What's the highest crt refresh rate that you can see a difference?

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: Stew
Is it safe to turn it up to 100Hz if my monitor supposedly "doesn't support it"?

If your monitor doesn't support it, you'll most likely get a blank screen with a refresh rate out of range warning. Supposedly, older monitors could be damaged by sending them a too-high refresh rate, but as far as I know all monitors that have been made in at least the past four or five years have protection built in.

 

[Mrvile]

Haha, after reading what all you guys have to say I'd say I have an advantage over you guys. It's cool you guys notice the difference and all, but I don't get headaches using monitors at anything from 60hz to 160hz. Might as well use the brightest, clearest refresh rate then, which is 60.

Actually I use 85 now, but I love the clarity of 60hz.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

75Hz, but only if I look to the side of the monitor which makes flickering more apparent. Otherwise I can't tell the difference at all, even at 60Hz.

 

[Zepper]

Some monitors can be damaged by OCing the refresh rate.

Most have to make an effort to differentiate above 85Hz unless it's a chintzy monitor to begin with.

.bh.

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: Zepper
Some monitors can be damaged by OCing the refresh rate.

Most have to make an effort to differentiate above 85Hz unless it's a chintzy monitor to begin with.

That made me think of something... Comparing numbers in this thread (at least for those of us who need 85Hz+) won't really work, because everyone is working on a different monitor, and is it not true that aside from difference in individual sensitivity of vision, the phosphor persistence may vary across the monitors?