ilfait
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This is an important point that people should consider, and not just because they'll do better, but because it will feel better to play.Input lag is more important than many people realize. A few years back, I never even thought about it. I was playing my games on a TV that had horrible lag (it was an old 22" Samsung LCD) and never even noticed for years until I bought a bigger TV (32" Insignia) that had considerably less lag. The difference was immediately noticeable, athough I didn't realize (at the time) that it was because of input lag. Suddenly I was doing better at racing games and I was hitting the flippers too soon in Pinball Arcade.
It's not one of those things like tearing, by which your experience isn't impacted as long as you don't notice it. With latency your experience is impacted even when you don't notice, and it will be better with less latency. It's like playing tennis with a shitty racquet with worn-out strings when you don't have to. If you're a good player you'll do well with whatever you use, but you'll probably do better with a better racquet, freshly strung, and most importantly the feeling of hitting the ball will be better.
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