what's about the highest refresh rate?


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well i don't know whats the highest refresh rate out there is but my monitor has a max refresh rate of 160 hertz at 640x480 resolution. which doesn't really matter cuz i'll never use it at that res, i use 1152x864 @ 100hz.

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It all depends on your monitors bandwidth and what your video card is capable of. A Radeon 9700 can do 640x480 - 1152x864 @ 200Hz. That doesn't mean the monitor can display it.

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Yeah ive seen a monitor running over 100hz before in my local PC store, and to be honest I cant tell the difference, once its over a 100hz I honestly think thats the sharpest image your going to get.

Same dice with TVs

100hz is all ya need,if you go buy a monitor or tv or videocard just for higher refresh rates then that, I personally think ya getting jipped.

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Originally posted by JZolloXP

The highest I can go up to is 85 @ 1024x768, it sucks, but thats what I get for using the Gateway Monitor from my old comp.

naw, it's not bad at all

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Originally posted by JZolloXP

The highest I can go up to is 85 @ 1024x768, it sucks, but thats what I get for using the Gateway Monitor from my old comp.

/me hides... i got one too :p

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Originally posted by Osiris

once its over a 100hz I honestly think thats the sharpest image your going to get.

noooo, the higher the refresh rate the blurrier the image. 50/60Hz is the sharpest image you can get, but it is bad for your eyes. 85Hz is the highest i would use as it is a good balance, although i may have to start using 75Hz as i want to run at 1152x864 again

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My 21" supports 2048x1536@60Hz, and 1024x768@120Hz (which im running now).. I've tried higher resolutions but I didn't like it then, because this monitor isn't very sharp (old).. 0.30 dot pitch tells everything :ermm:

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To the person who said their video card could not go lower than 800x600, I am guessing you have XP. You have to go to advanced properties and choose "List all modes" to get to 640x480, which all VGA video cards can do. They have to, or you wouldn't be able to see anything when you started your computer (the POST screen and all that is 640x480)

My card seems to top out at 120Hz. I don't know what the maximum for my monitor is.

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First, I don't know if it was a typo on your part, I make tons too, but monitors don't refresh in MegaHertz but it Hertz. Big difference. If we were working in Megahertz it would'nt matter if it refreshed 60 million times or 85 million times per second; rather, it refreshed 60 to 85 times a second.

You'll notice the graphics card have wild refresh rates at high res, namely some of the GF4 cards have upwards of 180 Hz at 1600 x 1200 or higher. I've not seen any monitors which will support that. If they did, you'll easily spend over 3 grand for it. LCDs work complety differently so refresh rate doesn't matter and its another story.

When you watch cartoons, the cells are usually drawn between 30 and 40 FPS. At this rate your eyes can't tell the difference but your brain can. Above 75 hz to be safe, eyes definatelty wont "see" (perception) the difference and your brain can't tell the difference in the refresh rate. At lower refresh, your brain can sense the difference and will cause headaches for most (like me :( ).

If you want a good refresh rate with a CRT, get one which will support 75 Hz or better at the resoltion you want. Its easy to read and won't give headaches. If you want 1600x1200 or higher at 100 hz or higher you either can't afford or if you can, buy me one at the same time. If you do mostly text reading on the monitor, no games or video, get an LCD to keep you brain happy (= no headaches).

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Well, I run my 19" at 800x600@144 , Anything less makes my eyes hurt and gives me a headache. I know 800x600 is small for some of you but I have bad eyes :pirate: .

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Originally posted by DrunkenMaster

First, I don't know if it was a typo on your part, I make tons too, but monitors don't refresh in MegaHertz but it Hertz. Big difference. If we were working in Megahertz it would'nt matter if it refreshed 60 million times or 85 million times per second; rather, it refreshed 60 to 85 times a second.

ya that was a typo :)

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Originally posted by Skyfrog

To the person who said their video card could not go lower than 800x600, I am guessing you have XP. You have to go to advanced properties and choose "List all modes" to get to 640x480, which all VGA video cards can do. They have to, or you wouldn't be able to see anything when you started your computer (the POST screen and all that is 640x480)

My card seems to top out at 120Hz. I don't know what the maximum for my monitor is.

Actually I think the post screen and boot up screen(s) are in 320x240x8bpp. Who knows, it may be 640x480x8bpp though. ;P

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