A Step-By-Step Guide To Check Monitors’ Refresh Rate

This blog post will discuss how you can check your monitor’s refresh rate. 

This is important before purchasing a new monitor to ensure the refresh rate suits your needs. 

We will provide a step-by-step guide on checking the refresh rate and tips on what to look for when choosing a monitor. We hope this information is helpful!

First, let’s know what the refresh rate is. 

The refresh rate is the number of times the display draws the data in a second. 

The higher the refresh rate, the more frames per second are shown on your screen at anytime.

A standard monitor will have a 60Hz (60 FPS) refresh rate, meaning your computer will send 60 images to the monitor a second. 

The refresh rate might also be called “vertical scan” or “scan speed.”

A Step-By-Step Guide To Check Monitors’ Refresh Rate

Step 1: Check Your Graphics Settings

One important thing to note before checking your monitor’s refresh rate is that the method by which you adjust the graphics settings in your computer can vary depending on your version of Windows and what type of graphics card you have. 

For example, if you are using an older version of Windows, such as Windows XP or Vista, there is a possibility that your graphics card may only support the use of standard VGA cables. 

If this is the case, adjusting your monitor’s refresh rate through software may be impossible to check.

Step 2: Open the control panel and go to ‘Adjust screen resolution

If your graphics card uses a digital DVI-D or HDMI cable, check that these cables are correctly connected and support higher resolutions. 

You should also ensure that both graphics cards are set to the highest resolution your monitor recommends.

It may be necessary to change a few settings before changing your monitor’s refresh rate. 

To access these settings, open the control panel and go to ‘Adjust screen Resolution.’ 

The steps involving this program vary depending on what version of Windows you are using.

The steps below are for Windows 10, but the same principles apply to other versions of Windows.

Step 3: Checking the Refresh Rate

Once you have clicked ‘Adjust screen Resolution’, a window should appear with the heading ‘How do you want to adjust the screen resolution.’ 

The resolution drop-down menu should allow you to select your monitor’s native resolution.

For example, if you use a 1280×1024 monitor, your native resolution will be 1280×1024 pixels.

The refresh rate is expressed as a number followed by ‘Hz’. This indicates how many times per second the monitor refreshes itself. 

The monitor’s refresh rate should be listed in Hz next to the monitor’s native resolution.

Conclusion:

After checking your monitor’s refresh rate, you should check your computer’s graphics settings. 

If the graphics card only supports VGA cables, there is a possibility that you will not be able to change the refresh rate through software.

The refresh rate should be listed next to the monitor’s native resolution after you click ‘Adjust screen Resolution.’ 

You can then check your graphics settings to ensure that they are set up for proper compatibility.

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