Refresh rates...

BlueSun

OK this may seem like a n00b type question, but i had never really given any thought about refresh rates..... its always been 60hz.....

so whats really the difference between 60hz and say 85hz?

some site i read a minute ago says higher refresh rates = less eye strain.... that true?

just clarify for me what exactly refresh rates are and is higher better or lower better?

nightice

How many times per second the screen updates. Higher is better. I'm not certain how they tie into eye strain, though.

JackTheStripper

Go to at least 70Hz for a week, then going back to 60Hz is like looking into a strobe light.

BlueSun

thats what i've read....

so i should go for higher refresh rate then?

nightice

Yep.

BOD

unless your monitor happens to be crappy and only do 60Hz (fail)

BlueSun

i think this monitor can do 85hz....

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BlueSun

sometimes my eyes are tired.. but not that offten..... they seemed to get more tired with 85hz then with 60.....

i'll maybe try somthing higher for a while.....

Ka0s

If I go down from 75 (my usual) to 60, I can very, VERY easily see the flickering while looking directly at it.

RN

I could see flickering on 70hz.

SurfinShell23

My monitor does 100 hertz at 1024 x 768, but down to 65 hz at 1600 x 1200. Right now I'm 75h at 1344 x 1008.

BOD

I can't tell the difference between 60Hz anf 70Hz, my monitor can only do 60Hz though

JackTheStripper

That's becuase you're used to it.

Zenithus

Same here, my crappy monitor can only do 60Hz at 1280x1024, so I stick to that. My eyes are used to it.

BlueSun

trying 75hz right now... seems ok....

tried it on the server and everything seemed brighter,

Zenithus

I tried it on this monitor, and got a nice hissing sound accompanied with a nice smell of burning plastic.

(ahem) I don't think I'll try that again (cough).

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JackTheStripper

LOL You should try the checkbock that says "hide modes not supported"

BOD

Or maybe just leave it how it is?

JackTheStripper

I mean check it, so he doesn't have the noise and the smell of burning plastic.

BlueSun

when i uncheck that on the p4 i see rates like 100hz so i know the p4's monitor can't do higher then 85hz

when i unchecked that box on the server it made no defference..... thats cause its a crappy video card....

i wonder if the server's monitor can do more then the p4's..... doubtful

BOD

Mine said like 150Hz when i unchecked the box

JackTheStripper

Of course, once you uncheck it, you can go as high as (I think) your video card will support.

BlueSun

yeah, thats what it is

Duff

I'm on my Mac right now, at 800x600 @ 100hz, but I really can't tell the difference between it and 1280x1024 @ 60hz on my main PC's monitor. I dunno whether the EXTREMELY poor state of my eyes has anything to do with this, or I just don't notice.

~Duff

JackTheStripper

Well, my eyes suck, so I can adjust to 60Hz easily.

But I find something higher than 72Hz to be easier to read. Mostly on white or bright colors which flicker when in lower rates.

RN

Text is thinner on 60hz.

BlueSun

well i had been useing 75hz on the p4, dont' noticed a difference really... but its good... anyways now the p4's hdd is shot so i'm on the server now... i might switch it to 75hz......

BlueSun

ok on 75hz on the server now... its good... much easier on the eyes.....

wingzeroismine

My mini and my dual both have 75 Hz (as they KVM the same monitor). I don't know what my dell uses... but it's probably 75 also.