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"WinXP refresh rate question"

Does WinXP have some sort of a refresh rate problem? And is there a way of fixing it?

Aoe wrote:
> I use 60hz, but then i have been using a very crap monitor for the
> past 5 years, it looks good to me.

Suppose it would as you dont know any better. Before I got my new PC 10 months ago I had a crappy 15" monitor which I still have connected as a 2nd screen and it looks aweful, crappy colours, fuzzy etc. But to me it looked alright when I was using it. Actually I dont know why I have it connected as a 2nd monitor as I never use it for anything, as I thought I might play movies on there while I could use the main monitor to do Uni work or surf the internet, but I have never done that in the 10 months I have had the new PC.

I use 60hz, but then i have been using a very crap monitor for the past 5 years, it looks good to me.

Aoe wrote:
> Mine won't go past 85 Hertz but i keep at the lowest anyway, because
> when i change it up, the screen size alters slightly, meaning i have
> do something about it.

So what do you have it on? I find 85hz is nice as when I use my friends monitor which is on 60hz it looks terrible.

Mine won't go past 85 Hertz but i keep at the lowest anyway, because when i change it up, the screen size alters slightly, meaning i have do something about it.

WickedWare wrote:
> Yes it's ticked and 120 Hurts is still selectable. My monitor is a 3
> year old Dell one by the way.
>
> Does 120 Hurtz at that said resolution sound right to you?

My 19inch Samsung SyncMaster 957MB can only do 100hz at 1024x768, and this monitor is a excellent one.

120hz seems really high. I use 1280x960 at the maximum 85hz for that setting.

Bloody yell!!

*WickedWare quickly changes it to 100Htz*

WickedWare wrote:
> 120 Hurts

Thats a lot of pain. ;)

Yes it's ticked and 120 Hurts is still selectable. My monitor is a 3 year old Dell one by the way.

Does 120 Hurtz at that said resolution sound right to you?

Are you sure your monitor can cope with 120hz at that resolution? Have you made sure you have ticked the box which hides refresh rates your monitor does not support?

My current screen resolution is 1024 x 168 and I've set the refresh rate to the max, which is 120 Hertz, so does that fix whatever the problem is? The Refresh Force site doesn't tell me what XP is doing wrong.

Oh, and is the only negative thing about setting high refresh rates the increased power consumption? A higher electric bill? lol.