OT: Refresh Rate

Gigabet · #1 10-08-2005, 07:49 AM

Anyone know why increasing the refresh rate of your monitor decreases eyestrain? What exactly is the refresh rate anway?

pergesu · #2 10-08-2005, 07:52 AM

Basically the refresh rate is how many times the image is drawn on screen per second. So like a 70 khz refresh rate means that the image is drawn 70 times every second. If it goes slower you see flickering, which is why you get eyestrain. I don't know the physiological reasons behind flickering leading to eyestrain.

johnnybeef · #3 10-08-2005, 08:18 AM

ok, so i have a ? why the hell cant a 2001fp do more than 60???? i thought this monitor was the end all diesel.

Huckle · #4 10-08-2005, 08:21 AM

LCD's don't update in the same way that a crt monitor would. A lcd stays the same until it changes color, but a crt needs a high refresh rate since it has to draw everything over again even if it's all the same color.

stupidsucker · #5 10-08-2005, 10:47 AM

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ok, so i have a ? why the hell cant a 2001fp do more than 60???? i thought this monitor was the end all diesel.

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Just by having an LCD you are far above any refresh rate on a CRT.

Jbrochu · #6 10-08-2005, 12:03 PM

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Just by having an LCD you are far above any refresh rate on a CRT.

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I have a CRT set at the highest allowable refresh rate but still experience eyestrain and headaches after 3 hours or so. Do you believe switching to an LCD would help...?

#7 10-08-2005, 12:50 PM

I have a 2001fp, and when i first checked i could not change the rate above 60hz. However, after seeing this post my curiosity was sparked again and i went and checked a second time, and i am able to switch it to 75hz max -- when the "Hide modes that this monitor cannot display" IS Checked.

I have no idea why this is. The only thing I did different was change it from the standard VGA cable to the DVI cable, which may be the reason, but i am ignorant of such things.

Macint0sh · #8 10-08-2005, 06:05 PM

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ok, so i have a ? why the hell cant a 2001fp do more than 60???? i thought this monitor was the end all diesel.

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the 2001fp isn't really all that special. It's a good deal in the US, but that's pretty much it. If you want quality there are tons of better displays out there.

microbet · #9 10-08-2005, 06:14 PM

Hmm, whose products could you be talking about Mac?

TheNoodleMan · #10 10-08-2005, 06:39 PM

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Hmm, whose products could you be talking about Mac?

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my boss has the baddest ass mac cinema display, when he first got it i said "damn, I could play 12 tables of poker on that!" He just looked at me funny.