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The rate at which (usually) a display redraws its contents

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What is the point to 120Hz in 2D mode?

I’ve been searching the Internet for advice on my next PC/console monitor purchase and came across a good deal on the LG D2342P-PN. It’s an LED monitor with all three connectors I want, and even 3D mode at 120Hz—which I didn’t want but why not…
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Does the refresh rate affect LCD screens?

I have never really paid any attention to the refresh rate setting on computers with LCD screens. I thought with LCD displays the pixels are either on or off, they don't flicker like in old CRT monitors. Seems trivial to me, but my own graphics…
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Does increasing "Screen refresh rate" damage monitors?

I work on different types of monitors (CRT, LCD) and all PCs have the same screen refresh rate as 60 Hertz. Recently I've read an article which claims that low refresh rates cause headaches. The writer states that 60 Hertz is a low refresh rate and…
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What is the "maximum refresh rate" for CRT monitors?

I am planning to buy a CRT (low price, high refresh rate, no ghosting, no input lag). On some specs page they list different values for maximum refresh rates and preset signal timing. For example on the specs page of Sony E430 I can read: Preset…
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Getting my desired resolution and refresh rate in Ubuntu

My problem: I cannot get my desired resolution and refresh rate in Ubuntu (10.04, Lucid). I want to run at the best my poor monitor can, which in Windows (XP through 7) is 1152*864 with a refresh rate of 72Hz. I want these setting in Ubuntu, and…
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How to set +60Hz refresh rate with an Intel CPU?

In the past I've set 144Hz refresh rate in Nvidia control panel. After removing the GPU from my PC I'm stuck at 60Hz (the monitor settings are identical, no changes): My CPU is Intel Core i7-4770K.
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Is a way to quickly set screen refresh rate

Is a way to quickly set refresh rate instead of right-click on Desktop Screen Resolution -> Advanced Settings -> Monitor and in center Monitor Settings screen refresh rate with dropdown Or just only to show Advanced Settings with Monitor tab And is…
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How to show refresh rate of monitor in MS-DOS Version 6.22

I was forwarded from Stackoverflow to ask this question here. I am running a psych experiment on an old MS-DOS computer. When I ran the experiment on a different computer that is split via a switch with a computer running Matlab on Windows which…
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Why does this image cause screen flickering?

Image from Avast! software overlay on desktop: Image from SteamCommunity website (most pronounced around the second horizontal gray divider): I realize that this is an issue with my hardware, these images just demonstrate the sorts of patterns and…
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What do frequencies mean for LCD screens?

When computer displays were CRT (cathode ray tube) based, the frequency of the screen was directly linked with the ability to redraw a screen n times every second. It was a complete redraw of the screen and there was no other way to change the…
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How can I specify a refresh rate in glances?

How can I specify a refresh rate in glances? By default, glances refreshes itself every 3 seconds. I tried using glances -t 1 as well as glances --time 1 to lower it to 1 second, but it seems to be ignored. Is there anything else I should do ? I use…
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How does vsync work for a window covering multiple screens with different refresh rate?

I´ve purchased a new monitor with 144Hz refresh rate. My old monitor support 60Hz. It got me thinking: How does vsync for a window work when it cover both screens? Do developers (like myself) have to make any special considerations for this to avoid…
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Windows 7 - Duplicate two displays with a different refresh rate output

Thanks for taking the time to look at my question! To start, my hardware, and what I am attempting to do: I have a NVIDIA GTX 780 as my graphics card (and I love it!) stock speed and BIOS configuration. I recently got an Elgato HD60 capture card. I…
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4K monitor does not support 60HZ via HDMI on 3840x2160

I am confused about HDMI -- I have a GTX 770 with 1xDP, 1xHDMI and 2xDVI. I just bought two Dell Ultra HD 4k Monitors (P2715Q) and while the first one gives me 60HZ over DP, another only shows 30HZ over HDMI. Does it mean that I need to replace my…
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Refresh Rate 60 Hz specified as 60.003840

I'm trying to modify the screen resolution for my monitor in XFCE by modifying the file ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/displays.xml Here is the snippet I want to modify: …
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