Re: Flicker fixer

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From: Iskandar Taib
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 02:24

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In article <1992Dec23.080046.12885@cucs5.cs.cuhk.hk> yen1366@cs.cuhk.hk (Stannon Yen) writes:

>    I've come across a word called 'flicker fixer' sometimes ago. Seems
>it is used to cure interlaced flickers. Can anyone tell me more about
>that? Is it avaliable for VGA on PC?

Yeah. This is one of those hacks Amiga users need to make their
machines tolerable. You don't need it on a PC. Whether or not you 
get flicker on a PC has to do with your monitor and the video card,
and is more of an issue at Super VGA resolutions. Two things can 
cause flicker:

A low vertical scan rate, < 70 Hz. Fix: change mode on monitor and 
card, or get a better monitor/card.

Interlace: Usually at 1024x768. Up to a year ago most 14" monitors 
operated with interlace at this resolution. These days most don't.
Fix: drop down to 800x600 or get a new monitor. (btw.. 1024x768 in-
terlaced isn't always intolerable. Its actually quite nice on moni-
tors designed for it, eg. IBM's 8515 with long persistence phosphors).

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