59Hz Refresh Rate?

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Mandinga

I recently bought a Toshiba notebook equipped with a Radeon. It gives me two
refresh rate options 59Hz & 60Hz. I've never seen a 59Hz refresh rate
before. All my other LCDs' refresh rates are 60Hz.

Is the 59Hz a bug, or is there some special use for it?
 
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Is the 59Hz a bug, or is there some special use for it?
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Just a wild guess, but maybe it's there so you can change the refresh
rate in the unlikely event that your display has synced up with a
nearby single-tube fluorescent fixture running at 60Hz.
 
* Mandinga:
I recently bought a Toshiba notebook equipped with a Radeon. It gives me two
refresh rate options 59Hz & 60Hz. I've never seen a 59Hz refresh rate
before. All my other LCDs' refresh rates are 60Hz.

Is the 59Hz a bug, or is there some special use for it?
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No, it's no bug. 59Hz is quite common in notebooks but less often on
desktops.

Benjamin
 
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