What is rule of thumb for refresh rate?

[virginiajack]

What are the guidlines (rule of thumb) for the refresh rate to use? I suppose you don't necessarily use the highest refresh rate the hardware permits -- but then what?

 

[Praetor]

I suppose you don't necessarily use the highest refresh rate the hardware permits

Why not? (that is the general rule)

 

[red onion]

Use the highest refresh rate that your monitor and videocard will accept. You will have less eyestrain that way.

 

[virginiajack]

OK, thanks -- I was under the impression that there was some analogy between the RPMs of a motor and a referesh rate,i.e., the more RPMs the more strain on the motor.

 

[Praetor]

??? wth? What motor?

 

[virginiajack]

>What motor?<

Like a car engine for example -- if you always run it at top RPMs you'll certainly impose more more strain and wear it out sooner than otherwise.

 

[Praetor]

Yes but car motor and electron gun scanner are two different things ....

 

[alvinc5]

...He was speaking of an analogy...

 

[Praetor]

Yes but the analogy doesnt apply. One motor is about brute force the other is designed for finesse.

 

[virginiajack]

I don't want to make a big deal over this, but, basically the faster a CPU the hotter it gets -- and now we use heat-sinks and fans. It seems to me that a higher refresh rate means hotter or faster use and therefore wears out things quicker, but, maybe the result of using the fastest refresh rate possible is negligible.

 

[Eddie Haskell]

By the way a car has an engine, a motor is electric

 

[Praetor]

I don't want to make a big deal over this, but, basically the faster a CPU the hotter it gets -- and now we use heat-sinks and fans. It seems to me that a higher refresh rate means hotter or faster use and therefore wears out things quicker, but, maybe the result of using the fastest refresh rate possible is negligible.

I see what you're saying except with monitors, they default with the top Hz and are divided down to whatever Hz is currently in place.