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petercooper
I have a record player with a system like this for confirming that the speed is accurate. The turntable has a few rows of "dots" for different rpms and there's an LED light which flashes at a certain speed that then makes one row look more stable than the others, indicating the speed.
xnx
This sounds cool, but didn't work in Chrome, Chrome Canary, Edge, or Firefox on Windows for me.
crazysim
Sounds like something more interesting happen above or below than browser.
DrammBA
In my case it's working on Chrome/Edge and Firefox on Mac OS.
karaterobot
Do you have Reduced Motion turned on? Works for me in Firefox.
xnx
Ah, I found the "Show animations in Windows" toggle in Windows 10. I thought it was a browser setting.
perryizgr8
On my phone, as long as the page is scrolling, it seems to indicate 120 Hz, but after a few seconds there is a sudden switch to 60. Not sure if the tool is working correctly.
rantallion
That'll be one of the tricks your browser employs to save compute time on animations for inactive tabs/windows. Interact with it again and the browser will allow scripts/animations to run at full speed again.
Clamchop
I can get any outer ring to register depending on how fast I scroll. I think it's OLED schmearing.
bravetraveler
Flexible refresh rates would be a good idea. I have two that exceed 144Hz at different points (160 and 165), there are infinite more :p
lukax
If anyone sees a static "image" on their iPhone, check that you have Reduced motion disabled in system Settings. I totally forgot I did that and just assumed it doesn't work on mobile.