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 Wormsy
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 Sony Flat Panel 
#2619558 - 04/30/04 02:16 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Sony SDM-M51 Features:
15.1-inch viewable flat panel
Antiglare coating
Rich color processing
1,024 x 768 maximum resolution at 75 Hz
Removable tilt base
XP is telling me that the monitor does not support higher than 60 Hz refresh. I can uncheck the box ang get 75, but is this a bad idea?
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funkymonk
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Re: Sony Flat Panel [Re: Wormsy]
#2619768 - 04/30/04 03:55 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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not too sure, did you go to the sony site and check the specs?
isn't 60mhz fairly standard?
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Suffer
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Re: Sony Flat Panel [Re: Wormsy]
#2619960 - 04/30/04 06:01 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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60hz should be fine on a LCD, if it supports 75 tho, yea, bump it up. I dont think LCDs fry the same way CRTs do if the refresh is set wrong. If it does, just send it back n leave it at 60hz 
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TinMan
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Re: Sony Flat Panel [Re: Wormsy]
#2619982 - 04/30/04 06:12 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Try upgrading the driver for the monitor... 75 should appear one way or another.
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funkymonk
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Re: Sony Flat Panel [Re: Wormsy]
#2620999 - 04/30/04 12:53 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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oh i miss read... 
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 daba
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Re: Sony Flat Panel [Re: Wormsy]
#2621156 - 04/30/04 01:44 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Refresh rate doesn't matter on LCD flat panels, only on CRT's.
"If it ain't broke..."
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TinMan
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Re: Sony Flat Panel [Re: daba]
#2621406 - 04/30/04 02:40 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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There is a notable difference between 60 and 75 though. For those of you unfamiliar with refresh rates, its the frequency (or interval) at which a monitor 'refreshes' or basically the time it takes to redraw the image on the monitor. If you're playing a graphically-intensive game with the best videocard, yet your monitor is an LCD at 60, the flickering image will be less than desirable.
Throw in a fluorescent (or incandescent?) light with the same frequency and your eyes will feel extremely weak and irritated within a short period of time. Try to keep the refresh rate at 75 if possible, anything 75+ will prevent most eye strain, but don't put your monitor at a setting it doesn't support as this may cause damage.
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Wormsy
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Re: Sony Flat Panel [Re: TinMan]
#2623700 - 05/01/04 12:28 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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> anything 75+ will prevent most eye strain
Yes, this is why I wanted to run it at 75, I have read it cuts down on eyestrain.
It works fine at 75 hz, I just had to uncheck the box. I tried 85 hz, and I got an error "out of scan range"
Thanks for the help, appreciated 
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