Monitor Refresh Rate

[Shinova]

Ah, now I see it. I set it at 60hz and the screen seems to vibrate.

[Embracer Of Darkness]

I have some random LiteOn monitor and a Geforce4MX graphics card. I've had this monitor for years and it's always been on 60hertz. I have suffered from migraines in the past, but they were stress related. I don't get them anymore.

What resolution are you running at, and how large is your monitor? The GF4MX usually has acceptable RAMDACs, so that's not a big issue here.

I run at 1600x1200 and I can't stand 60Hz. The flickering gives me a headache. OTOH, if I ran at 800x600 or so I doubt that I'd notice it.

I'm running in 1280x1024 at the moment, because I'm going through a "compact" phase. I generally run in 1200x1200 and there is absolutely zero flicker unless I look about a foot in any direction away from the monitor and can see it in the corner of my eye.

I don't know the exact spec of my monitor, but the image is nice and sharp.

Most monitors can produce a sharp image at 60Hz. The challange is getting them to produce a sharp image at high refresh rates. I know some people who find anything less than 100 Hz unacceptable.

I have no idea then. The image is sharp at 60, but anything above that and I swear I can hear noise in my eyes.

[phongn]

I'm running in 1280x1024 at the moment, because I'm going through a "compact" phase. I generally run in 1200x1200 and there is absolutely zero flicker unless I look about a foot in any direction away from the monitor and can see it in the corner of my eye.

I can actually drive my monitor all the way up to 2048x1536x32 @ 70Hz, but IMHO that's a bit much.

I have no idea then. The image is sharp at 60, but anything above that and I swear I can hear noise in my eyes.

It's probable that your monitor simply can't drive high resolutions at high refresh rates and still produce an acceptable image.