alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 4 months agoThis is not a typo: The world's fastest gaming monitor may well be this ancient IIyama CRT unit, pushed [modded] to 700 Hz at a glorious 120p resolutionwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1272arrow-down113
arrow-up1259arrow-down1external-linkThis is not a typo: The world's fastest gaming monitor may well be this ancient IIyama CRT unit, pushed [modded] to 700 Hz at a glorious 120p resolutionwww.pcgamer.comalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 4 months agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squareSaganaki@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·4 months agoWhile the cones can only refresh at 70, your cones aren’t synchronized. You can “see” a lot higher.
minus-squareMonkderViertelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoThat’s the point with the neuron layer around the eye. It “compresses” the data, the optical nerve is a limited bandwith bus and the brain eats enough calories already. But like everything neuron, it’s adaptable.
minus-squarebitfucker@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoDamn, reading this from a CS POV really puts into perspective how efficient our brain is.
While the cones can only refresh at 70, your cones aren’t synchronized. You can “see” a lot higher.
That’s the point with the neuron layer around the eye. It “compresses” the data, the optical nerve is a limited bandwith bus and the brain eats enough calories already. But like everything neuron, it’s adaptable.
Damn, reading this from a CS POV really puts into perspective how efficient our brain is.