📰 New article from RetroRGB
1000Hz, 1080p Display – What That Means For “Us”
https://retrorgb.com/1000hz-1080p-display-what-that-means-for-us.html
### Is 1000Hz the End of Motion Blur?
Hold onto your graphics cards, because LG just announced something that sounds like science fiction: the UltraGear 25G590B. It’s a 1080p display capable of a staggering 1000Hz refresh rate. Now, before you scoff that your PC can’t even hit 144fps in Cyberpunk, there is a massive “why” behind this overkill.
The secret sauce is LG’s new “Motion Blur Reduction Pro.” This is essentially high-end Black Frame Insertion (BFI). The magic happens when you use a high refresh rate to “break up” a standard 60Hz or 120Hz signal into tiny, rapid-fire slices.
Think of it like a flipbook: the more pages you have, the smoother the animation looks. With 1000Hz to work with, we could see motion clarity that rivals the legendary “zero blur” feel of old-school CRT monitors—without the massive flicker that usually plagues lower-refresh BFI.
The bottom line: Even if your console is stuck at 60fps, this monitor could potentially trick your brain into seeing much sharper, snappier movement. If LG nails the implementation, it might just be the closest we’ve ever come to a modern “CRT experience.”