Gaming on a Higher Resolution than native

[PenPen]

Right now I have a dual monitor setup. One of them is my LCD TV (Primary) the other is a CRT (Secondary). The CRT's maximum resolution is 1024x768 while my TV could do a resolution at 1280x1024 . But my TV's native resolution is 1024x768. So I was wondering, would it be possible for me game at a higher resolution such as 1280x1024 even though my desktop is set at 1024x768?

 

[kleox64]

no if your CRT has 1024x767 as a maximum resolution.

what about enabling anti-aliaing, I think it renders internally at a higher resolution then scales it back down?

 

[PenPen]

well my CRT is my secondary monitor. The games are played on my Primary (TV).
Both Native resolutions are 1024x768, but the TV can go higher, it's just not native.

 

[Inu]

arent CRT natives usually in the middle between their maximum? The native is usualy just the highest refresh rate isnt it?

 

[NKDietrich]

CRTs dont HAVE native resolution.

They have a recommended resolution, but native resolution refers to the fact that LCDs have a fixed number of pixels.

 

[PenPen]

bump

 

[Klinky]

No you will not be able to game at a higher resolution. Go ahead and set your monitor up to 1280x1024 and see how it looks, it'll probably look blurry or pixelated. LCDs have a fixed resolution, if it's set to anything else the display will have to scale the image to fit it's native size. It usually does this VERY VERY poorly. So you're always better off NOT using any other resolution besides the native resolution.

CRTs do not have a set native resolution, but they do have limits to how high you can set the resolution, but the limitations are not due to the same reasons as an LCD.