Refresh rate?

[Pixie]

My husband wants me to change the refresh rate on his
laptop. What is the refresh rate? Is that the same as
resolution display? What should teh refresh rate be?

....Where do I change it?

Pixie

 

[Randy]

Right click the desktop. Select Properties. Select the Settings tab. Click on Advanced. Select Monitor. There you go.

My husband wants me to change the refresh rate on his
laptop. What is the refresh rate? Is that the same as
resolution display? What should teh refresh rate be?

....Where do I change it?

Pixie

 

[Matt]

http://www.winnetmag.com/Article/ArticleID/40413/40413.html

 

[Guest]

Thank you, but what exactly is the refresh rate and how
is it different from display settings?

what should it be?

-----Original Message-----
Right click the desktop. Select Properties. Select the

Settings tab. Click on Advanced. Select Monitor. There
you go.

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[Randy]

Good post Matt.

http://www.winnetmag.com/Article/ArticleID/40413/40413.html

 

[Pixie]

Can someone please tell me what the refresh rate is? I
know how to change it but what is it and how is it
different from Display settings?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

From
http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid26_gci214565,00.html

[[The refresh rate is the amount of times a display's image is repainted or
refreshed per second. The refresh rate is expressed in hertz so a refresh
rate of 75 means the image is refreshed 75 times in a second. The refresh
rate for each display depends on the video card used. You can change the
refresh rate in the display properties. However, if you change the refresh
rate to a setting that the display or video card cannot support, the display
goes blank or the image becomes distorted. It is recommended to consult the
display and video card manuals before changing the settings to determine the
supported refresh rates.
An older refresh rate standard, developed by the Video Electronics Standards
Association (VESA Local Bus), was only 60 Hz. This refresh rate caused the
display's image to flicker causing eye fatigue and headaches in users. A new
standard set the refresh rate to 75 Hz. It is believed that 70 Hz or higher
eliminates the flicker. When purchasing a monitor, look for a refresh rate
of 75 to 85 Hz.]]

How Computer Monitors Work
Refresh Rate
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/monitor8.htm

 

[Steve Nielsen]

Can someone please tell me what the refresh rate is? I
know how to change it but what is it and how is it
different from Display settings?

The refresh rate is the number of times per second (measured in Hz,
usually ranging from 60Hz to 85Hz) that the display is "painted", or
refreshed. Faster refresh rates (higher number of time the screen is
refreshed per second) have less flicker and generally easier on the eyes.

Display settings usually refer to resolution or number of tiny dots
(pixels) that make up the picture and number of available colors.
Refresh rate is an advanced display setting.

Sometimes in certain lighting conditions (particulary fluorescent
lights) it is necessary to adjust the refresh rate to eliminate a kind
of flicker or "fuzzy" look that results from the combination of the
refresh rate and the frequency of the AC power driving the lighting
being too close (such as 60Hz in the US/CA) or harmonics of one other.

On many monitors changing the refresh rate will also effect the size and
postition of the displayed image on screen, which is why there are
screen geometry adjustments on many monitors to be able to compensate
for that.

Steve

 

[Unknown]

Don't put too much truth into that. The refresh of a TV set is 30 times per
second. (See any flicker?)

From
http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid26_gci214565,00.html

[[The refresh rate is the amount of times a display's image is repainted or
refreshed per second. The refresh rate is expressed in hertz so a refresh
rate of 75 means the image is refreshed 75 times in a second. The refresh
rate for each display depends on the video card used. You can change the
refresh rate in the display properties. However, if you change the refresh
rate to a setting that the display or video card cannot support, the display
goes blank or the image becomes distorted. It is recommended to consult the
display and video card manuals before changing the settings to determine the
supported refresh rates.
An older refresh rate standard, developed by the Video Electronics Standards
Association (VESA Local Bus), was only 60 Hz. This refresh rate caused the
display's image to flicker causing eye fatigue and headaches in users. A new
standard set the refresh rate to 75 Hz. It is believed that 70 Hz or higher
eliminates the flicker. When purchasing a monitor, look for a refresh rate
of 75 to 85 Hz.]]

How Computer Monitors Work
Refresh Rate
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/monitor8.htm

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

Can someone please tell me what the refresh rate is? I
know how to change it but what is it and how is it
different from Display settings?

 

[Steve Nielsen]

Don't put too much truth into that. The refresh of a TV set is 30 times per
second. (See any flicker?)

That is the number of frames per second in the TV video signal, not the
same as the refresh rate of the CRT. TVs have a lower refresh rate than
computer monitors but they are interlaced (illuminating alternate scan
lines each pass of the electron guns) which helps reduce flicker.

Steve

From

http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid26_gci214565,00.html

[[The refresh rate is the amount of times a display's image is repainted or
refreshed per second. The refresh rate is expressed in hertz so a refresh
rate of 75 means the image is refreshed 75 times in a second. The refresh
rate for each display depends on the video card used. You can change the
refresh rate in the display properties. However, if you change the refresh
rate to a setting that the display or video card cannot support, the display
goes blank or the image becomes distorted. It is recommended to consult the
display and video card manuals before changing the settings to determine the
supported refresh rates.
An older refresh rate standard, developed by the Video Electronics Standards
Association (VESA Local Bus), was only 60 Hz. This refresh rate caused the
display's image to flicker causing eye fatigue and headaches in users. A new
standard set the refresh rate to 75 Hz. It is believed that 70 Hz or higher
eliminates the flicker. When purchasing a monitor, look for a refresh rate
of 75 to 85 Hz.]]

How Computer Monitors Work
Refresh Rate
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/monitor8.htm

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

Can someone please tell me what the refresh rate is? I
know how to change it but what is it and how is it
different from Display settings?



-----Original Message-----
Good post Matt.


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http://www.winnetmag.com/Article/ArticleID/40413/40413.ht ml



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[Wesley Vogel]

I don't watch TV.
The refresh rate for my monitor is 60HZ.
If I set it any higher that 60, the display does not fill the screen.
No flicker. No fluorescent lights nearby either.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

Don't put too much truth into that. The refresh of a TV set is 30
times per second. (See any flicker?)

From

http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid26_gci214565,00.html

[[The refresh rate is the amount of times a display's image is
repainted or refreshed per second. The refresh rate is expressed in
hertz so a refresh rate of 75 means the image is refreshed 75 times
in a second. The refresh rate for each display depends on the video
card used. You can change the refresh rate in the display
properties. However, if you change the refresh rate to a setting
that the display or video card cannot support, the display goes
blank or the image becomes distorted. It is recommended to consult
the display and video card manuals before changing the settings to
determine the supported refresh rates.
An older refresh rate standard, developed by the Video Electronics
Standards Association (VESA Local Bus), was only 60 Hz. This refresh
rate caused the display's image to flicker causing eye fatigue and
headaches in users. A new standard set the refresh rate to 75 Hz. It
is believed that 70 Hz or higher eliminates the flicker. When
purchasing a monitor, look for a refresh rate of 75 to 85 Hz.]]

How Computer Monitors Work
Refresh Rate
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/monitor8.htm

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

Can someone please tell me what the refresh rate is? I
know how to change it but what is it and how is it
different from Display settings?


-----Original Message-----
Good post Matt.

23d%[email protected]...
http://www.winnetmag.com/Article/ArticleID/40413/40413.ht ml



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[Alex Nichol]

Thank you, but what exactly is the refresh rate and how
is it different from display settings?

It is one of the settings - those are for the number of dots (pixels)
across one line on the screen; then the number of lines vertically, then
(the refresh rate) the number of times the whole lot is displayed in a
second. You need a higher refresh rate if the screen flickers badly,
or for smoother movement in some games. For most people 75 or 80 a
second (Hz) is enough; don't overdo it and strain your monitor

 

[Matt]

Laptops don't need their default rate maxed out. CRTs and LCDs are like
apples to oranges. See article below.

http://www.winnetmag.com/Article/ArticleID/40413/40413.html

 

[Matt]

test

 

[Matt]

http://tinyurl.com/3a4td

 

[Matt]

Laptop LCD screens are different from CRT monitors. Search Google for
"laptop refresh rate" (leave out the quotes) and see the first article.