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Why do screens in reflections appear to have lower frame rates?

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Shortly after Linus' Techquickie episode on refresh rates, I got thinking about a weird phenomenon that I noticed a while ago. If you play some content on a screen (be it a monitor, TV etc.) and then look at the reflection (I used a phone's glass) the content on the screen will look relatively smooth, however in the reflection it'll be visibly stuttering. Does anyone know why this is? I can't think of any particular reason why, and so I have to think that it must be something to do with reduced brightness in the reflection or something along those lines...

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Shortly after Linus' Techquickie episode on refresh rates, I got thinking about a weird phenomenon that I noticed a while ago. If you play some content on a screen (be it a monitor, TV etc.) and then look at the reflection (I used a phone's glass) the content on the screen will look relatively smooth, however in the reflection it'll be visibly stuttering. Does anyone know why this is? I can't think of any particular reason why, and so I have to think that it must be something to do with reduced brightness in the reflection or something along those lines...

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Why would you watch a video's reflection?

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Why would you watch a video's reflection?

Was watching TV and looking something up on my phone and I just noticed it - don't worry, I don't usually watch things in reflections xD

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You just need to overclock your reflection.

 

Then you'll be fine

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You just need to overclock your reflection.

 

Then you'll be fine

havent you heard? refresh rate is just a number

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havent you heard? refresh rate is just a number

Much like frame rate is just a number.... or so I heard...

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My pen** size is just a number.

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You must live in a parallel universe & without knowing you just opened some door to our world and what you are seing is the reflection of the cheaper you playing in a less powerful machine.

 

or your brain is totally trolling you

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You must live in a parallel universe & without knowing you just opened some door to our world and what you are seing is the reflection of the cheaper you playing in a less powerful machine.

 

or your brain is totally trolling you

I'd expect a bit of both - neither are out of the ordinary in my life...

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I'd expect a bit of both - neither are out of the ordinary in my life...

 

I know that feel bro

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