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Originally posted by Night Stalker:
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Originally posted by WillowIX:
1280*1024 works best for me. Especially with big icons so the text becomes somewhat normal. I use 85Hz on my monitor at this moment. Just a question on the Hz topic. What´s the frequency of a lamp? They flicker as well do to the AC. Anyone know?
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The US uses 60 Hz AC Current, Europe and I think Canada use 50 Hz AC current. Nikola Tesla chose 60 Hz for the very reason of avoiding flicker. The human eye can resolve images at a rate of about 30-32 Hz. The light varies in intenseity over a single cycle like this: Off, On+, Off, On-, Off. So the light is not on all the time. Using a frequency faster than 30 Hz gives the illusion of the light being constantly on and f > 60 (Which relates to Nyquist sampling theory in the digital realm) decreases the flicker effect and decreases eye strain.[/QUOTE]Ahhh but you have to remember that not only is the screen flickering at 60Hz. so are the lights...watch any older TV show that showed Computer monitors and you will notice all kinds of interference patters on the screen instead of the image intended and with Florescent lights the flickering of interference patters gets even worse...you need refresh rates in excess of 70Hz to get a really good picture that will not give you headaches and eyestrain.