"Yousuf Khan" <bbbl67@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:4866bbd8$1@news.bnb-lp.com...
> NoName wrote:
> > I recently purchased a Dell widescreen, flatscreen monitor, maximum
> > refresh rate of 60 Hz. I could swear I'm getting eyestrain. I
> > thought the flatscreens (unlike the old CRTs) were not supposed to
> > have flicker problems, because the pixels should stay illuminated
> > between screen updates. Is my understanding mistaken? I'm trying to
> > figure out if I'm just imaginging the problem or not.
> >
> > This is also a concern because the company I work for is offering a
> > choice between two 17" monitors or one 24" monitor -- but the 17"
> > monitors have 75 MHz refresh rates, while the 24" (again, a Dell) has
> > a 60 Hz refresh rate. (I think the model on the 60 Hz is the E248WFP
> > 24-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel LCD Monitor.) So again, does the
> > 60 Hz cause eyestrain?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for all replies....

60 Hz refresh on an LCD is not the problem it is with a CRT.

Try enabling ClearType (see Help & Support) to see if it
helps with your viewability issue.