[SOLVED] CRT vs IPS refresh rate

[Alpaca_Invasion]

Hi all,

On my CRT when I looked at a static desktop (without dragging anything around) I'd completely notice 60Hz vs 85Hz. And 60Hz would hurt my eyes so badly.
Now it's been so many years I've forgotten the difference as my IPS panel maximum refresh rate has always been 60Hz.

If I buy a 120Hz monitor today would I notice the same difference compared to my current 60Hz IPS screen when working with PC or things are different today? (I got a trained eye).

I know 85Hz on the CRT was so pleasant and 60Hz was really bad even if I was looking at a notepad, if it's still the same thing today I'd go for a 4K with higher refresh rate. If I'm going to notice absolutely no change I'd prefer 4K 60Hz since a lot cheaper.

I really don't care about games having +60 FPS all I want is screen to be easier on the eyes (like CRT 85Hz vs 60Hz).

Thanks.

 

[4745454b]

CRT and LCDs don't work the same though. So the Hertz means different things. 60Hz on a CRT hurts because of the "ray gun", It draws, from the top to the bottom, 60-85times per second. (Hz). This can cause a noticeable flicker that can cause a headache. Of my friends and family I was the only one who could see/feel it. I always changed their monitors to 72Hz and they said they noticed a difference, but they couldn't put their finger on what's different.

An LCD however doesn't have a scan gun. The pixel update as they need to. They don't get redrawn 60 times every second. Hence no headache at only 60Hz. 120Hz can feel smoother for some. More so if it's a real 120Hz. Some of them just double each frame from a 60Hz image and call it 120. My new TV is a 120Hz TV and personally I don't like it. It looks smoother, but there is some image distortion that I can't put my finger on. It looks and feels fake to me.

 

[Alpaca_Invasion]

CRT and LCDs don't work the same though. So the Hertz means different things. 60Hz on a CRT hurts because of the "ray gun", It draws, from the top to the bottom, 60-85times per second. (Hz). This can cause a noticeable flicker that can cause a headache. Of my friends and family I was the only one who could see/feel it. I always changed their monitors to 72Hz and they said they noticed a difference, but they couldn't put their finger on what's different.

An LCD however doesn't have a scan gun. The pixel update as they need to. They don't get redrawn 60 times every second. Hence no headache at only 60Hz. 120Hz can feel smoother for some. More so if it's a real 120Hz. Some of them just double each frame from a 60Hz image and call it 120. My new TV is a 120Hz TV and personally I don't like it. It looks smoother, but there is some image distortion that I can't put my finger on. It looks and feels fake to me.

Thank you for the answer.

1. Does that mean if your desktop is idle, your screen is not refreshing at all since no pixels are changing? Or it is refreshing 60 times but only pixels aren't changing?

2. Does it specifically feel smoother when dragging things around, moving mouse, etc. or they confirm their idle desktop looks better too?

 

[4745454b]

1) To be honest I've never thought about that. It might not be refreshing at all. I also don't know if the entire panel changes from top to bottom, or if the entire screen changes at once. If anyone has a link I'd love to read about this and get educated some.

2) Dragging things around is going to be more dependent on the response time rather than refresh rate. The faster the response time the better. Originally it b-w-b, or maybe w-b-w, I don't remember. (black, white, gray are the colors.) Now it's measured in g-g. Early LCDs were terrible, 16ms or worse to change colors. This lead to bad ghosting when you were dragging things around. Now avg is 5ms, with gaming monitors sometimes claiming 1-4ms. I don't know if I really believe a 1ms response time, but I've seem them advertised online.

 

[Alpaca_Invasion]

Thank you sir!