The only special scenario I can think of is playing a game at 144hz while using a monitor thats 240hz. Going from playing 280hz on my monitor to 144hz makes games visually stutter to a noticeable degree that makes games frustrating to play when you’re used to the super ultra^tm smooth feel of 240hz. Even in that case, which I am familiar with, I wouldn’t go as far to say that anything is unplayable, just noticeably more visually frustrating than usual.

Going from playing a given game on a 240hz display, to a 144hz display does have a noticeable difference however not anywhere near significant enough that its unplayable. I could imagine even pro FPS players being able to tolerate it despite possibly taking a hit in their performance. Point being I completely agree its stupid to suggest its unplayable though the special scenario, in my case, I could imagine is what most people are experiencing when they say its unplayable (I hope lol); even then I wouldn’t really agree.

Yeah the jump from 144hz to 280hz for me was incredibly noticeable and made the experience in fps games I play far more enjoyable. Sure its less of a boost than 60->144hz but a 67% increase is nothing to scoff at.