Refresh rate ??? Help !!!

[mrjeejay99]

I have a philips 107s 17" monitor.
The maximum refresh rate for it is 60Hz at 1280x1024.
But if i untick the "Hide modes that this monitor cannot display" under the display setting, i can go to higher refresh rate.

Will the monitor get burn or something if i choose higher refresh rate than the allowed refresh rate ?

Is it possible to do that without damaging the monitor?

It has it's driver when i bought it.
Should i use the driver or leave it as "Plug and Play Monitor" ?

Please help guy's, i want a good display with higher refresh rate..
Thanks...

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[jmecor]

Avoid going beyond the maximum refresh rate of your monitor. I have done this to mine, and the monitor gone nuts and restarted my system to return to normal.

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[kbk_75]

You CAN damage your monitor by forcing it to run at a resolution / refresh rate it was not meant to work at. It's always nice to use the actual drivers for your hardware instead of generic ones included in windows such as Plug & Play Monitor. Lastly, for a 17" monitor 1024x768 is usually the sweet spot. Run it at that res. @ 85Hz and you can't go wrong! 😉

 

[SpeedGeek]

screw that..
I say, if the you go to a higher refresh rate, and it looks ok, that means the monitor can handle it.



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