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Originally Posted by sirbruce
Oh, I agree, TFT is different from CRT. As for "anymore", I can't really say; back in the old days of computer monitors we didn't have much choice in refresh rates, and everything was 60Hz or below.
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Edit: I'll leave this for info for someone else, but I've read further back into the thread and I see you're not talking about your CRT so, color me embarrased and ... I'll just slink off... *grins*
sirbruce,
Are you sure your monitor isn't just "set" at 60Hz? They used to come @60Hz from the factory so that they could be plugged into very and I mean very, old computers with very old adapters without damaging the adapter or burning out the monitor, before someone had a chance to set them correctly. But almost all color monitors made in the last 15 years so are capable of what was once considered the minimal refresh thought to prevent eyestrain of 72Hz. The monitor has to be capable of it - and the video adapter has to support it. I'm just saying... NEC Multisync's circa 1990 supported up to around 80 or 85HZ if I remember correctly, provided the video card allowed it.. Not saying every cheap piece of crap monitor back then did but most did.
I'm sure there are 15 year old monitors and older still working, it's just unusual so.. I realize you may already know all that and just have some "old" equipment but I'm just mentioning in case, to be helpful. Both the monitor and the video adapter would (in the case of that older equipment) need to be set correctly to get rid of the subliminal flicker (and with a CRT, that would normally need to be 72 or higher, 75HZ was a common safe setting). Standards now support changes to the video adapter (through Windows/Mac etc) passing through to the monitor transparently. But you used to have to change both long ago.
Note: 60Hz is not an unusual thing to see on an LCD. Apples and Oranges...
And if you don't know it's range and want to msg me with the make/model or post it, I'll be glad to look it up for you.