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What to set? And more importantly WHY!?

Im at 1280*1024*32 @ 75Hz.
Thats the highest my 17inch TFT can do. Im not going down on resolution with out a good reason, but what should i do with the refresh? 60,65,70 or 75hz?
Dan

75

Yup go for the highest the monitor will do at the res you have set.

Once you have chosen your preferred resolution, check that the graphic card/monitor bundle can handle at least 75 Hz at that resolution. If not, switch back to a lower resolution until you get at least 75 Hz. Under 75 Hz the human eye starts to notice the flickering.
The higher the refresh rate, the better (image more stable). But with cheaper monitors you might notice that the image is rather blurry at the highest refresh rate so in those case you might want to switch to a lower rate (never under 75).
Another reason for wanting the max refresh rate is that some drivers are/can be set so that they sync to the refresh rate, so frame rate can be marginally affected even by the refresh rate (most drivers let you deactivate this sync function tho).

Yeah, Im at 75hz, and occasionly it does blur, but It seems OK for me! Thanks a lot guys,
Dan

WinXP has a safety device for the monitor refresh rates which is usually enabled by default.

On the refresh rate screen in properties, there is a check box that says something like "Hide all modes that are not supported by your monitor".

Just make sure its ticked to hide the unsupported modes and set the maximun refresh rate unless you have an old or troublesome monitor, in which case it may be prudent to use a slower refresh rate to extend the life of the monitor.

The most important reason for high refresh rate is prevention of eye fatigue.

Yeah mines et up like that for refresh and res. Thanks all, i just wanted ot chekc it out.
Dan  ;D