CRT monitor refresh rate..... question i have

[Rabbitrunner51]

I've had my monitor on 60MHZ for some time now, and its been good, but just now i noticed my letters are a a bit blurry at that rate. At first i thought it was my vision, as i wear glasses, and my viision is getting worse over time ( i'm 55 years old ).
Just now i change it to 75 to see what hat would do, and the letters are clearer.

I don't think they should be anny different at diff. refresh rates should they?

Also, this is important also: it seems i am once again getting a very noticable flicker. Kind of like when someone is hacking into ones system, buti am well protected with absolutely no bugs or spyware.

My monitor like a couple of other things leftover in my current system are old by todays standards. My monitor I bought back in 2001. it is a KDS Pureflat and it still looks great and works great. Do not plan to buy another until it dies. That is, unless my priorities change.
It is one of the things i have on my upgrade list. More than likely will go ahead and get a 19 or 20" LCD sometime in the future.

I wonder how long these things last. My old TV I bought around the same time went out about a month ago.

Do CRT's last longer thqn TV's. My guess is hat they do. :confused: ;)

[Peter M]

Refresh rate should be at least 75 Hz (not MHz, mind), 85 if your monitor can take it.

Blurriness occurs at HIGHER refresh rate if your video card isn't up to producing a clean signal at the higher speed, or if it exceeds what the monitor's circuitry can take.

Blur-O-Vision also occurs in CRT monitors as they age. Your local TV service technician can attempt a focus readjustment, but the bill for that will quickly exceed what the thing's worth - unless it's a real big expensive CRT.

[G]

I guess your vision isn't that important to you then Rabbit.

Running the monitor on 60Hz will cause eye strain and headaches and possible premature myopia. It seems you are at the myopia stage but the way you have your monitor set up will not help further still.

As Pete has said increasing the frequency of refresh will help but if the monitor is failing then it would be wiser to dump it and purchase a new one.

You only have to ask on the boards for a bang-for-bucks LCD screen and a new graphics card if that is also a weak link.