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human
ELI5: Why is a 50hz TV considered bad?

I just bought a 50 inch TV for a very affordable price, the only "downside" is that it's 50hz. I'll use the TV to watch Blu-Rays (which are 24hz) and play PS3.
Why do people say 50hz is bad? I personally hate the smoothing effect that some high frequency TV's have.

edit: I'm from Finland, that's why it's 50hz, not 60hz.
gpt
There isn't a major problem with 50Hz screens. They will display movies fine, as well as most console games. However, these screens are pretty poor for PC gaming, as you can't achieve higher than 50 frames per second.