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4:3 1280x1024 LCD, i rather invest in a good video card to play games at maximum detail.
 
Brent_Justice said:
Are you playing your computer games on a 4:3 display or 16:9 or 16:10 Widescreen display?

+ 16:10 dell 2005fpw

If you are playing your computer games on a Widescreen display what resolution are you playing at?

+ native where possible: 1650x1080 otherwise 1280x1024 with black bars on either side

What benefits to gameplay do you the gamer experience with a Widescreen display versus a standard 4:3 display?

+ firstly, its more immersive and secondly, for games with a 16:10 profile, it provides more screen real estate, so you can see more. but really its mostly about the immersion. i mean we watched movies forever in a widescreen profile. our eyes like it.
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answers above non bold.
 
Brent_Justice said:
Are you playing your computer games on a 4:3 display or 16:9 or 16:10 Widescreen display?

If you are playing your computer games on a Widescreen display what resolution are you playing at?

What benefits to gameplay do you the gamer experience with a Widescreen display versus a standard 4:3 display?


Thank you for all information you can provide!
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I'm playing on a 16:10 Widescreen - 2405FPW
I play games at 1920x1200 resolution in games. Scaled down if the games wrench my computer around.
I feel like I get more viewable area, however this isn't always the case. Plus, the game looks more graphically pleasing on a larger screen. The 2405FPW is very bright! :D
 
4:3 19" CRT monitor. I think the 19" CRT viewsonic is still the best bang for the buck....
 
4:3 gaming at 1280x1024, I can't stand 60hz 1600x1200 can you say flicker?

Have bought and returned several LCDs due to blurrrrrrrrr. Checked out a buddies Samsung 960BF 19" 4ms LCD last night and was amazed. No more blurr, but the colors didn't look great.

Time to switch to the flatside perhaps.... still 4:3 tho...
 
4:3 19" CRT
4:3 17" LCD

I hate widescreen on my laptop (NOT listed above), but that's because I use it mostly for surfing and find myself scrolling up and down a lot, because things dont fit well in that format.

I think I would like a wider screen for gaming if it allowed a greater FOV (Field of View). Tribes would be only game I have played that would allow this, but I havent investigated any others. On the other hand this could easly give an unfair advantage to a players that have a Widescreen, unless of cource you could change your FOV ond squish it in a 4:3.

Does anyone know if using a widescreen gives you a greater FOV?
 
16:10 - 21"

1680x1050

The extra width definitely makes the game more immersive. The extra view also provides a greater view angle, and a nudge of extra FOV is almost unnoticable in perception. Although, as others mentioned, a bit of pain for some games to setup the 1680x1050, but with a few searches and research I've gotten it to work for the games I got.
One, side note, I've also discovered that the resolution is great for development IDEs. It allows layout I've never been able to use, much more productive. I'm trying to push widescreen monitors in the office too (for playing games, of course ;) )
 
texuspete00 said:
I've got a 24" CRT widescreen, the FW900. A lot of H'ers have this but I imagine the number of widescreen CRT users is small. However 1920*1200 is not so uncommon being that LCDs use that one too. I use that and I also use 1600*1024. That's a pretty rare res but 1680*1050 like the LCDers use would be fine by me as well. Love my CRT because I can use the 1920*1200 I got used to with my 2405FPW but also go lower for games like CoD2 and FEAR.

I like my widescreens because 16:10 does seem more natural. It sucks when a game that needs to be "hacked" to support it doesn't give you the proper FOV. But that's the worst I've had to put up with in popular games so far (no game has forced me to either go with black bars or have stretched fat guys). Even in that worst case scenario, the 16:10 still fits my vision better. I like to move my screen close and have it fit my field of vision nicely. WIth a 4:3 I either have empty peripheral vision or have to pan up and down when I try to achieve the same.

I know you guys go up to 1600*1200 already, so if you're looking for WS res tests that may help readers, 1920*1200 would not be a bad res to use, with 1680*1050 as a fall back. Kudos for looking out. Widescreen users are not bad at inferring performance from other 4:3 res's in a similar range, but resolutions like 1920*1200 and above certainly have there place especially when you're testing something like SLI. 1920*1200 and the like is no more rare than those willing to go High End SLI or buy a gpu >$500. In fact, they even go hand in hand.
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Thanks for the detailed information, that helps a lot.

So far I'm seeing the two most common Widescreen resolutions are 1920x1200 and 1680x1050.
 
Brent_Justice said:
Thanks for the detailed information, that helps a lot.

So far I'm seeing the two most common Widescreen resolutions are 1920x1200 and 1680x1050.
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you could call those resolutions 2405 and 2005 if you wanted.

dont forget about the 1280x800 rez for lappys and smaller lcd's
 
evilKat said:
4:3 @ 1600x1800 on a Dell 2001FP (LCD)

Don't wide screens have a odd resolutions (mostly unspported by games?)
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yes, 16:9 and 16:10 resolutions, but newer games are supporting newer resolutions

i'm trying to get a feel for how much Widescreen gaming is going on and why
 
Brent_Justice said:
Are you playing your computer games on a 4:3 display or 16:9 or 16:10 Widescreen display?

If you are playing your computer games on a Widescreen display what resolution are you playing at?

What benefits to gameplay do you the gamer experience with a Widescreen display versus a standard 4:3 display?
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1. I play games on a 5:4 (1280x1024) display and force the resolution to 1280x720 with black bars top and bottom.

2. 1280x720

3. Increased field of vision (at least for the games that support it). That says it all for me, really. By increasing peripheral vision on the sides, it helps emulate a human's field of vision just a little bit more, which I find increases the immersion factor.
 
evilKat said:
4:3 @ 1600x1800 on a Dell 2001FP (LCD)

Don't wide screens have a odd resolutions (mostly unspported by games?)
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alot of game engines now have custom resolution capability, so you can run your game at almost any resolution you want.
 
Are you playing your computer games on a 4:3 display or 16:9 or 16:10 Widescreen display?

5:4 Display - Dell 1905FP - 1280x1024

If you are playing your computer games on a Widescreen display what resolution are you playing at?

What benefits to gameplay do you the gamer experience with a Widescreen display versus a standard 4:3 display?
 
16:10, usually play at 1680x1050 when my vid card can handle it.

I like widescreen for games because you can see more, I love it for movies and tv shows.
 
Brent_Justice said:
Are you playing your computer games on a 4:3 display or 16:9 or 16:10 Widescreen display?

If you are playing your computer games on a Widescreen display what resolution are you playing at?

What benefits to gameplay do you the gamer experience with a Widescreen display versus a standard 4:3 display?


Thank you for all information you can provide!
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1) 16:10 widescreen LCD

2) 1680x1050

3) wider FOV in most games, more natural viewing, the human eyes see action better left to right because we are a ground limited species. We do not see as good up/down like a bird can... :p
 
4:3 1024x768 17" crt/15" lcd when I steal one for the weekend.

I like the response of my CRT monitor at 85 Hz, but I "borrow" a work LCD monitor to use when I can. Makes it far easier to transport to LAN parties. Also looks sexier. I need to upgrade the system to handle a good widescreen and am going dual core ASAP to help me push the pixels harder. Once I can afford the rest and am up and running, I will be looking at a wide display of some type, just don't yet know what.

Hope it helps.
 
4:3 17" CRT here. Usually at 60hz because at 75 it hurts my eyes for some reason :( Resolution depends on the game...
 
Brent, I have a quick question for you -

Do you know if/when there is an overall industry push for widescreen computer monitors?

I personally am stunned by the lack of Monitors available, both CRT and LCD that are being pushed for sale. Sure, there is a few more available since this time last year, but not nearly what I would consider to be overwhelming support from the big names. Sure, a couple companies offer one or two widescreen PC monitors, but it would seem that this day and age that there would be more widescreen form factor monitors on the market than there currently is.

Another thing that suprises me is the lack of support developers have for widescreen gaming on the PC out of the box. Even some of the newer titles don't natively support any widescreen resolution, and the few that do only support one resolution, maybe two at most, that are widescreen native resolutions. Meaning in order to play most of my favorite games I have to change the config file or play on my 19" 4:3 CRT.

I currently use my HDTV with the ATi catalyst control center as my PC monitor simply because I am not comfortable upgrading my PC monitor at this time due to lack (IMO) of the industry support for this product.

Hopefully you will adress this in your upcoming article as they are certain bits of information I would like some sort of professional opinion on.
 
Brent_Justice said:
I am placing this poll here because I am gathering information to further expand our video card evaluations. I am posting this in the gaming forum since most gamers congregate here and it is you all I need the information from. If you don't mind, can you please provide me some info straight from you, the gamer?

Are you playing your computer games on a 4:3 display or 16:9 or 16:10 Widescreen display?

If you are playing your computer games on a Widescreen display what resolution are you playing at?

What benefits to gameplay do you the gamer experience with a Widescreen display versus a standard 4:3 display?


Thank you for all information you can provide!
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1. Normally game at 4:3 on main system, the laptop does have a 16:9 and it games well enought for things like UT2K4

2. 1280 x 800 is pushing it for the laptop (ti4200 mobile)

3. Widescreen gaming offers a better FOV that more closely matches "real life". Plus, it can be "prettier too" :)

Peace,
Tim

 
16x10 2405FPW. I run all that I can at native res (1920x1200) but a few I have to drop to 1600x1200 and lower the IQ to be playable. COD2 and FEAR are 2 that come to mind. But I love the detail in this LCD. Truly awesome.

Finding the right res on an LCD takes a little trial and error as I've found out. If you lower the resolution too much it looks terrible. And yes the support for widescreens in newer games is getting better, but it can be a real pain for games that don't support it or even worse, don't support high resolutions (NFSMW).

Although I love my widescreen LCD, I truly miss my CRT for FPS. But not enough to give it up just yet. ;)
 
mainly 4:3, I do occasionally use the laptop for gaming when not at home but it dont count as much.

when I do game on the laptop its at 1280x800 (16:10) which is max res but that could be pushing it with the 9600pro and lack of decent cooling.

I do like widescreen gaming more though just because I have a more visable view of what is going on. I probably dont see anymore than a regualr 4:3 resolution but it makes me feel like I do.
 
16:10
1680x1050 on a 2005fpw

Playing a game that supports that rez is an awesome experience, and the extra realestate really helps when I actually do work on it. I will never buy a 4:3 monitor again.
 
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