Comments on: What refresh rate should you use with an LCD monitor? http://www.edbott.com/weblog/2006/02/what-refresh-rate-should-you-use-with-an-lcd-monitor/ I write stuff. Mostly about Windows. Sometimes I get paid for it. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:55:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mo Baileyhttp://www.edbott.com/weblog/2006/02/what-refresh-rate-should-you-use-with-an-lcd-monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-5099 Mo Bailey Thu, 23 Feb 2006 15:51:51 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=1248#comment-5099 If you play 3D shooter-type games at all, you need to be aware refresh rate DOES matter. Playing at a lower resolution like 60hz will look better for screens without a great deal of animation, but "tearing" can become an issue in 3D games. If you play 3D shooter-type games at all, you need to be aware refresh rate DOES matter. Playing at a lower resolution like 60hz will look better for screens without a great deal of animation, but “tearing” can become an issue in 3D games.

]]> By: The PC Doctorhttp://www.edbott.com/weblog/2006/02/what-refresh-rate-should-you-use-with-an-lcd-monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-4945 The PC Doctor Tue, 14 Feb 2006 12:09:56 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=1248#comment-4945 <strong>Response times of LCD monitors</strong> Ed Bott  has written a good piece on why tweaking the refresh rate on an LCD monitor doesn’t accomplish anything because the refresh rate is fixed for a particular screen. However, that doesn’t mean that all LCD flat panel monitors a... Response times of LCD monitors

Ed Bott  has written a good piece on why tweaking the refresh rate on an LCD monitor doesn’t accomplish anything because the refresh rate is fixed for a particular screen.
However, that doesn’t mean that all LCD flat panel monitors a…

]]> By: Thomashttp://www.edbott.com/weblog/2006/02/what-refresh-rate-should-you-use-with-an-lcd-monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-4904 Thomas Mon, 13 Feb 2006 13:23:15 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=1248#comment-4904 Most all LCD monitors have a native resolution which you pay for (generall greater res = higher price) and a default refresh rate of 60Hz. If you do not go with these native values, the circuitry in the monitor will have to convert the incoming signal to one that can be displayed. On cheaper Viewsonic or NEC monitors, anything higher than 60Hz gives a noticable blur to the picture which can be immediately fixed by going back to 60Hz. Try experimenting and you'll see exactly what I mean. So the moral of the story is stick to native res and native refresh rate of the panel. If it's too small then increase the DPI to 120 and change the icon sizes to match. Most all LCD monitors have a native resolution which you pay for (generall greater res = higher price) and a default refresh rate of 60Hz. If you do not go with these native values, the circuitry in the monitor will have to convert the incoming signal to one that can be displayed. On cheaper Viewsonic or NEC monitors, anything higher than 60Hz gives a noticable blur to the picture which can be immediately fixed by going back to 60Hz. Try experimenting and you’ll see exactly what I mean. So the moral of the story is stick to native res and native refresh rate of the panel. If it’s too small then increase the DPI to 120 and change the icon sizes to match.

]]> By: Griffonhttp://www.edbott.com/weblog/2006/02/what-refresh-rate-should-you-use-with-an-lcd-monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-4893 Griffon Sun, 12 Feb 2006 07:02:12 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=1248#comment-4893 Yeah, my new NEC LCD defaulted to 75. Looks great too but has some glare issues with the glass like layer (away from home and drawing a blank on the model number). If I drop it down to 60 I notice that some games seem... I don't more lagish in the image updates. Yeah, my new NEC LCD defaulted to 75. Looks great too but has some glare issues with the glass like layer (away from home and drawing a blank on the model number). If I drop it down to 60 I notice that some games seem… I don’t more lagish in the image updates.

]]> By: Ryan Waltershttp://www.edbott.com/weblog/2006/02/what-refresh-rate-should-you-use-with-an-lcd-monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-4887 Ryan Walters Sat, 11 Feb 2006 18:58:53 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=1248#comment-4887 (Not that I noticed any difference when I changed refresh rates.) (Not that I noticed any difference when I changed refresh rates.)

]]> By: Ryan Waltershttp://www.edbott.com/weblog/2006/02/what-refresh-rate-should-you-use-with-an-lcd-monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-4886 Ryan Walters Sat, 11 Feb 2006 18:22:06 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=1248#comment-4886 And yet I got a card with my Cornea CT1700 LCD monitor that instructs how to change the refresh rate and says, "Our monitor supports up to refresh rate (75Hz) and is best displayed in the refresh rate of 60Hz." And yet I got a card with my Cornea CT1700 LCD monitor that instructs how to change the refresh rate and says, “Our monitor supports up to refresh rate (75Hz) and is best displayed in the refresh rate of 60Hz.”

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