[penguicon-general] geek advice needed

[chuck child]

If so, I would try kicking it down one.   While low frequency is a killer,
sometimes a specific high frequency can mesh badly with fluorescent lights,
while a different high one won't.  Try setting it to 70, and see if that
helps.

On 2/19/08, LadySarah <ladysarahmarie at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'm sorry, I forgot to mention that part... I'll have to double check with
> Patrick but it's prolly a CRT rather than an LCD flat screen because our
> company isn't cheap but I can't see them buying all 38 of us LCD screens,
> and I do have the refresh rate set as high as it will go - 75 Hz.  That's
> one of the first things I did because the "standard" refresh rate was
> driving me buggy the moment I turned it on.
>
> Thanks!  :)
> Sarah
>
> On Feb 19, 2008 7:16 AM, Craig Maloney <craig at decafbad.net> wrote:
>
> >
> > On Tue, 2008-02-19 at 06:50 -0500, LadySarah wrote:
> >
> > > Does anyone out there know why the laptop screen makes my eyes happier
> > than the work computer's flat screen?
> >
> >
> > By flat screen, are you referring to a LCD screen, ora flat CRT monitor?
> > If it's a CRT monitor, the likely problem is the refresh rate on the
> > screen is set too low (likely 60 Hz or lower) which will tire your eyes
> > out, and give you headaches if you have to stare at it all day (at least
> > it would if I was staring at it). The LCD screen on your laptop won't
> > have the same effect because there is no noticeable refresh rate.
> >
> > There are ways to increase the refresh rate with some monitors, but we'd
> > need more specifics on your configuration (brand/model of monitor,
> > brand/model of video card, Operating System, current settings for the
> > monitor, etc).
> >
> > Hope this helps!
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