Refresher rates for Flat Screen Monitors

[AmerKhalil]

I recently brought a Sony Desktop Vaio and a flat screen monitor. Its default setting is 60mhz for refresher rate as per WIndows XP default. Can I adjust this to higher level or could this haerm the monitor?

Thanks for any help

Amer Khalil

[kee-lo_]

You can do it by right clicking anywhere on the desktop, and left clicking on properties. You then click on the settings tab, and click on a button named advanced. There you click on the monitor tab, then change the refresh rate to what you find easy to see,

[William]

I was under the impression that TFT screeens were totally flicker free at any refresh rate, so perhaps this is why it is set on the default XP setting.

William

[chuckalicious]

TFTs as far as I know only run at 60Hz, because that's all they need to run at. You would notice no difference at all upping the refresh rate, if you could, because they don't work in the same was as CRTs, and so don't produce flicker

[William]

I have just read the original post again - It does say flat screen "monitor". [*-:smileyhappy:]

Is it TFT or a flat screen monitor :smileyconfused::

[chuckalicious]

a TFT is a flat screen monitor, it's just the technical name for it

[robpaxton]

A flat screen monitor can be TFT or CRT. But a TFT must be a flat screen - a CRT ain't necessarily so

If the screen is a TFT then leave the refresh rate at 60Hz. If the screen is a CRT then load the approprate monitor inf and turn the refresh rate up.

[kee-lo_]

I normally use 75 on a CRT.

[robpaxton]

On the big CRT CAD monitor at work I use 120Hz. Higher is normally better if your CRT can take the strain.

[kee-lo_]

Yeah - you need less flicker.