FPS Problem Created 17 years ago2007-04-12 20:31:18 UTC by Penguinboy

It depends on what resolution you have it on. I couldn't stand such a slow refresh rate when I had a CRT, which is why I always kept mine set at 1024x768. At the end of the day, I'd rather have a low resolution than a headache, although I suppose some people might not be affected by it as much as I was.

headache? lul. 1280 res ftw.

I'd run 1280 if my monitor supported it at 85 refresh rate. But noooo i have to run it at 60, and THAT gives me a headache.

seriously? i dont notice any difference at all between any refresh rate.

If your using an LCD it doesn't matter. But with CRT's, its barely noticeable, but will do a toll on your eyes.

I run my monitor at 85hz. I had it at 60hz for a while, thinking it wouldn't matter. But after playing for 5 hours straight, I had a massive headache.

doesnt happen to me

Going over 70 Hz on my crap monitor actually blurs things, especially text. D:

Any monitor that's set at 60 Hz is going to make my eyes hurt!

Like a normal TV? (unless it's PAL @ 50 Hz)
I don't really know the exact relationship between refresh rate and resolution. I've been using my computer for 5 years with a crap screen response time of 25 ms, which means 40 fps @ 1024x768. I get no headaches at all and never did (in case you think I just grew accustomed to it).I do get sad when I plug the Ati to the TV and see how much better it looks with those extra fps.

And srry was correct. Films have a lower framerate to give it a cinematic feel. When you are changing channels on TV it's not that hard to know in a couple of seconds if what you are seeing is a film or a commercial, news, documentary film etc.

Agreed.

http://www.100fps.com/how_many_frames_can_humans_see.htm

All STFU now.

@Saribous: Maybe that's another reason you shouldn't use a computer for more than an hour or two in one sitting.

Who doesn't use the computer for more than 2 hours in one sitting? gtfo

^ What he said.

Kasperg, you're using an LCD monitor. Those things don't have refresh rates, and don't flicker, because there's no scan lines like CRT screens use. If nothing changes on the screen, the pixels don't change. CRTs constantly refresh the image in extremely fast sweeps, no matter if the image on them on them changes or not. This is why you see those weird scan lines when you're looking at CRTs through a video camera, and why you don't if it's an LCD. Yes, an LCD has a response time, but it's not the same thing as a refresh rate, where it's constantly updated.

And about the TV thing, no. I don't have a problem with a regular TV, but then again, I'm not sitting 1-2 feet away from it for hours on end.

Ok, what I meant by refresh rate was how many times the image changed per second, which in my case is only 40 times, once every 25 milliseconds.

Then it has the ability to change at a maximum of 40 times per second, but that doesn't mean it's changing at that pace all the time. No, the pixels only change when something on the screen changes, and even then, it doesn't "scan" the screen the same way CRTs do. That's why LCDs don't hurt your eyes.

I'm pretty sure you already got that, but just clarifying.

In other words, headaches have nothing to do with fps, it just happens because of flickering, scanning and refresh rates of CRT monitors.