Originally Posted by
Zero4549
There is always a race. In the past it was all about dynamic contrast ratios. Before that it was true contrast ratios. Before that it was G2G response time. Before that it was sharpness algorithms. Before that it was a bunch of CRT nonsense most of you won't understand. etc.
Now it is refresh rate. In a few years it will move on to something else. Most likely resolution. That is just how things sell in a consumer based capitalist economy.
Same thing with mice as you mentioned. Same thing in digital cameras. Same thing in core counts for PC CPUs a few years ago and now for ARM CPUs for mobile devices, etc.
Don't stress it. Sure, there will be overkill in some areas from time to time, but is that really so bad? At least you know that by the time they decide to move on to a new form of race, the last thing they were racing over has been advanced so far that you can now expect it to be near-perfect on even bargain items.
The races can get a bit stupid sometimes, and chasing the latest and greatest high number game is a good way to go broke over nothing, but if absurd 50.6-megapixel cameras weren't being made, we also wouldn't see ~16 megapixel mainstream point and shoots for $50 bucks - we would still be stuck on yesteryear's "amazing" 2 megapixel models that can't even fill up a now-standard 1080p monitor, etc.