Refresh Rate Problem

[thatjohnkid]

I can't seem to change my refresh rate on my monitor, it won't go any higher than 60hz. It's really bugging me and hurting my eyes a bit, I can see mild flickering on darker objects and it just f***s with my head.

I have (2) Viewsonic VA1912wb's running at 1440x900 with a ATI x700 Pro 256mb card installed. I have the monitor software installed and my video card drives are up to date.

I went into ATI Catalyst Control Center and I tried forcing the refresh rate but to no luck, I couldn't get it to go up to the right resolution after I tried forcing it.

Do I need to look into getting a better video card?

Thanks

[thatjohnkid]

Does anyone have any ideas? I tried posting this on another forum without any response aswell.

[Gnufsh]

That's an LCD, it probably will only do 60Hz. Since it's an LCD, you shouldn't be seeing any flickering at any refresh rate, that's a drawback that applies only to crt monitors. If you are seeing flickering, it may be a backlight problem. Try contacting viewsonic support.

[thatjohnkid]

hmm well its weird, according to Newegg where I purchased them, it has a Horiz Refresh Rate of 30-82kHz and a Vertical of 50-85Hz. It's a weird problem I guess, its not like omg I hate these monitors but I've noticed it the past week or so, I've had the monitors for a month or two.

[MadMan007]

Does room lighting have an effect on LCD images? Or is it possible you're getting some interference from a nearby device?

[thatjohnkid]

Yah I'm wondering if its interferance from anything, I have some speakers behind my monitor then its just wall. I dont have anything else around it besides my mouse and keyboard.

[Gnufsh]

Yah I'm wondering if its interferance from anything, I have some speakers behind my monitor then its just wall. I dont have anything else around it besides my mouse and keyboard.
Try moving it to a differnet spot in the house and plugging it into a differnet circuit (maybe powerline interference).