Among all the terms inherited from the world of gaming, one of the most popular may be the refresh rate. This has ended up evolving over time and has become the variable refresh rate. Today we tell you everything you need to know about variable refresh rate on Smart TVs and game consoles that are about to arrive in our homes.
What is the refresh rate?
The first and most important thing is to know what exactly we are talking about. Starting from the base, the refresh rate or refresh rate is defined as the number of times or frequency with which the image on a screen is updated per second.
Sometimes this parameter is confused with the Cup of frames or images from a video game but, for you to understand it easily, the first one depends on the hardware of the monitor and the second one on the software or code of the video game. If we have a game, and a console or PC that can reproduce it graphically, capable of giving 120 fps but then our monitor has a refresh rate of 60 Hz, the image will be displayed at 60 frames per second. What's more, we could end up having visualization problems such as the tearing in the image, which consists of an abnormal partition of it on the screen.
Benefits of the variable refresh rate on a Smart TV
Now that you know what the basis of this parameter is and the problems that not using a correct screen can cause, what is the variable refresh rate? Well, as its name indicates, it is a parameter that will vary depending on the needs of the title we are playing.
Variable refresh rate allows displays adjust the images displayed at all times to the amount of frames you are receiving from the game. This makes the experience ultra-smooth in situations with a lot of movement in the scene (such as in racing or action games), and that there is no excessive consumption in static scenarios or with very little movement.
Therefore, the greatest benefit of a variable refresh rate is to give a more fluid and realistic experience in video games. Also, for the most professionals, gives them an extra tenth of a second to react in competitive games. A time that is of vital importance to him and that can mean the difference between winning or losing a game.
Smart TV and compatible game consoles
In the case of using PC and gaming monitorsThere are technologies like FreeSync or G-SYNC, from AMD and NVIDIA, which allow the monitor to have a variable refresh rate to adapt to each game scenario. Although, really, today there is no model that takes full advantage of it, since, for this, it is necessary that they have HDMI 2.1 ports. What about users who play on consoles and Smart TVs?
With the advent of video consoles like the Xbox Series X and the PS5 are FreeSync compatible as confirmed by Microsoft and Sony, with both it will be possible to play with a variable refresh rate.
For this reason, television manufacturers such as Samsung, TCL or LG itself are getting their act together so that their Smart TVs have this type of technology and be able to meet the needs of the gaming sector on their screens. Thus, whatever platform each user chooses, they will be able to enjoy a perfect gaming experience.