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How can someone tell or test what their monitor refresh rate is running at?
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Dill <dan@xxxxxx>
To: Omega <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 7:49 PM
Subject: Re: LCD monitors
>I think the problem with fluorescent lights is that their flicker rate (60
Hz)
>beats with the scan rate of the monitor. Depending on the monitor setting,
>this can cause considerable subliminal strain.
>
>The higher the refresh rate of the monitor, the lower the strain. I can
start
>to notice problems below 85 Hz. 60 Hz causes me sever strain nearly
>instantly. High fresh rates also required a fast video card, with
sufficient
>video RAM.
>
>Also, video cards vary in how quickly they can cycle from 0 to 1, and so
how
>sharp pixel transitions are. This can have a dramatic effect on perceived
>monitor clarity.
>
>A video card with 8--16 MB of video RAM, fast graphic processor and a low
dot
>pitch Trinitron monitor is likely to be far superior to LCD displays for
>several years at least.
>
>Dan
>
>
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