Re: [DUG]: Tip for sore eyes

[Nicholas Sherlock]

While writing a Visual Basic interface for my Delphi "RuneScape" DLL (With Delphi, Visual Basic, documentation and documentation writing software open) I had "Nview" set up so that I could tab between different "Desktops" on the same monitor. But it wasn't much fun. Especially the VB part. Well at least I get paid at the end of the day :).   Cheers, Nicholas Sherlock ----- Original Message ----- From: Conor Boyd To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 4:50 PM Subject: RE: [DUG]: Tip for sore eyes It was great during the America's Cup.  I was the envy of all my colleagues with work on one monitor, and Virtual Spectator on the other. ;-)   Seriously, I do find it helps productivity, I'm doing a bit of porting to .NET at the minute, and I can have VS.NET open on one side, and my old app open in Delphi or VB (bleeuurrgh) on the other one.   Our IT department just happened to have some spare, so a few of us have two monitors in here now.   Cheers,   C. -----Original Message----- From: Nicholas Sherlock [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]   I'd *love* to have a multiple monitor setup. In my opinion, it would offer a huge boost in productivity and usefulness.. what have your experiences been with the multi-monitor setup? The other thing I'd like is an LCD monitor, would look a lot better and I'd free up some room on my desk. The only problem is that they're pretty expensive. I mean, you could go out and buy one of the cheapest and nasiest screens, but they have problems like coarse dot pitch and you get "Trails" on the screen. With a more expensive screen, the image is better, contrast ratio is better, you get more options for input, and trails are reduced, but it sure hits the wallet hard!   Cheers, Nicholas Sherlock ----- Original Message ----- From: Conor Boyd   You mightn't notice it Nicholas consciously, but you'll still find yourself feeling better running at a higher refresh rate - the higher the better ;-)  Has to be 85+ for me, or I'll start calling the OSH guys!   Bigger the monitor, the better too!  Mmmmm, 21" like I used to have would be nice, although 2x17"s is good at the minute...   Cheers,   Conor -----Original Message----- From: Nicholas Sherlock [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]   While my screen runs fine at 60 hertz (No visible flicker), my friends all "Need" to run their screens at 75+ hertz. I guess it depends on the screen? Or maybe I just don't notice any flicker? ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]   My screen has flickered at the corners quite badly for quite some time. I tried swapping to another screen on an empty desk, and it was worse! But problem solved today. My screen's refresh rate was set far too low (60 Hertz). I've increased it to 85 Hertz (my monitor can handle it) and now I have a perfectly still screen. Awesome!   So if you have a flickering / shaky screen, and haven't checked your refresh rate, it might help. Guess everyone knows this but me!