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   On Thu, 05 May 2005 01:19:24 GMT, ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben   
   Myers) wrote:   
      
   >Monitor drivers are not necessary, but they can prove very useful.   
   >   
   >A monitor "driver" (really a text file, not a binary executable module) tells   
   >the system all about the possible combinations of resolution and refresh rate   
   >which can be sustained by the monitor.  The driver also defines power-saving   
   >options, although these are pretty much standard on SVGA monitors less than 5   
   >years old.   
   >   
   >I can easily see a monitor flickering if it is running at 60Hz refresh.  I   
   often   
   >set the refresh rate higher when my clients unwittingly set up their own   
   >computers.  A higher refresh rate is easier on the eyes.  So maybe monitor   
   >drivers are necessary after all, to save your eyes... Ben Myers   
      
   Thanks. The one I'm about to replace is working without flicker or monitor   
   drivers so I'm   
   hoping the replacement will too.   
      
   >   
   >On Wed, 04 May 2005 21:23:49 GMT, DaveJohnson12@nospam. wrote:   
   >   
   >>I'm using Windows 95b. I'm planning to buy a new CRT, maybe an HP-mx705. The   
   >>computer is a Dell PII 300 MHz Dimension.   
   >>   
   >>The HP monitor has drivers for Windows 98 and above only. Is this going to   
   be a   
   >>problem? What is the purpose of the monitor drivers? Do I really need them?   
   >>   
   >>I never installed monitor drivers for my current monitor, an Iiyama CRT   
   (MT901E)   
   >>so I'm thinking either they aren't needed or the monitor drivers came with   
   >>Windows 95 so I didn't have to install them from a disc.   
   >>   
   >>Thanks.   
      
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