Monitor Trade-Off

[kevin_standlee]

As it turns out, the new monitors can either have higher resolution at a 30 Hz refresh rate, or a lower resolution at a 60 Hz refresh rate. This appears to be a limitation of the monitor drivers on both my work and personal computers. To see if it makes a difference, I've set the shared monitor to the lower res/faster refresh rate for the work machine and to higher res/lower refresh rate for the personal computer.

I have a feeling that I will end up with higher res/lower refresh rate for both machines, because I don't think I need the higher refresh rate for spreadsheets or even video editing, while the higher resolution, even at the lower refresh rate, seems like it would be better for both.

Comments

[history_monk]

Modern screens do not flicker as much as CRTs did. I spent a few years using a CRT that ran at 60Hz interlaced, so really only 30Hz. This did not bother me at all - I seem to be quite insensitive to flicker - but one of the salesmen could not stand to have it in line of sight.

The beat frequencies from the 30- and 60Hz screen against the 50Hz fluorescent-tube lighting were apparently really hard on him. Since he was irritating and it was a wonderful display for DTP, I hung onto it as long as possible.

[a_cubed]

Evil, evil man ;-).