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My uncle's CRT monitor advice from 2003 still holds up today
Back in 2003, my uncle told me to never set a CRT monitor above 85Hz refresh rate because it would wear out the tube faster. I ignored him and cranked my ViewSonic to 100Hz for gaming. Within 8 months, the image started getting blurry at the corners. I fixed it by dropping back to 85Hz and it ran fine for another 4 years until I upgraded. Anyone else have older relatives give monitor or TV tips that turned out to be accurate?
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anthony_wells1mo ago
Man, your uncle was spot on. I had a Samsung SyncMaster back in the day and did the exact same thing, pushed it to 100Hz thinking I was getting some huge edge in Counter-Strike. About 6 months later the top of the screen started looking fuzzy and text got soft. Dropped it back to 85 and it cleared up within a week or two, weirdly enough. My dad always told me to let a TV warm up before messing with the settings too, and I laughed at him, but now I kinda get it. Old heads knew their gear.
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