For whatever it's worth, and from my anecdotal evidence only: the
detectible or even subliminally bothersome refresh rate of monitors (clearly
related to the general neurological function of "flicker fusion"--utilized
well in motion pictures at a rate at least as low as 24 fps) is variable
across individuals. For example, I can live with 60hz, though I CAN--when
asked--detect flicker on bright backgrounds. On the other hand, my
20-something son is driven NUTS by any rate below 70hz--lower rates must
look like a disco strobe light show to him. Makes me wonder sometimes how
all the PAL standard countries have been able to stand 50hz standard TV for
years--oh, yeah, it's the interlacing. Nevermind.
Gary Holder
----- Original Message -----
From: "Garth Wood" <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 10:35 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: [OT] monitor problem and questions
> Walters, Martin wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
>> Garth: An old rule of thumb (for CRTs anyway) was that any refresh rate
>> below 70Hz gave an unpleasant flickering that was tiring on the eyes.
>> Don't know if this applies to LCD technology.
>
> Yes, I know. The Nokia was set at 85 Hz for viewing. The Samsung LCD
> panel only allows a 60 Hz setting (most of them do). It's got no
> "jitter" whatsoever that I could detect -- unlike the CRT, where I could
> detect "jitter" all the way up to 75 Hz or so.
>
>
> Garth
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