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1345 points philosopher1234 | 10 comments | 02 Feb 23 16:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source | bottom
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MuffinFlavored ◴[02 Feb 23 16:19 UTC] No.34628720[source]▶
Met what ended up being a great friend in real life somewhere in some random IRC room looking for a 5th member to join my friend's group

He had a special CRT monitor to get the best refresh rate to be as competitive as possible for the game

Feels like a lifetime ago

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Zurrrrr ◴[02 Feb 23 16:48 UTC] No.34629194[source]▶
"He had a special CRT monitor to get the best refresh rate to be as competitive as possible for the game"

People like that always trying to compensate for a lack of skill

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1. ackatz ◴[02 Feb 23 16:51 UTC] No.34629275[source]▶
Meanwhile all of the best players in the world are using 240hz monitors…
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2. Zurrrrr ◴[02 Feb 23 17:10 UTC] No.34629655[source]▶
I didn't say refresh rate didn't matter. Buy buying a new CRT in the late 90s with a slightly better refresh rate isn't going to be much of an advantage.
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3. nrb ◴[02 Feb 23 17:57 UTC] No.34630465[source]▶
The difference was pretty drastic. My NEC FP2141SB in the early 2000s ran 1280x1024 @ 100hz, those Diamondtron/Tronitron tubes were next-level for their time even though they were super finicky.
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4. kcb ◴[02 Feb 23 18:14 UTC] No.34630732[source]▶
Most of them purposely gimp themselves by running in 4:3. I've watched major tournament losses due to pro players not being able to spot someone they would if they were running widescreen.
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5. dbttdft ◴[02 Feb 23 18:20 UTC] No.34630844{3}[source]▶
Yeah the range of CRT quality was huge and visible. Those were a type of product where price actually correlated to quality. With an LCD you could pay $1000 for a "gaming" model and still get something that has basic issues like high input lag or strong overshoot. With CRT it meant the screen is now flat, the image is now bigger than 17", and the focus is now sharper.
6. deadbunny ◴[02 Feb 23 19:49 UTC] No.34632042[source]▶
The reason they run 4:3 on 16:9 monitors is to stretch the horizontal and make their targets effectively larger on their screen.

Obviously that comes with downsides as you mention.

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7. the_doctah ◴[02 Feb 23 20:09 UTC] No.34632296[source]▶
Don't you think pros would run widescreen if it was an actual advantage?
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8. mywittyname ◴[02 Feb 23 21:48 UTC] No.34633646{3}[source]▶
i'm kind of surprised this isn't considered cheating. It's effectively zooming in.
9. kcb ◴[03 Feb 23 17:20 UTC] No.34644316{3}[source]▶
Most pros don’t actually stretch their screen. They just run letterbox. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UaM765-S515ibLyPaBtM...
10. kcb ◴[03 Feb 23 17:21 UTC] No.34644330{3}[source]▶
One would think.