Vsync

[RussianEmpire]

i am sounding like a nub but what the hell is VSYNC
:farmer: :bonce: :rolling:

 

[OCybrManO]

Vertical Synchronization

It makes sure only one frame gets rendered between (and not during) screen refreshes to avoid "tearing" (when the top half of a monitor refresh shows an old image and the bottom half shows a newer image). I would leave it on unless you are trying to benchmark your computer's performance... because if VSync is on your frame rate (fps) can not go higher than your vertical refresh rate (Hz).

 

[RussianEmpire]

Vertical Synchronization

It makes sure only one frame gets rendered between (and not during) screen refreshes to avoid "tearing" (when the top half of a monitor refresh shows an old image and the bottom half shows a newer image). I would leave it on unless you are trying to benchmark your computer's performance... because if VSync is on your frame rate (fps) can not go higher than your vertical refresh rate (Hz).

thx :rolling: :farmer:

 

[B.Calhoun]

Hmm i have a question taht relates to my monitors refresh rates.

Curretly its a 60Hz, what happens if i raise or lower the amount????

 

[poseyjmac]

if its at 60hz, your monitor is refreshing 60 times a second. many people can perceive this as 'flashing' if you look at your monitor with a bright background with periphreal vision. running at 60hz can cause eyestrain and its generally not good for your eyes. 85hz+ is the best as its basically flicker free.

 

[B.Calhoun]

if its at 60hz, your monitor is refreshing 60 times a second. many people can perceive this as 'flashing' if you look at your monitor with a bright background with periphreal vision. running at 60hz can cause eyestrain and its generally not good for your eyes. 85hz+ is the best as its basically flicker free.

Are there any downsides to uping the refresh rate?

 

[Asus]

Forcing your refreshrate to 85Hertz when your monitor cannot handle it. That would be a downside.

 

[blackeye]

Ya the higher the refresh rate the shorter the life span of your monitor. But if you have a quality monitor then it shouldnt be that big of a deal.

 

[OCybrManO]

I've been running my 19" KDS monitor at 1600x1200 at no less than 75Hz since the month that the GeForce 2 was released. It's still in almost perfect condition. Right now, it's bright enough to cause pain when I get flashbanged at night. I'm going to run this thing into the ground before I buy a new monitor. I figure I can get at least another year of use out of this thing since it's showing no signs of wear, yet.

 

[Dead-Inside]

if its at 60hz, your monitor is refreshing 60 times a second. many people can perceive this as 'flashing' if you look at your monitor with a bright background with periphreal vision. running at 60hz can cause eyestrain and its generally not good for your eyes. 85hz+ is the best as its basically flicker free.

... You might want to mention that if he has an older monitor he might blow it while trying to up it's HZ? Clever.

Anyway, most older monitors won't go above 75HZ without either braking or stop working properly until you turn it back. My own monitor *can* run at 110HZ but I find it useless to burn my monitor that much, rather have it at 85HZ and keep it longer. It works, makes no difference to me.

Oh ya, I got a new Samsung monitor (Not the best brand, mind you, but the monitor's the best budget money can buy) "19. Best shit evaaar!

 

[ailevation]

:thumbs: LCD's only have a refresh of 60 Hz. Although, LCD's 60 Hz refresh rate generally doesn't cause any problems; eyestrain, headache.

 

[Cyanide]

:thumbs: LCD's only have a refresh of 60 Hz. Although, LCD's 60 Hz refresh rate generally doesn't cause any problems; eyestrain, headache.

LCDs don't have a refresh rate in the same sense that a normal CRT does. Each pixel in an LCD has a "response time", which is the amount of time it takes the pixel to go from black to white and back to black again. The faster that response time is, the less ghosting (bluring) you get with animated images. CRTs on the other hand use an electron gun to change the color of each pixel. It does this one line at a time in a vertical path over the screen. So to make a change on the screen, a CRT must redraw the entire image, where as an LCD can change only the pixels that need to be changed.

 

[blackeye]

Whenever I am playing on my friends LCD I never notice ghosting. I guess you get used to it after a while because I just dont notice it at all. The colours are a bit different then my LCD but nothing major. And he has a cheap $100 LCD while I wen out and spent $450 on my crt and I dont notice much of a difference.