Anyway, these are the steps to change the MacBook refresh rate:
- Use the native resolution 1280 x 800
- Get the program to change the refresh rate at http://www.madrau.com/switchres/SwitchResXControl.zip
- Run the SwitchResX Control application
- Ensure the Settings of is at Color LCD
- Click on the Custom tab
- Click on the + tab
- Change the vertical scan rate to 70Hz. Ensure the rest of the parameters are the same
- Save the settings and Click OK
- Reboot
- Open System Preferences > Displays
- Choose 70Hz under the Refresh Rate
- Reboot
These settings works fine on my Macbook. However, if you've encountered any problems, in the SwitchResX Control application, there's an option called Factory Settings. I've got this information from here.
I hope this helps...
4 comments:
Hey, thanks for this. The macbook wud strain my eyes untill i used your app and increased it to 75mhz. Now i've no isssues, nice one!
alot of people wud say its just my eyes, but this app proves them wrong!
Glad that its of help. I presume you're still using Tiger? On Leopard, I don't seem to have this problem and I could survive without using SwitchResX
hey, i'm now running my macbook at 79mhz and my eyes are fine.... but the screen does flicker every so slightly every so often, not badly tho. would running at this rate damage my screen/hardware?
Thanks!
My knowledge of hardware is not that in-depth but I think the speed of refresh does affect the life-span of the LCD as it dictates how fast it refreshes.
The faster it refreshes, the "harder" it works. That's my guess. However, I choose my eyes anytime over the hardware. :)
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