120hz Monitors

What does 120Hz mean?

120Hz means the gaming monitor refreshes the screen 120 times a second. Traditional office and budget gaming monitors often have refresh rates of 60 or 75Hz. With the screen able to redraw every pixel 120 times per second, you can benefit from notably smoother gameplay with less motion blur. To take full advantage of a higher refresh rate monitor, you'll need a gaming PC that can produce high enough FPS to match or surpass the refresh rate you want.

Benefits of a 120Hz monitor

• Better Motion Resolution: One of the main advantages of a higher refresh rate is improved motion resolution. Put simply, this is the perceived crispness of a moving image. When the brain blends frames to create a moving image, the finer details are often lost, reducing the quality. 120Hz gaming monitors help to combat motion blur by providing more information to our brains. This helps them to create a better-quality picture faster.
• Less Screen Tearing: This comes down to the difference between refresh rate and the frame rate. The frame rate is dictated by the system's graphics card. When this exceeds the monitor's refresh rate, screen tearing can occur. This is when half frames appear on the same screen momentarily. Even though they last less than a second, it is a huge distraction, especially for gamers.
• Increased Responsiveness: The refresh rate of a monitor also affects the input lag. Input lag is the delay between the monitor receiving a signal and it being displayed on the screen. For example, the input of a 60Hz monitor will never go below 16.67ms, since that's the amount of time it takes to pass from one refresh to the next. In contrast, a 120Hz monitor will cut that time to 8.33ms. While this might not seem significant, it is an important consideration for gaming enthusiasts who want the graphics to run as smoothly as possible.

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