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2Beastmode4u
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Hey guys,

I'm here to get other people's insight on this, but what resolutions should I use?

I have a 19" monitor (that is from measuring from the bottom left to the top right of my screen.

It was on default resolution but I saw something that said for my size screen 1280 × 1024 is best for me.

Is that only for certain types of monitors because I'm not sure if I have a LCD or CTR monitor.

Any ides?
Thanks.


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Blobby 101
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Well, what was default resolution? Usually windows defaults to your monitor's native resolution, which should be the best one for your monitor

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2Beastmode4u
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The default resolution was: 1024x768
So I should use this then? What resolution does you PC use?


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If you have a CRT monitor, it will be chunky as heck and I will laugh at you for still having one outside the nineties.

The best res depends on the monitor's native res and aspect ratio. What's the model number of it? (It's usually on the back.)

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It doesn't matter what resolution our PCs use. Each monitor has a native resolution. It's best to use that resolution to get the best picture quality.

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Blobby 101
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Yeah, 1024x768 is probably the best one for your monitor then, although I recently had an issue where windows detected my monitor's native resolution (actually 1440x900) to be 1024x768. What type of monitor is it? CRT, LCD? Widescreen or not?

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Quote: "If you have a CRT monitor, it will be chunky as heck and I will laugh at you for still having one outside the nineties."


Don't hate...you use what you gotta use I'd still be using a CRT if I didn't get a laptop while I was in college...

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@Blobby

I think Windows defaults to 1024*768 normally.

@Insanity

You know, I saw one of those CRTs a few days ago, I genuinely hadn't seen one in years. They're so huge! I mean, LCDs are started to look chunky to me now, I'm spending all my working time around slimline Samsung LEDs and the new-range Panasonic plasmas which are very thin and very nice.

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Quote: " What's the model number of it? (It's usually on the back.)"

CNC607PF3Y

Quote: "CRT, LCD? Widescreen or not?"

Well I guess it isn't that wide but in the settings it show that 1280 × 1024 fits the screen. It has these pictures of a box that is the monitor and an outline that is the resolution and both the default (1024 * 768) and 1280 * 1024 fit.


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Just right click the desktop, whatever version of windows you have, find the resolution setting, and put it to the biggest number possible.

The biggest number possible is your monitor's native resolution.

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Quote: "If you have a CRT monitor, it will be chunky as heck and I will laugh at you for still having one outside the nineties."

I'll keep using my CRT until it dies... which could be anytime soon since it's been making an odd screeching sound for some time... a long time.
I can block it's attempt at giving me tinitus with headphones


If it extends back a bit, it's housing all that 17th century CRT technology, it should scale up to 1280x1024. You want to scale desktop resolution to the best size for your icons, and scale gaming resolution to as high as you can get without having slowdown issues


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Quote: "The biggest number possible is your monitor's native resolution."


Ok will do.

Thanks everyone. Just one thing, does this change if I play games?


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Yeah, and wherever possible you want to have the game resolution as high as possible, as it improves image quality.
it affects performance though, as the GPU has to work out what the extra pixels need to be showing.


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Yes, your games will have independent settings, but will still cap it at your monitor's maximum resolution.

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Posted: 11th Aug 2011 00:42 Edited at: 11th Aug 2011 00:43
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spooky

EDIT: Look in the options of each game, you may need to go into a submenu like graphics/visual/video.


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Great minds...eh?

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Quote: "Yeah, and wherever possible you want to have the game resolution as high as possible, as it improves image quality."


You don't want it higher than the native resolution, since it's wasted performance for no gain (in fact it'll probably have negative effects due to downscaling).



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most games won't give you the option though


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Actually, Ocho - most games seem to just have a set list of resolutions - not just the ones windows reports.

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If that's true, I pity anybody with a 1080p monitor, cause all my games end at my native resolution (1280x1024)


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They'll cut them off beyond what your monitor can display, come on.

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I was proving my point


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haha, fair enough then - Most of my games have resolutions much higher than my monitor's maximum so I dunno xD

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depends what you play. AAA games tend to have your resolutions only.
And on that note, I need to play more indie games.


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The current LCD TV I have has a horrible response time... It's alright for most video games and shows, but for Rock Band at least it's horrific. The input controls, output video, and output sound are impossible to calibrate. (My friends and I tried for well over an hour)

This is compared to the CRT HDTV I had (now broken), which we never had a problem with (...until it broke).


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Talking about response time, I'm currently looking for a new computer screen ( 24" ) and my eye fell on a new iiyama ( can't remember the exact model number, read a review the image quality was quite good ). Anyway, it's within my budget of 200 euro's, the only thing being, it has a responce time of 8ms. I was wondering wether this was really notable ( since I can't start and stop a stopwatch within that time ) and if I should be looking for a screen with lower rates?

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I seriously Doubt it. It's equivalent to lagging 1 frame at 120fps
1s/120 = ~0.008s


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Quote: "If you have a CRT monitor, it will be chunky as heck and I will laugh at you for still having one outside the nineties."


CRTs are still far superior. Current models offer insanely high resoultions, crystal clear at *any* resolution, not just the native one. They're cheaper, offer higher refresh rates and offer better color and contrast, and response times are less than 1ms.

The only downside is they're bulky and don't offer widescreen. If you never plan to move your monitor, have plenty of space and don't care about widescreen, go CRT


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They're near damn impossible to get in the UK. From all the major PC stores anyways


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I have a CRT, and I agree with most of what Jerico said. Mine flickers a little though, gets pretty annoying after a while... It's also said that CRTs are worse for your eyes than LCDs.

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Mine doesn't flicker, yours is broke


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Quote: "This is compared to the CRT HDTV I had"


They make those?

@Jerico

Sadly not. CRTs here are seen as roughly about as valuable as a Betamax player.

The company I work for has so far accumulated several thousand as part of the Digital Switchover here in the UK. We can't resell them, they're worthless. They tried to send them to 3rd World countries as charity, and were threatened with waste disposal fines. That's how worthless they're seen as over here.

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I moved to a new house around a month ago and the previous house owners offered my parents a 32" CRT HDTV for free. We turned it down. Just moving the thing is a hassle.


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