165hz Monitors

What is a 165Hz monitor?

165Hz when referencing a monitor refers to how many times a display redraws every pixel in a second. Thus, at 165Hz your display will refresh and redraw every pixel 165 times a second. Immerse yourself in your games, with every frame captured in perfect detail. Often gaming or office monitors have a much lower refresh rate of 60Hz. In comparison, with over double the performance, you’ll have a competitive edge.

Benefits of a 165Hz monitor

• Better Motion Resolution: The main advantage of a high refresh rate monitor is an improved resolution. To keep it simple, this is how sharp an image is perceived. The brain recognises motion on a screen by blending frames together, but during this process some details can be lost. 165Hz monitors help to combat this by providing more information for our brains, reducing issues such as motion blur.
• Less Screen Tearing: Screen tearing is caused by a difference in the frame rate output by your PC and the refresh rate of your monitor. When your computer outputs a higher frame rate than is supported by your monitor, you'll start to notice half frames displaying on your screen. This can be highly distracting even though it only lasts a split second. A higher refresh rate monitor such as a 165Hz model, will aid in reducing this problem.
• Increased Responsiveness: Your monitors refresh rate also affects the input lag. This is the delay between a 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 165Hz monitor will cut that time to 6.06ms. While this might not seem significant, it is an important consideration for hardcore gamers who want the graphics to run as smoothly as possible.

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