In CRT displays refresh rate means the number of times the ray of electrons travels from top to bottom of your screen during one second. This being a mechanical process might affect your screen's lifetime.
In TFT displays refresh rate is just the number of times your display panel accepts updates from your graphics card within a second. No state changes in liquid crystals happens unless the pixels' state needs changing, so refresh rate doesn't really play a factor in the aging of TFT displays.
CRTs are like your car: the faster you drive it, the more it'll wear down. On the other hand, does it matter if your car lasts only 4 years instead of 6? You'll be getting a new one within that time frame anyway.
TFTs are like, well, cars being towed, whatever. They go forward, but there is no mechanical damage to the engine like with CRTs. However, some mofo could bash in your headlights and cause dead pixels, but that's a whole another story...
the higher the refreshrate is, the shorter your monitor's lifespan will be.
In CRT displays refresh rate means the number of times the ray of electrons travels from top to bottom of your screen during one second. This being a mechanical process might affect your screen's lifetime.
In TFT displays refresh rate is just the number of times your display panel accepts updates from your graphics card within a second. No state changes in liquid crystals happens unless the pixels' state needs changing, so refresh rate doesn't really play a factor in the aging of TFT displays.
CRTs are like your car: the faster you drive it, the more it'll wear down. On the other hand, does it matter if your car lasts only 4 years instead of 6? You'll be getting a new one within that time frame anyway.
TFTs are like, well, cars being towed, whatever. They go forward, but there is no mechanical damage to the engine like with CRTs. However, some mofo could bash in your headlights and cause dead pixels, but that's a whole another story...