Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!psuvax1!psuvm!cunyvm!uupsi!sunic!kth.se!cyklop.nada.kth.se!ludde From: ludde@nada.kth.se (Erik Lundevall) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc Subject: Re: Why? Message-ID: <1991Mar10.025617.166@nada.kth.se> Date: 10 Mar 91 02:56:17 GMT References: <1991Mar7.135528.10099@ste.dyn.bae.co.uk> <1991Mar8.210436.11753@neon.Stanford.EDU> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden Lines: 30 In article <1991Mar8.210436.11753@neon.Stanford.EDU> espie@flamingo.Stanford.EDU (Marc Espie) writes: >In article <1991Mar7.135528.10099@ste.dyn.bae.co.uk> goddard@ste.dyn.bae.co.uk (Steve Goddard) writes: >> IMHO, I would be inclined to disagree that 50Hz flicker is "quite visible". >>While I have never seen a 60Hz video screen, and suspect that if an NTSC [stuff deleted] >As a general rule, ``flicker'' depends on hardware AND on people. >People accustomed to 60Hz NTSC screen are quite dependable to notice >flicker on a 50Hz PAL screen, and accordingly label the stuff as junk. [stuff deleted] >sure that people who work on 70Hz monitors notice flicker on these >baaaaad NTSC screens :-) Many of the PAL-users who doesn't see any flicker probably have rather dark background color. I find the 50Hz flickering quite visible, and switching to 60Hz is quite nice in that aspect. The flickering in PAL mode is what I have found that a lot of 'professional users' complain about here, and for good reason. Having the possibility to switch to 60+ Hz is valuable. In Sweden the recommended frequency for a screen with a light background is at least 70-80Hz (dark backgrounds 50-60Hz). I guess there are similar recommendations in other countries. >-- > Marc Espie (espie@flamingo.stanford.edu) -- -Erik Lundevall "Visitors are expected to complain at the reception between 9am and 11am daily." -From a sign in a hotel in Aten ludde@nada.kth.se | ludde@adder.bula.se | uunet!cbmvax!cbmehq!cbmswe!adder!ludde