What are technical differences between 'Single Stream Transport' and 'Game Mode' or 'Freesync' technologies? All appear to alleviate image tearing. It seems LG's 'Game Mode' settings are simply refresh rate presets and AMD's 'Freesync' uses a rendering syncronization strategy. Is LG's 'Single Speed Transport' a superior or inferior solution?

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What are technical differences between 'Single Stream Transport' and 'Game Mode' or 'Freesync' technologies?  All appear to alleviate image tearing.  It seems LG's 'Game Mode' settings are simply refresh rate presets and AMD's 'Freesync' uses a rendering syncronization strategy.  Is LG's 'Single Speed Transport' a superior or inferior solution?

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