Can you see low frequency flashes?

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Maybe my eyes are sensitive or something, but I'm really bothered by these flashing things all over the place. If I look at a computer monitor from far away or at the corner of my eye, it appears to be flashing. If they're lower than 85hz refresh, I can see the flashing as well. Flourescent lights are even worse. If I look at something under a flourescent light, at an angle where the light itself is on the outside edge of my vision, the flashing gives me a headache. Very annoying.

 

[Colt45]

only <65hzor so bothers me. and it doesnt bother me all the time

 

[ArmchairAthlete]

I can tell right away if a monitor's refresh rate is low, and I cannot stand it. My eyes will hurt before long.

 

[WannaFly]

Im supreme to you all, I can run my monitor at 60Hz and not tell

 

[BullyCanadian]

For me running a CRT monitor at lower than 75Hz gives me bad headaches

 

[mobobuff]

I think there was a poll on this before...

And yeah, anything below 65hz gets to me. Fluorescent lights, not so much.

 

[trmiv]

I'm very sensitive to refresh rate on monitors. I've been doing software deployments at work, so I go to a ton of people's computers each day. When I sit down, I can immediately tell if the refresh rate is low. I usually ask the person if they get headaches all the time at work.

 

[thomsbrain]

i can detect anything below 75 Hz, and 85 Hz+ definetely reduces eye strain over time. i hate flicker, too, it gives me a migrane.

 

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Originally posted by: WannaFly
Im supreme to you all, I can run my monitor at 60Hz and not tell

 

[Kalvin00]

Below 75Hz refresh rate makes my eyes ache instantly.