Yup, I'm pretty sensitive to these things. I notice differences in resolution very easily. Oftentimes I am questioning why something isn't playing at a particular resolution and trying to fix it while my girlfriend hasn't even noticed yet. In my own experience and based on no evidence whatsoever, I have found that a lot of women in my life are the same in this regard. Girlfriend, mom, and sister will all happily watch a standard definition movie/show and not even realize it.
Same for FPS. I want that shit smooth and with big numbers or I'm not happy.