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@ deccangroove

No. Wrong. The 120hz touted by HDTV makers is not at all the same as the 120hz in computer LCDs.

When you raise the cap from 60hz to 120hz on computer monitors, it does indeed affect the GPU when you enable vsync. The GPU does - in fact - need to render every one of those frames. All 120 of them. If it doesn't, it isn't keeping up with what your LCD can display.
I stopped reading your comment when I read the part "Each eye see's like 24-30FPS whatever"

No. Wrong.

"Now for the real question: How many FPS can the eye actually see? This question has been debated for a long time. You’ll see threads about it on the America’s Army forums. No one really knows what the limit is, or if there even is a limit. We know that the limit is beyond 220fps because the USAF used to test pilots by flashing an image of a plane in front of them for 1/220th of a second. The pilots would then have to identify the plane. They actually did quite well.

What does that mean? That means that if you could game at 220fps, and an enemy appeared on the screen for just one frame, you could see him and possibly even identify him. This is a gamers best friend, as having any edge they can get is very important. Of course, most systems don’t get 220fps in America’s Army, and even if they did (like Bullet’s computer) you hit one more snag."

http://www.cookieofdoom.com/2009/07/01/busting-framerate-myths/
Holy pixel density Batman!

Seriously we need this kind of pixel density on computer monitors. The clarity would be mind blowing.
http://www.anandtech.com/systems/showdoc.aspx?i=3666&p=16

AnandTech found Windows 7 to have superior battery life under Power Saver mode, and with Balanced losing to XP by only a matter of 10 minutes during general usage. When watching a DVD Windows 7 won in both modes.
Kick ass! I had my hopes high for Hydra... now I'm certain my next motherboard will be one with Lucid's Hydra solution. Hope to get one with 3 PCI-E slots for epic frame rates.
No 120hz (or better, true 240hz!). Not the best gaming monitor. Not by a long shot.
FFFFffffffffff want so much you have no idea!
Would kill for these (okay, maybe not KILL).
I find it hilarious that they don't mention the retail value like they normally do in the rules. This may be the cheapest giveaway engadget has ever done. Sign me up though!
*yawn* boring 22-inch is boring.
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I'm in the market for a new phone and money isn't a limitation. I'm also not partial to any particular US carrier, but here are some of the features I'd like to have: WiFi, GPS, good coverage in lots of places, push Gmail (a must!), physical keyboard (a must!), a touchscreen, decent battery life and a relatively slim body. And please, nothing that has a fruit logo on it. No offense to the fruit fans, though. Thanks!"
 

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