Can quality monitors run at lower resolutions above 85hz without damage?

[eno]

I have two Sony monitors and the highest they can go is 85hz(in windows with safe box checked) no matter what resolution.

Now lets just focus on the G410(19")
? Horizontal Scan Range:
30kHz - 110kHz
? Vertical Scan Range:
48Hz - 170Hz
? Maximum Resolution:
1800 x 1440
? Recommended Resolution:
1600 X 1200 @ 85Hz

So can monitors safely run at higher hz as long as its say nots its recommend resolution1600x1200 that I try to keep it at. Other brands of monitors allow higher refresh rates as long as you drop the resolution down a bit. Sonys across the board are 85hz max except at max resolutions where its 60hz. Now can my monitor run safely say at 800x600/1024x768/1152x852 @ 100hz? You would think if 1600resz is 85hz , 1280 would be maybe 85hz , 1152 should be able to run at 100hz and of course lower should be able to run safely. Now the highest the monitor can produce says the specs is 110khz. Now does that mean thats its limit? I can run my monitor at 1152 @ 100hz, if I try 120hz it blinks off and have to wait the 15secs for it to reapply the old refresh. So since 1600 they recommend 85hz would a big jump down in resolution allow for 100hz to run safely without worry of monitor frying in a matter of months? I would like these monitors to run for a couple of years I do not want to seriously drop its life for a small 15hz/15fps(CS) difference. But on the other hand if I can run it safely I want to run it at 100hz.


Please no assumption answers. I do know usually you should stay within range of what a manufactor stats but hey my AMD runs 460mhz higher with no issues what so ever. I know CPU overclocking is a whole different story but manufactor usually sets those limits so they can have there products last outside the warrenty period anyway.

 

[0roo0roo]

the lower the resolution the higher the refresh possible. its just the limit of the components. if u couldn't run lower resolutions at 85+ your higher resolutions would have really really sh*tty refresh. my sony does 120hz at 1024x768

 

[isaacmacdonald]

I have the g410r. It runs 1280x1024 @ 100hz. It WILL run @ 120hz at 1024x768. Maybe that's just the "r" tho-

 

[eno]

So thanks for the fast response but is it safe to run it higher since its capable of 100hz? Is my theory correct then?


How long you been running those settings?

 

[isaacmacdonald]

I've been running 1280x1024@100 for a year or so, no problem. I only switch to 1024x768@120 when watching a movie (as it's the only rate that's a multiple of 24), but I watch a lot and so far no side effects. I'd say it's safe to run it slightly past specs.

 

[0roo0roo]

its safe as long as it shows a picture it'll cut out when it can't handle it.

 

[isaacmacdonald]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
its safe as long as it shows a picture it'll cut out when it can't handle it.

maybe. my old 15" or 14" mag trinitron bit the dust when I tried to give it 800x600@ 120hz. After the intial does of 120hz, it was all out of focus and weird. But anyway, sony seems fine with it.

 

[thomsbrain]

most monitors will show more safe resolutions if you install the actual drivers for the monitor. i run my llyama 17" at 100 Hz, 1152x852. if i don't install the drivers though, i only get an option for 75 Hz.

 

[fr]

I run my Samsung SyncMaster 955DF at 105Hz thanks to my Matrox G550's drivers that allow custom resolution and refresh rate.

WHOO! WHOO!

 

[Jeff7181]

Monitors have a bandwidth that they're capable of... the higher the bandwidth, the higher the refresh rate. I'm not sure exactly how it's figured... but it makes sense that 1024x768 @ 120 hz would require so much bandwidth... and if you increase the resolution, you'd have to lower the refresh rate to stay within the monitor's bandwidth capabilities. Wonder how high of a refresh rate you could run at 640x480? =)

 

[fkloster]

Can quality monitors run at lower resolutions above 85hz without damage?

I run my Sony GDM-F500R @ 1024x768x32 bit @ 120 refresh for desktop and all games

my video is Radeon 9700pro

 

[Smilin]

Yes, you can run at any frequency and resolution your monitor supports without causing any damage. However most monitors are designed for the "sweet spot" of 85hz. You may find a sharper image at this refresh rate than say 100 or 120 at the lower resolutions. Just because you CAN run at a high refresh rate doesn't mean you should.