When Will the Frame Rate Standard Go Beyond 60fps?

[WC4Life]

aLkaLiNE said:

WC4Life said:

TV and PC refresh rates cannot be compared directly, usually. TV's operate still very much at 60Hz eventhough being marketed at 100/120/240Hz whatever...meaning most TVs accept only 60Hz source. There are very few true 120Hz TVs out there. With PC monitors it's different, if it is 120Hz monitor it means it accepts 120Hz source. In the context of this thread, your talk is very misleading.

Misleading how? And if they can't be compared directly, usually, then under what circumstance can they be compared directly under? 

 

The only part that's misleading as far as HDTVanufacturers go is that giant "Clearmotion240" badge you see slapped on the corner of the box. Or "Motionflow XR480", and so on - each of the HDTV makers has their own way of labelling their smart tvs, bit they always label them in derivatives of 60. That's misleading because someone will see that 'clearmotion240' badge and think that it's talking about the refresh rate when the truth behind that is the refresh rate is a fraction of that (usually half) but the company in question is saying that their specific technology makes it appear to be as fluid or vivid or realistic as that number.

 

So let's say you have a Sony Smart TV that says 'Motionflow XR240' on it. The refresh rate will actually be 120. Same with Samsung, same with LG, same with every company in the smart TV game. Does your TV say 'clearmotion120' on the box? That means it has a 60hz refresh rate. The refresh rates themselves will still be stated on the box but you might have to go out of your way to find it. These companies are misleading but what I have posted definitely is not.

Going by the odds, TVs and monitors are never comparable because they are marketed differently. Of course, hard specs can be compared but that is not what you get with a quick look. You seem to be under the impression that it is a rule the refresh rate for TVs is half of what is being marketed and this is simply not true.

Anyways, what matters here is the context. Yes these TVs refresh their picture at 120Hz but you need to understand those TVs take 60Hz source signal and interpolates internally the other 60Hz which combined makes the 120Hz refresh rate. If developers made games run at 120fps, the majority of TVs would not be able to display them at true 120Hz at all (and that includes TVs sold at 2015), which would make the higher framerate a complete waste. Also the plasma "400Hz" refresh rate is bullshit, manufacturers wanted a bigger number but it is not actually comparable.

 

In short, the large majority of TVs do not have the capabilities of displaying a higher framerate than 60fps for games.