DirectX full screen applications/games run at 60Hz !

06-17-2006

Why DirectX full screen applications/games run at 60Hz? Why my monitor
refresh rate switch from 75Hz to 60Hz when I execute a full screen DirectX
application? Why we found the same Windows XP 60Hz bug in Windows Vista?

06-17-2006

"BillD" <> wrote in message
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> Why DirectX full screen applications/games run at 60Hz? Why my monitor
> refresh rate switch from 75Hz to 60Hz when I execute a full screen DirectX
> application? Why we found the same Windows XP 60Hz bug in Windows Vista?

What kind of monitor do you have? CRT or LCD?

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06-17-2006

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, OE/WM" wrote:

> What kind of monitor do you have? CRT or LCD?

CRT Daewoo 710b 17''

06-17-2006

I only go up to 59 hz. is that why my computer wont play games

"BillD" wrote:

> Why DirectX full screen applications/games run at 60Hz? Why my monitor
> refresh rate switch from 75Hz to 60Hz when I execute a full screen DirectX
> application? Why we found the same Windows XP 60Hz bug in Windows Vista?

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