What I call a "tear" is a problem with Vertical Sync.
Have you seen on tv, when someone is pointing the camera at a computer screen. You can see the lines moving down the screen. The camera only catches 30 frames per second but the computer draws the screen on average 60-75 times per second.
So the best way I can explain the tear is the bottom portion of the screen is one frame and the top is the next frame. So if there is a lot of movement in the camera, the difference is more visible.
"Tear" may be a bad term to use. but it's definitely a screen refresh problem.
If you're using Windows 7, right-click on the Desktop and select Screen Resolution. Then click on Advanced settings. A window should open... click on the Monitor tab. In the Monitor Settings section, there should be a Screen Refresh Rate.
My Main Monitor (CRT) has a rate of 75 Hz, My left and right LCDs are at 60.
Did that help any?
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