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  2. Flicker (screen) - Wikipedia

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    The flicker of a CRT monitor can cause various symptoms in those sensitive to it such as eye strain, headaches [9] in migraine sufferers, and seizures in epileptics. [10]As the flicker is most clearly seen at the edge of our vision there is no obvious risk in using a CRT, but prolonged use can cause a sort of retinal shock where the flickering is seen even when looking away from the monitor.

  3. Flicker fixer - Wikipedia

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    External flicker fixer. A flicker fixer or scan doubler is a piece of computer hardware that de-interlaces an output video signal. The flicker fixer accomplishes this by adjusting the timing of the natively interlaced video signal to suit the needs of a progressive display for example a CRT computer monitor.

  4. Compositing window manager - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] Since the screen is double buffered, it does not flicker during updates. The most commonly used compositing managers and compositing window managers include: for Linux , BSD , Hurd and OpenSolaris using the X Window System : the Compiz , KWin , Xfwm , Enlightenment , Muffin (compositing window manager for Cinnamon DE), and Mutter ...

  5. Troubleshooting AOL Desktop Gold

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    There can be many reasons why your browser crashes. However, most of these issues can be fixed with a simple and quick solution. Before trying the solution below, please report this issue by using the Report a Bug section that can be accessed by clicking the Help menu at the top.

  6. AOL Video - Troubleshooting - AOL Help

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    2. Click Start, select Programs or All Programs, and then click Windows Media Player. 3. Click the Help menu, and then click Check for Player Updates. 4. If there are any updates available for your Windows Media Player, follow the on-screen prompts to install them. Note: Windows Update is not a service that is supported by AOL. If you face any ...

  7. Desktop Window Manager - Wikipedia

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    The background data is already in the composition tree and the off-screen buffers and is directly used to render the background. In pre-Vista Windows OSs, background applications had to be requested to re-render themselves by sending them the WM_PAINT message. [6] DWM uses double-buffered graphics to prevent flickering and tearing when moving ...

  8. Interlaced video - Wikipedia

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    This ability (plus built-in genlocking) resulted in the Amiga dominating the video production field until the mid-1990s, but the interlaced display mode caused flicker problems for more traditional PC applications where single-pixel detail is required, with "flicker-fixer" scan-doubler peripherals plus high-frequency RGB monitors (or Commodore ...

  9. Fix problems with AOL websites due to ad blocking software

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    Click the AdBlock icon at the top-right of your browser.; Under Pause on this site, click Always.; Refresh the page if it's not being done automatically.