which monitor setting is better for your eyes?

[RIGorous1]

is lower hz like 60hz better or is it the opposite, like higher is better like 85hz....

Or is it best to go for the median, say 70hz?

Gamma levels have been so high that I'm turning greener than the hulk! And my eyes get bloodshot quicker than a guy smoking dope!

I have a 17" flat screen running at 1024x768 so it can handle 85hz, but I forgot which way was better...

 

[zShowtimez]

Higher is better. I remember hearing somewhere that below 70hz could damage your eyes. Not sure if its true or not, but higher refresh rates are better.

 

[Jayczar]

keep it @60 and fry your eyballs out of socket. My monitor goes
up to 85 so thats where I keep it and it is quite comfy.

 

[everman]

60hz makes my eyes hurt, higher the better.

 

[RIGorous1]

uh... I'm getting conflicting reports.... hrm... Majority wins?

 

[woodie1]

Most places I have been recommend highest possible.

 

[skatertech]

As high as possible is best, anything below 72 can cause problems such as eye fatigue, headaches, etc.

Industry standard is 85hz at recomended res, some brands go higher.

 

[NOX]

Originally posted by: RIGorous1
uh... I'm getting conflicting reports.... hrm... Majority wins?

Conflicting reports? Where? So far everyone here has stated higher is better.

My monitor will do 100hz @ 1280x960, however anything above 85hz I can't tell, so 85hz is what I have my monitor set to.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: NOX

Originally posted by: RIGorous1
uh... I'm getting conflicting reports.... hrm... Majority wins?

Conflicting reports? Where? So far everyone here has stated higher is better.

My monitor will do 100hz @ 1280x960, however anything above 85hz I can't tell, so 85hz is what I have my monitor set to.

But higher is better for your eyes, so why not set it to 100?

 

[Deeko]

Defintely higher, 60 hurts, I can see the flicker.

 

[Maggotry]

I run all of mine at 85Hz.

I was over at a guy's cube the other day and saw his screen flickering out of the corner of my eye. I was like "Damn! How do you use that!". He was like "Huh?". His refresh was set to 60Hz. I changed it to 85Hz which got rid of the flicker. I said "Ain't that better?". He was like "Huh?". Unbelievable. 60Hz, 85Hz...made no difference to him. He could not perceive any difference.

 

[JavaMomma]

60hz drives me nuts my schools computers are sometimes set at 60hz and i notice it right away.
I notice the flicker at 75hz but atleast it doesnt make me feel sick.
85hz is good. 100hz is juicy.

 

[jrichrds]

Originally posted by: Maggotry
I run all of mine at 85Hz.

I was over at a guy's cube the other day and saw his screen flickering out of the corner of my eye. I was like "Damn! How do you use that!". He was like "Huh?". His refresh was set to 60Hz. I changed it to 85Hz which got rid of the flicker. I said "Ain't that better?". He was like "Huh?". Unbelievable. 60Hz, 85Hz...made no difference to him. He could not perceive any difference.

hahah, I have some friends exactly like that. And maybe the original poster too, if he's asking whether 60Hz is better for your eyes than 85Hz.

I set it at 100Hz because I figure that while I might no longer be able to see the flicker @85Hz, it may still cause eye fatigue after prolonged usage. And besides, if my monitor and video card support it, why not? If my monitor decreases in life from 20 years to 15 years, no big deal.

 

[Deeko]

My parents' computer at home had an OLD proview monitor, I'm talkin a curved 15" that was a cheap POS when we got it during the 200-mhz days. They upgraded the computer, but never felt the need to upgrade the monitor...man, that thing had a max refresh of 60hz @ 800x600 :Q Death, death I say, and I wasn't allowed to hook up the internet to my computer in my room, so all of my browsing had to be done on that flickering...thing.

 

[andrey]

Originally posted by: RIGorous1
is lower hz like 60hz better or is it the opposite, like higher is better like 85hz....

Or is it best to go for the median, say 70hz?

Gamma levels have been so high that I'm turning greener than the hulk! And my eyes get bloodshot quicker than a guy smoking dope!

I have a 17" flat screen running at 1024x768 so it can handle 85hz, but I forgot which way was better...

Invest some money in good LCD and you won't have to worry about refresh rates anymore.

 

[Woodchuck2000]

When he says he has a flatscreen, does he mean he's running a TFT/LCD monitor already? There's no flicker visible on Flatpanel monitors anyway. I get distortion on mine if I run it at higher than 60Hz anyway so I keep it there. I run my 17" CRT at 100Hz as I can still detect slight flicker at 85Hz. It depends on how sensitive your eyes are to refresh rates - I know people who are unaffected by 60Hz.

As a rule, higher is better.

 

[Scootin159]

Originally posted by: Woodchuck2000
When he says he has a flatscreen, does he mean he's running a TFT/LCD monitor already? There's no flicker visible on Flatpanel monitors anyway. I get distortion on mine if I run it at higher than 60Hz anyway so I keep it there. I run my 17" CRT at 100Hz as I can still detect slight flicker at 85Hz. It depends on how sensitive your eyes are to refresh rates - I know people who are unaffected by 60Hz.

As a rule, higher is better.

In TFT/LCD monitors refresh rate really doesn't matter, so you might as well run 60Hz...might even get better image quality with that.

 

[Kingofcomputer]

CRT: higher is better
LCD: lower is better

 

[NOX]

Originally posted by: Jellomancer

Originally posted by: NOX

Originally posted by: RIGorous1
uh... I'm getting conflicting reports.... hrm... Majority wins?

Conflicting reports? Where? So far everyone here has stated higher is better.

My monitor will do 100hz @ 1280x960, however anything above 85hz I can't tell, so 85hz is what I have my monitor set to.

But higher is better for your eyes, so why not set it to 100?

Like I said anything above 85hz, I really can't tell. Though the real reason I don't run it at 100hz is because once I activate Riva Tuner?s refresh rate fix, the option to use 100hz disappears. But when I turn off the refresh rate fix, the option to use 100hz reappears. Go figure?!

 

[Quino]

Make sure the monitor drivers are set for your monitor. If you have it as Plug and Play monitor it will go to 85 at all resolutions. If you have the right driver for your monitor it will detect the max refresh and set it at that.

 

[NOX]

Originally posted by: Quino
Make sure the monitor drivers are set for your monitor. If you have it as Plug and Play monitor it will go to 85 at all resolutions. If you have the right driver for your monitor it will detect the max refresh and set it at that.

It does not matter. I do have the proper drivers and it will still do it no matter what I try. As long as I have the fix enabled, it will not allow desktop to run at 100hz.

 

[sak]

actually it depends upon a person..but whenever i see a monitor that has a 60hz refresh rate..i can see is and if i look at it for prolonged periods then i get dizzy...

so recommend higher than 60 for sure..like at least 75.

 

[cmdrdredd]

if you work at 100Hz for a while and then drop to 60 you CAN tell the differnce. If you work in 60 for a while and move to 100 you cannot tell.

 

[OulOat]

Higher is not better, you go beyond 100 and it'll hurt your eyes again. You want to set it at a median, somewhere between 70 and 100, whatever suits you better. Actually, I have mine set on 60, any above that I get dizzy and want to puke. Eww

 

[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.