Stupid question on Nvidia video out

[Tony Sinclair]

I have a feeling this is a stupid question.

I have an Nvidia 6800 graphics card with video out. I normally run my
monitor at 75Hz vertical refresh, but when I switch to Clone mode to
watch a video on my TV, the card automatically bumps my monitor down
to 60Hz. I just assumed that was a requirement of the TV, but it makes
for a lot of flicker on my monitor. So my question is, are the outputs
of the 6800 independent with regard to frequency, even in Clone Mode?
IOW, can I set my monitor back to 75Hz while in Clone Mode without
hurting my TV? Thanks.

 

[Toshi1873]

I have a feeling this is a stupid question.

I have an Nvidia 6800 graphics card with video out. I normally run my
monitor at 75Hz vertical refresh, but when I switch to Clone mode to
watch a video on my TV, the card automatically bumps my monitor down
to 60Hz. I just assumed that was a requirement of the TV, but it makes
for a lot of flicker on my monitor. So my question is, are the outputs
of the 6800 independent with regard to frequency, even in Clone Mode?
IOW, can I set my monitor back to 75Hz while in Clone Mode without
hurting my TV? Thanks.

Probably not. At least, I don't think I ever managed to do it. As a
result, I only use clone mode when I want to do something that I'm
capturing (via S-Video) with my capture card.