What you need to know about monitor refresh rates

[Windows Central]

Amongst all the jargon associated with PC monitors, you'll find the term "refresh rate." But what exactly does it mean, and should it influence a display purchase?
You're shopping for a new PC monitor, and you're presented with a wall of numbers, letters and general gibberish. Well ... it's gibberish if you don't understand it. Here we're focusing on refresh rate, and more specifically, what it means and what you should be looking for when buying a new monitor.

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[Daniel Brayn]

Hello all! According to me, Refresh rate is the number of times in a second that a display hardware updates it's buffer. High refresh rate with low response time displays very clear picture with less distortion.