On 13 Mar 2003 at 18:35, Deborah Harrell wrote: > IMAX screen showing a roller-coaster. I also have > been told that there is a subtle 'vibrating' motion to > the pixels on a monitor, which would add to > eye-confusion, as would not-quite-having-epilepsy.
Actually, refresh rate is the critical factor. Many games like to default to 60Hz, but with some drivers you can set them to a reasonable default level. Sometimes you need to go through the resoloution the game uses and set the refresh rate (remember the games colour depth as well!). Oh, and never use a refresh rate above 100Hz. Above that there is apparently a definate swimming effect (an artifact of the way the eye processes data). There is a LOT to be said if your monitor supports it to using a 5BNC (they look like five thin ethernet connectors) lead to connect monitor and PC rather than a standard cable as well (you get a noticeably clearer and sharper image with better colour definition). Cheap monitors are just that. *pauses for breath and sighs* (I never understood why people can hook $1000+ of PC to a $250 (well, okay - however much the really basic 19" monitors are) monitor then complain of eyestrain but it happens on a regular basis. I use a great 17".) Andy Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
