"Patrick Keenan" <test@dev.null> wrote in message
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> "NoName" <null@null.com> wrote in message
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>>I have an E-machine with an NVidia graphics chip set (6100, I think,
>> but I'm not sure of that -- not sitting in front of that machine right
>> now). I also just purchased the Dell E228WFP 22-inch Widescreen Flat
>> Panel Monitor, my first wide screen monitor, which has a maximum
>> resolution of 1680 x 1050 at 60 Hz.
>>
>> I don't want to use the maximum resolution mode because (1) the fonts
>> are too small, and (2) I think there is some flicker, even though I
>> thought the flat panel monitors are not supposed to have the flicker
>> issues associated with the older CRTs.
>
> They don't. This is sometimes related to the brightness setting, not the
> refresh rate.
>

Not strictly correct. Although LCD panels don't flicker in normal use,
there are certain patterns that if displayed on an LCD display cause a
really bad flickering problem. I have one such pattern here on a Unix
machine. It can best be described as a small dog tooth type pattern, but
the display really flickers when it is displayed.
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