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spraykyesterday at 2:45 PM1 replyview on HN

all CRTs televisions were either 60Hz or 50Hz depending on where you are in the world


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cm2187yesterday at 2:48 PM

Yes and no. Half of the screen was refreshing at a time, so it was really flashing at 30Hz. You still had a visible stroboscopic effect. True 60Hz and 100Hz screen appeared in the late 90s and made a visible difference in term of comfort of viewing.

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