120 hz vs 85 hz

by miles • 11 Feb 2010, 17:56 • Journals
Hoi guys, I got a problem:

I have two CRTs here:

An eizo f57 with 15,6 inches - able to get 120 hz
A viewsonic p97 with 18 inches - able to get 85 hz

Its easier to see enemies with 18 " i think, but aiming is easier with 120 hz...

What should I use and why?

thx 4 advices
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zerender 11 Feb 2010, 17:57
how should we know
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miles 11 Feb 2010, 17:57
experience?
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Messi10 11 Feb 2010, 17:59
Most of the time, bigger CRTs can achieve higher refresh rates then smaller CRTs.
Your 18" CRT can probably do 120Hz.
Also try lowering your resolution.
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miles 11 Feb 2010, 18:01
i play @ r_mode 4, 85 hz only @ nvidia

perhaps its a newer kind of crt or so, not sure
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strN 11 Feb 2010, 18:10
use powerstrip and force the hz :)))))))))))))))
drivers never show real hz anyway...
my driver shows me 200hz max but it's 160 :P
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miles 11 Feb 2010, 18:12
powerstrip - i will remember that :D

btw i think we had a kewl cf-conversation on silvester :D
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strN 11 Feb 2010, 18:13
lol true :C
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miles 11 Feb 2010, 18:14
how much did u drink?
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strN 11 Feb 2010, 18:15
can't even remember :|
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miles 11 Feb 2010, 18:17
my dad has a blow-in thingy like the police has - it said 2.46 to me
i cant remember what i drank but i remember the conversation with such a nice girl like u :D (i go eat bb)
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DeMeNtEd 11 Feb 2010, 18:02
dont play on a 15,6" :p
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miles 11 Feb 2010, 18:04
need perfo
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Shuki 11 Feb 2010, 18:52
Perfo uses a 15"








































A 15" Fujitsu Siemens TFT that is.
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Kevin 11 Feb 2010, 18:04
bigger screen @ 85 fps & 85 herz ( or even at 76 and 75 )
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miles 11 Feb 2010, 18:06
im using that atm and i dont feel bad with it!
but i wasnt sure coz i read many times "more hz => smoother game =>better aim " and stuff
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Sungi 11 Feb 2010, 18:08
85hz / 85Fps -> big screen and smooth
120hz / 125Fps -> small screen and smoother

So Imo use the 85
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Kevin 11 Feb 2010, 18:09
the advantage you get by playing on the bigger screen > the advantage you would get by playing with a quiker refreshrate

or that's how I see it
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Fraggle 11 Feb 2010, 18:41
I play ET at rmode 4. But when I put the displayrefresh higher than 85 hz my ET view isn't fullscreen anymore. It's also not a real square anymore. It gets oval -_- How can this be?

I have a 22" inch iiyama screen. But it's better to use the whole screen even if it's less smooth then ?
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Dark 11 Feb 2010, 18:08
75hz on a crt isn't very good on your eyes, would probably give you frequent headaches
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Kevin 11 Feb 2010, 18:10
played with it for several years, never had problems ( though I do have a synus condition and my head hurts frequently anyway so maybe I'm not the best person to judge this one ;D )
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GreenClon 11 Feb 2010, 19:53
was playing on 76 and even on 40 on crt and none headaches
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Dark 11 Feb 2010, 20:25
A low refresh rate on a crt can cause eye strain, which can also result in headaches. I'm not saying everyone gets headaches if they look at a crt with 60hz, just that it does put a lot of strain on your eyes and some people suffer with headaches more by using them.
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beAsty 11 Feb 2010, 20:07
85fps is pretty buggy.. it makes u laggy which will make u unhitable but also will let u hit worse.

and for the hz part.. i think its all placebo.
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R0SS 11 Feb 2010, 18:08
always played on 60hz laptop screen but at cc5 played on 120 hz screen and it felt so nice. Could have been the 0 ping aswell, but if ur used to playing with shit hz then choose the bigger screen
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Nonix 11 Feb 2010, 18:08
bigger screen obviously, but i think you can reach 120hz..
just set r_displayrefresh 120 and you dont have to set anything at driver, should work.
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miles 11 Feb 2010, 18:10
will try that this evening thx
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Dark 11 Feb 2010, 18:13
Both of them sound far from ideal, try looking for another crt online. Can get a good crt second hand for cheap these days.
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miles 11 Feb 2010, 18:15
eizo was free for me (teacher offered it to me)
viewsonic was 10 € for me

so nvm
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FiLuS 11 Feb 2010, 18:15
17'' 1152x864 @85Hz, so 85Hz is fine imo :)
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miles 11 Feb 2010, 18:17
ingame??
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FiLuS 11 Feb 2010, 19:17
everywhere
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miles 11 Feb 2010, 20:33
ok not my resolution :D
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Spirea 11 Feb 2010, 18:23
I wouldn't care about the screen size as long as it's 120Hz
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revee 11 Feb 2010, 18:30
GET THE FUCK OUT OF UR FUCKING CAVE AND BUY LCD
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strN 11 Feb 2010, 18:35
lol lcd
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revee 11 Feb 2010, 18:37
better than eye-cancer crt :D i hate them crt's gives me headaches
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strN 11 Feb 2010, 18:38
120hz here
no headache :)
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Qmm 11 Feb 2010, 19:47
100 hz crt here :D
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Iron 11 Feb 2010, 18:37
got 22" viewsonic lcd @ 120hz. simple as.
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Shuki 11 Feb 2010, 18:55
Can you get yours to do lower resolutions at 120hz?

When I tried setting it at nVidia my monitor started freaking out.
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Iron 11 Feb 2010, 19:18
haven't tried actually. could try, but not in windows because it fucks up everything.
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rsp 11 Feb 2010, 19:50
How much was it?
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Iron 11 Feb 2010, 19:54
was around 270€ few months back.
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Qmm 11 Feb 2010, 19:45
image: MONHitachiCM751ET-2

fps 100
r_mode 6
100 hz
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Shuki 11 Feb 2010, 20:27
curved screen

image: locketrolls
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vib 11 Feb 2010, 20:36
a flat one is better I guess? : d
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pupupup 11 Feb 2010, 20:54
Curved screen eats one inch so 19' monitor would be only 18'.

21' flatpanel here. <3___<3
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vib 11 Feb 2010, 21:10
I have a 17" Samtron CRT (800x600 127hz) myself.
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