Posted by rmfx on 27, 2001 at 9:05 PM:
In Reply to: 60Hz monitor is murder on my eyes.... posted by D on 27, 2001 at 8:07 PM:
The trouble is in the fact that you're using a video monitor, not a VGA.
When you're running a normal 60hz VGA monitor, it's running in PROGRESSIVE scan, meaning that each refresh draws the screen using the same scan lines as the previous frame. With video monitors, the images are INTERLACED, so that every other refresh is drawn vertically offset from the previous frame. This is good for low-dot-pitch video images, because it appears to fill-in the spaces between scanlines and therefore gives the appearance of a smoother image.
When you use it for computer graphics, however, it introduces all kinds of problems like flicker and dot-crawl. Ever notice the jittery edges of the graphics on news broadcasts? I wouldn't recommend using any kind of CRT video display for an arcade screen. You'll get bad flickering on most games, especially vector games.
You'd be better off with a PC monitor or an arcade monitor. You can often find 19" VGAs for under $200 these days--less than I paid for a 14" a few years back. 25" arcade monitors are about $300-500 and have the same max 800x600 resolution as your Trinitron. Most people seem to think the cost is worth it. Look on pricewatch.com for good deals on larger VGA monitors.