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In this December 2022 video, Jay Lasco, host of Golf Simulator Videos, explains one cause of stuttering in golf simulator software. He covers the difference between refresh rate and frames per second, and how a monitor with a higher refresh rate than the projector can make the picture stutter when the screen is duplicated when the screen is duplicated.
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What the video covers
Jay notes that many people do not understand the difference between refresh rate and frames per second. The video explains the two and shows how they can affect a simulator.
- The cause: when the PC duplicates its screen, showing the same picture on a computer monitor and on the projector, a monitor with a higher refresh rate than the projector can cause stuttering in the simulator software.
- Who should check: Jay suggests every simulator owner watch it and see whether this is affecting their own setup.
- Performance: how refresh rate and frames per second can affect the software's experience and performance.
- Graphics settings: other golf simulator graphics settings worth being aware of.
For frame loss and graphics settings in more depth, with a list of graphics cards, Jay points to a separate video on the channel.
Where this stands now
This video is from 2022. Current advice on choosing a PC for a simulator is in the golf simulator computer guide, and measured PC performance is in the golf simulator PC benchmarks.
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