800x600 85 Hz or 1024x768 75 Hz?? help with my dillema.

[firemoth12]

Ok my crappy 17" CRT monitor (not being replaced soon) CAN display 1024x768 and 85 Hz, but the text is very blurry and unusable/unreadable.

I am stuck with a dillema now. I can go to 800x600 at a comfotable 85 Hz without any bluriness, or I can go 1024x768 at 75 Hz also no blurriness. At the latter, I can notice just barely a slight flicker. At the former, nothing flickers but theres less room on the screen. I don't know what to do.

What would you do?

 

[isaacmacdonald]

get a new monitor? They're cheap as sh*t. But nyway, go 1024 man. 800x600 is just silly.

 

[BFG10K]

I'd probably go with 1024 x 768 @ 75 Hz.

 

[xSauronx]

i have to have at least 1024x768 myself, and if these damned radeon drivers werent so strange id go 1280x960
anyway, what video card do you have? something old? maye you could get a cheap radeon or matrox card for some nice 2d on that old monitor, for much less than a new monitor

 

[Smilin]

1024 for sure.

I can usually *deal* with it as long as the refresh is 70 or higher...mind you I'd rather have 85.

 

[CraigRT]

1024 ..... couldnt imagine using less.

75Hz is not that bad.
just as long as its not less.

 

[firemoth12]

Originally posted by: xSauronx
i have to have at least 1024x768 myself, and if these damned radeon drivers werent so strange id go 1280x960
anyway, what video card do you have? something old? maye you could get a cheap radeon or matrox card for some nice 2d on that old monitor, for much less than a new monitor

Well right now I'm running a Geforce 256 (yep thats right a Geforce 1)

I have an 8500LE in the mail. I got it to improve 2D quality and also to improve my gaming performance.