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[–] KaRunChiy@kbin.run -1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Then why has it been the standard for almost 50 years?

[–] ProjectPatatoe@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

60 is fine, and its cuz we used the wall power 60 hz as a clock since it was extremely stable and free.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Because more means more costs which means people won't buy as many?

Because we didn't have as good technology for higher framerates

Not only do you need better screens, but also faster processing speeds