Why is it people complain about 60hz monitors?

[royalk4]

I have a Dell 1703FP and I run it at 75Hz is that standard? My max res is 12x10

 

[grant2]

Originally posted by: Madwand1
And with SED, perhaps a thing of the future?

http://www.anandtech.com/tradeshows/showdoc.aspx?i=2666&p=8

SED certainly won't be a thing of the present, until at least late 2007

 

[Madwand1]

The implied question was -- will there be a major refresh rate issue with SED?

 

[ForumMaster]

i have an LCD monitor so the refresh rate doesn't matter so much, however i still like it better at 75 rather then 60. the CRT monitors in my school though, are set to 60 and since i can't change it (locked out), i simply never work there as it drives me nuts. in my old crt, i never had anything less then 85htz.

 

[zephyrprime]

Originally posted by: Aepheme
Ever noticed that the flicker seems exaggerated when you look out the side of your eye at the monitor?

60hz is a horrible flicker from looking straight on, but when we get to 75hz, I can only tell if I look out the side of my eye. 85hz and up is actually comfortable.

I wonder why that is? I read somewhere about how our eyes are that way to allow us to respond quickly to peripheral movement, but the only info I can find now is about rods and cones. And it seems like the rods (more concentrated in the peripheral vision) have a slower response time than than cones (in the center).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cone_cell

Hrmmm...

Yes, you have better motion perception and low light perception at the periphery of your vision than in the center. This is because rods are better at those 2 things than cones and rods are found in greater concentration outside of the center of your vision. The center of your vision has better color perception and resolution.

 

[smopoim86]

i have been at 60 since i bought my computer and haven't really noticed

 

[Thor86]

Originally posted by: 003
Back when I had a CRT, anything under 85hz was unbareable. Now I have a LCD and refresh rates are a thing of the past.

Unfortunately running vsync in games maxes to 75fps with LCDS.

 

[programmer]

I agree that it depends on the monitor (CRT). I had one 19" that looked best at 72. But the Dell Trinitron at work looks best at 85.