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Old 11-26-2008, 10:24 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Default Re: What is Vsync exactly?

Yes. Vsync prevents screen tearing (AKA image or page tearing) by disallowing frames to be merged from buffer to display, and making sure that only complete frames are displayed on the screen. It does this by synchronising frame updates with something called the vblank or Vertical Blanking Interval (the time delay between each frame).
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