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Old 24-09-2005, 12:44   #11
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Re: Monitor flickering
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Originally Posted by AdamD
The higher the refresh rate, the better
I believe 75hz is the minimum level for an office environment?

Different people see flicker at differing refresh rates: some people where I work have refresh rates of 60Hz set: they don't see any flicker. I see serious flickering and can't look at their displays for any length of time without getting a headache. One person is using a refresh rate of 60Hz deliberately in getting a higher resolution and is quite happy with it.

Yes; I'd really consider 75Hz a working minimum. But it varies from monitor to monitor - how come you (or most people) can look at a TV refreshing at 25Hz and not see flicker - or a light bulb (well not directly) at 50Hz? Because each refresh takes longer to fade, so it blends into the next iteration and you don't see flicker. Each monitor refresh fades a lot faster (it's meant to) so you'll still notice flicker at higher refresh rates.
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