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    LCD with 60HZ refresh for gaming?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by jtodd939, Jun 11, 2006.

  1. jtodd939

    jtodd939 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Do serious gamers only use a CRT monitor because they can get higher refresh rates? Doesn't being limited to 60HZ with an LCD hurt your gaming?
     
    jtodd939, Jun 11, 2006
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    hydra Breaks Laptops

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    Gamers use CRT's for better "resolution" support for games, the refresh is set high enough for a solid "non flicker" display. CRT's will have far less "motion blur" than low to mid quality LCD's. CRT's are still the king of DTP and have a wider color gamut. If you want max frame rates and sharpest picture, the CRT is the answer to a fixed high resolution LCD display.

    LCD's have a natural refresh of 60HZ, you can force a higher refresh on some displays but may have strange or no better performance as most LCD's are hardware locked in resolution and refresh.

    I find that most of the newer games look very good on a non native, lower LCD resolution, but YMMV!
     
    hydra, Jun 11, 2006
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