visible pixels but also additional, blanking pixels.
All of them are transferred at a given pixel clock that only has so much granularity.
There are different standards how many blanking pixels etc. need to be transferred for a given monitor setting and those also might be limited to specific numbers and not completely freely selectable.
So not every Hz number can be exactly matched, depending on which transmission standard and timing standard the monitor follows for a specific resolution and refresh rate.
For example 4K60 as defined by HDMI hits exactly 60Hz. As defined by the older CVT standard 59.981, as defined by the most common timing standard used over DP 59.997.
​
TL;DR: Video Timing Standards mostly.
My brother in Jesus Hartwale christ specific is 254.529
Taxes. 100 rich humans can give 24 Hz to poor one.
You got hit with the Hertz tax from uncle Hertz.
That’s just 238.76. I’ve got a monitor that has 122.837
It’s like when you’re sibling steals a fry, does it matter no not really but fuck you
Color NTSC television had a frame rate of 29.97 and a refresh rate of 59.94. I’m guessing this refresh rate is a multiple of 29.97 or 59.94 for… compatibility reasons?
Sometimes frames don’t frame like they should but they hertz so good.
It’s the Hertz collector, he steals everyone’s hertz so he can play agar.io in 1MILLION fps
It’s a throwback to when broadcast standards were not an exact fps.
Those fractional refresh rates divide evenly into the fractional refresh of old media, making for a smoother viewing experience, if you’re into watching such content on your modern panel, that is.
So it sounds like a better deal
They ripped you off .300 hz. Literally unplayable
It’s no more “specific” than 240 Hz.
Where we’re going we don’t need Hertz.
It’s better than vague hertz. “Some hertz” “a bunch of Hertz” “60hertzishhhh”
Would you prefer a vague refresh rate?