This is the most common color depth for 3D games. This is the best color depth for 3D games since it offers a more realistic image. 3Dfx Voodoo accelerators do not offer true color images. It is important to match the correct monitor for the graphics card and vice-versa in order to take advantage of their capabilities. The size is determined by measuring the distance diagonally across the face of the screen.
Monitors also vary with the refresh rates they support.
The preferred maximum resolution for 17-inch monitors is 1024 X 768, with the usual maximum supported resolution being 1280 X 1024. Anything larger than 17 inches should support 1280 X 1024 and above nicely. Maximum resolutions may not support a flicker-free refresh rate of 72Hz or higher. The refresh rate is the vertical and horizontal frequency. We are mostly concerned with the vertical scan rate.