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Flamethrower205   07-28-2001 at 08:28:28 PM

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?

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Stick_e_Mouse   07-28-2001 at 11:56:31 PM
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Setting the refresh rate higher than your monitor and/or video can handle is highly NOT recommended.

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Flamethrower205   07-29-2001 at 02:15:55 AM
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I know, but what will happen- I have been waiting for this piec of sh*t to die, but it keeps on living.

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hammerhead   07-29-2001 at 04:40:48 PM
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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.

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GoSharks   07-30-2001 at 08:11:01 PM
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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
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Jim at http://www.monitorsdirect.com

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