Monitor burnout

[flamethrower205]

Hi,
my 3 year old 15" Sony Multiscan 100sx CRT has a refresh rate of 85Hz at 800x600. What will happen if I tell it to refresh at 100Hz when it can't do that? Will it burn out?

When I rule the world, Apple will only mean the fruit.

 

[Stick_e_Mouse]

Setting the refresh rate higher than your monitor and/or video can handle is highly NOT recommended.

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[flamethrower205]

I know, but what will happen- I have been waiting for this piec of sh*t to die, but it keeps on living.

When I rule the world, Apple will only mean the fruit.

 

[hammerhead]

Probably, nothing much will happen.

It may well cope with the higher refresh, perhaps with a shrunken or off-center display. Or it may go blank and whistle at you.

Even if it dies, it won't be spectacular.

 

[GoSharks]

If you run out of the range of the monitors capabilities, most modern monitors will go into energy save mode, to protect themselves.

Jim Witkowski
Chief Hardware Engineer
Cornerstone / MonitorsDirect.com

Jim at http://www.monitorsdirect.com