PnP - screen 60 Hertz?

[Huib]

Hi,

I do know that by a monitor the refresh freqency has to be as high as
possible with a minimum of 75 Hertz...

I have a portable PC with a PnP-screen where i can only put 60 Hertz ?

My questions:
-i suppose this is a TFT-screen so the pixels are on or out so there is no
refresh required?
-why is mentioned 60 Hertz ? Maybe because the SW can be used on a monitor,
but that is neverthess confusing.
-does this mean that the 60 Hertz has no meaning at all?

Thanks
Huib

 

[Romane]

Check the manual for the PC and screen. I have a 22" wide-screen LCD
monitor, and the manual states that at 1680 x 1050 it should be at 60Hz.
Vista automatically sets it at that. XP automatically sets it at that. Linux
automatically sets it at that (yes, I have 3 computers through a KVM, not
having the table-top real estate to do otherwise). So it is not a Vista
specific thing. And yes, on my old style monitor before the LCD monitor it
would automatically set at 75 Hz or better.

R.

 

[Richard Urban]

An LCD monitor had no retrace - therefore has no flicker that is associated
with Hz. LCD monitors in the US default to 60 Hz. LCD monitors can run on
pure DC - as in your laptop when using batteries. I think the rating is a
holdover from the days of CRT monitors, where it was very important to know.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

 

[Huib]

Hi,

I do know that by a monitor the refresh freqency has to be as high as
possible with a minimum of 75 Hertz...

I have a portable PC with a PnP-screen where i can only put 60 Hertz ?

My questions:
-i suppose this is a TFT-screen so the pixels are on or out so there is no
refresh required?
-why is mentioned 60 Hertz ? Maybe because the SW can be used on a
monitor,
but that is neverthess confusing.
-does this mean that the 60 Hertz has no meaning at all?

Thanks
Huib

Thanks all,
Thanks for the technical information.
By now i can drop my bad fealing for sure.
Important is that i can prove my wife by now that working to long on my
laptop will do no harm (at least not for my eyes).

Regards
Huib

 

[Joe Leandri]

19'' Dell LCD Flat Panel Monitor 60 Hertz is recommended.

Joe