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DJ_Izumi:


--- Quote from: torez on September 04, 2009, 09:58:36 pm ---85 Hz refresh rate kills the monitor much faster.  I found (back in the day:)) that 75 Hz is ideal for a CRT.  No flicker at all.  Human eye can see at around 65 Hz.

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My 21" CRTs were manufactured in 2001 and still kicking.  I think 85hz is fine. :D

GaryMcT:

torez, on a completely different note, I notice that you are the Omega Race champ.  I just got a machine (in excellent shape!), so I might have to bug you for pointers at some point since I suck even worse than I did when I was a kid. :)

Malenko:

whats the biggest factor for you? authenticity? cost? ease of install?  a 19"VGA monitor would prolly be the easiest and least expensive

SavannahLion:


--- Quote from: torez on September 04, 2009, 09:58:36 pm ---.... No flicker at all.  Human eye can see at around 65 Hz.
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Misconception, it's closer to 200Hz or better assuming 20/20 or better vision and a healthy alert individual. There is an old study on precisely that subject dating back to sometime around WWII.

As near as I can tell, that field of science has gone virtually untouched since the 40's or thereabouts.

On a CRT (or even an LCD), there are other factors to consider of course, persistence, film (or game) image quality, transition, etc. But the gist remains the same, human eye has a much higher perception, recognition and (with the brain) retention than anyone wishes to give it credit for.

DJ_Izumi:

I've noticed that with framerate, it REALLY pulls interesting tricks on the human mind.

Uhh most films are 24fps and look totally awesome and 'real'.  I recall putting Blackhawk Down through a 60fps interpolator program in PowerDVD or WinDVD, I forget which.  Suddenly BAM, that 'real looking movie' the movement all felt super smooth in a cheap way, like that feeling you get watching handicam footage on Cops or something.  My friend even remarked "Wow it's like it turned it into Cops: Mogadishu' somehow!"

That's similar to why camcorders often have that 'camcorder feel' to the movement on screen.  Cause you're looking at true interlaced 60hz while film, evne for TV is telecined 24fps.

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