60hz monitor

by Baggiez • 10 Jan 2009, 05:07 • Journals
My monitor is pumping out a massive 60hz refresh rate. (Will not change monitor, am using a gaming laptop, have done for years, not going to change)

What other settings should I be using, if any, to make the most of this? I've seen various settings posted to link your maxpackets, resolution and maxfps with refresh rate.
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h8m3 10 Jan 2009, 05:17
125 fps is the best what you can do ;[
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h8m3 10 Jan 2009, 05:29
how's dpi connected with hz? :XD
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Deactivated7001 10 Jan 2009, 05:40
I am not allowed to tell you, otherwise you will be as highskilled as me. :(
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h8m3 10 Jan 2009, 05:43
i am already :(
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Deactivated7001 10 Jan 2009, 05:44
Don't be a fool! Even nC could never make you as high as I am!
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h8m3 10 Jan 2009, 05:45
mhm can i get your e-autograph then? :{
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Deactivated7001 10 Jan 2009, 05:49
Well, transfer 20 € and I will sent you an original autograph. But don't tell it anybody, this offer is only for you!
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h8m3 10 Jan 2009, 05:50
image: bmaa
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Deactivated7001 10 Jan 2009, 05:53
He lives in my cellar. How do you know? >:/
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walle 10 Jan 2009, 05:53
ill transter my left testicle for your autograph
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Deactivated7001 10 Jan 2009, 05:54
My autograph will be sent to you right, when you testicle arrives. Oh wait, this is a catch question. You don't even have testicles, right? :-/
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h8m3 10 Jan 2009, 05:55
hey, wanna mine too? i also want your testicle :{
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walle 10 Jan 2009, 05:56
going for menso already.. you need to trade it with him
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h8m3 10 Jan 2009, 05:59
gimme another one
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walle 10 Jan 2009, 06:00
traded it for ET '03 (didnt know it was free) :/
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Mica 10 Jan 2009, 11:00
whats the point of playing with 125 fps with only 60hz?
id go for 76 or maybe 60
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im a tree 10 Jan 2009, 12:09
because FPS is linked to more factors than merely frames drawn per second?

It also has a massive effect on your mouse input, whether you see those frames or not you can definitely feel the difference
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GERJonny 10 Jan 2009, 11:06
LOL ! A TFT MONITOR DOESN`T USE A DISPLAYREFRESH XD
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akshukovitzky 10 Jan 2009, 11:40
my cfg @ my profile, optimized for a laptop as i play with a laptop @ 60hz

+ you can experiment with the com_fps, but i suggest 60 as it feels the smoothest to me
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im a tree 10 Jan 2009, 12:11
to paraphrase sock, playing on a laptop is like playing underwater, avoid using a crt at any point and you might not realise how crippled it is :\
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Baggiez 10 Jan 2009, 12:53
So now that we've established that, are there any settings I should be using to make the most of my crappy monitor.
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im a tree 10 Jan 2009, 13:13
on my lcd which I rarely use these days (lans etc) i use 1280x800@75hz (although i should try 960x600)

I think it's pretty much standard after that

i tried playing maxfps 76 once but it felt like shit compared to 125, i don't understand how people can say it's better... maybe I'm too used to it but mouse input feels a lot better at 125
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Shuki 14 Jan 2009, 01:17
Using a 4:3 resolution with 100 fov on a 16:10 LCD would be better than a widescreen res in et imo.
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im a tree 14 Jan 2009, 01:20
i never understood that argument... maybe if you only had a day to adjust to LCD or something, eg, lan, but if you have time to adjust then running in the correct aspect ratio is just... it's just correct... i don't understand why you wouldn't...
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Shuki 14 Jan 2009, 18:49
It doesn't look great however since when is Et about looks?

A 4:3 resolution will simply give you a greater vertical fov. Combining this with 100 fov makes it look more like 90 fov on a 4:3 aspect ratio.
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im a tree 14 Jan 2009, 18:50
i think you mean higher vertical fov... since in a 16:10 resolution you get way more horizontal field of view
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Shuki 14 Jan 2009, 18:56
image: 4by3strech

image: 16by10

The horizontal fov is the same if you stretch it however the vertical fov is increased.

Edit : screenshots done with etmain, hence the big head..
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im a tree 14 Jan 2009, 19:15
Quote by John Carmack

I added support for HDTV style wide screen displays in QuakeArena, so 24" and 28" monitors can now cover the entire screen with game graphics.

On a normal 4:3 aspect ratio screen, a 90 degree horizontal field of view gives a 75 degree vertical field of view. If you keep the vertical fov constant and run on a wide screen, you get a 106 degree horizontal fov.

Because we specify fov with the horizontal measurement, you need to change fov when going into or out of a wide screen mode. I am considering changing fov to be the vertical measurement, but it would probably cause a lot of confusion if "fov 90" becomes a big fisheye.

Many video card drivers are supporting the ultra high res settings like 1920 * 1080, but hopefully they will also add support for lower settings that can be good for games, like 856 * 480.

I spent a day out at apple last week going over technical issues.

I'm feeling a lot better about MacOS X. Almost everything I like about rhapsody will be there, plus some solid additions.

I presented the OpenGL case directly to Steve Jobs as strongly as possible.

If Apple embraces OpenGL, I will be strongly behind them. I like OpenGL more than I dislike MacOS. :)


More modern games do this automatically, even Q3 engine games like CoD2.

ET doesn't... which is why you change the fov when you play in widescreen.
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Shuki 14 Jan 2009, 19:21
Hence the reason I use a 4:3 resolution.
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im a tree 14 Jan 2009, 19:25
suit yourself... if you prefer it use it

it's still incorrect though
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Shuki 14 Jan 2009, 19:32
Quoteit's still incorrect though


If you're talking about aspect ratio then I agree. Do you really care if you are shooting at circles or ellipses?
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im a tree 14 Jan 2009, 19:34
it just feels weird when what is normally 10 pixels width is actually more like 15 but on the vertical plane pixels feel like they have a constant height....

dunno I just don't like it, preference as i said
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naga 10 Jan 2009, 12:35
Gaming laptops 4 LIFE!=D
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