which monitor setting is better for your eyes?

[Ben88]

How can you get dizzy with a rate over 60hz. Higher refresh rates make the picture more stable. How can that be bad?

 

[arcenite]

I notice a flicker anything below 100hz, my monitor does 1152x864 @ 100hz, so that's what I keep it at. Higher is definately better.

 

[Scootin159]

Originally posted by: Jhhnn
Bring up the desktop or browser, turn your head away from the monitor, look straight ahead so that the monitor is just visible in the corner of your eye. This somehow makes the flicker more apparent. Start with the lowest refresh rate available, turn it up until the flicker is gone. No point in using higher refresh rates than necessary, the monitor works harder for no reason. With many monitors, flicker free performance may not be available at very high resolutions.

Your eyes are most sensitive just off center.

 

[Kingofcomputer]

from http://www.hitachidisplays.com/

for CRT:
Refresh Rates: Refresh rates indicate the speed at which a screen is refreshed or re-drawn. The higher the refresh rate, the less "flicker" a user will encounter. Anything above 75 Hz for the monitor¡¦s prime resolution setting is considered VESA standard - a rating system that enables a monitor vendor to use the "flicker-free" logo. The refresh rates decline at higher resolutions because the number of pixels the monitor must refresh increases, slowing down the refresh speed. Consumers should check the refresh rate at various resolutions. This is also a KEY factor in selecting a monitor because "flicker" is one of the main causes of eyestrain. For example, Hitachi¡¦s popular SuperScan 751 has a prime setting over 100 Hz. -- well above the standard 75 Hz. flicker-free refresh rate plus all settings -- even up to 1600x1200 are at or above 75Hz.

for LCD:
You will also notice that, unlike CRTs, most vendors recommend using a lower refresh rate ; 60 or 70 Hz; if this setting can provide an acceptable picture with your application. For example, the LC153 will run at 1024 x 768 with a 75Hz refresh rate. However, the picture sometimes looks better at 60Hz, depending upon the application. This is true with all flat panels, and other vendors also suggest using lower settings, which can sometimes attain better pictures and text than higher refresh rates. The reason for lower refresh rates in LCDs is because the liquid crystal molecules damper flicker and higher refresh rates are not as important. So you can choose a refresh rate that looks best with your application.