gaming resolution/screen size

What resolution do you game at?

  • 1280x1024 LCD

    Votes: 62 33.7%

  • 1600x1200 LCD

    Votes: 19 10.3%

  • 16x10 ratio widescreen LCD

    Votes: 42 22.8%

  • variable - LCD

    Votes: 5 2.7%

  • variable - CRT

    Votes: 56 30.4%
  • Total voters
    184
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I'm just curious to see if people who game on LCDs use the native resolution or will change things up, and what the breakdown is for LCD resolutions. Should be pretty self-explanatory.
 
1280x1024

my lcds native resolution. and highest it can go

on lcds. the picture only looks good if it is at the native resolution, and near the native refresh rate.

while on CRT monitors. Everything is more flexible.
 
Hawk001 said:
1280x1024

my lcds native resolution. and highest it can go

on lcds. the picture only looks good if it is at the native resolution, and near the native refresh rate.

while on CRT monitors. Everything is more flexible.
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That's generally the way to go, but I know a couple people with LCDs and lower end video cards who have to drop the resolution to get playable framerates
 
First time I missed the gaming part. But yes I do also game at 1280x1024 almost all the time. Sometimes i drop to 1024x768 to play BF2 on higher settings AA etcetc.
 
I always game at 1600x1200. It's also the native resolution on my LCD.

BTW Fugu, most widescreen computer LCDs are 16:10 ratio. Common LCDs with 2560x1600, 1920x1200, 1680x1050, 1440x900 and 1280x800 native resolutions all have 16:10 ratios. ;)
 
Why didn't you include 1920x1200? Lots of people around here have 24" Dell monitors and that is their native resolution.

Personally I run all games at that res.
 
arentol said:
Why didn't you include 1920x1200? Lots of people around here have 24" Dell monitors and that is their native resolution.

Personally I run all games at that res.
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that falls under "16x10 widescreen"
 
So do I vote for variable - CRT since I use a 19" Flat CRT? The rez is at 1280x1024, mostly what i use unless the game is to demanding.
 
i'm stuck at 1280x1024 :( so sad

i want to up my LCD to a Dell FPW, but when i'm really close to buying it i just can't stomach paying it, sometimes i wish i had impulse buying methods but i'm glad i don't (so is the bank account)
 
Mister E said:
So do I vote for variable - CRT since I use a 19" Flat CRT? The rez is at 1280x1024, mostly what i use unless the game is to demanding.
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Yeah
 
Funny that 1280x1024 LCD is number 1 while some gamedevelopers still refuse to add this res in a game... :( Unbelievable :(
 
1920x1200 on BF:2. Same thing with my other games. I think there should be more widescreen support in games.
 
Variable CRT. I have a 19inch CRT with which I normally game at 1280x1024 @85Hz. With some less demanding games I tend to play at 1600x1200 @75Hz.
 
Another reason the Sony FW900 kills! 1920*1200, 1680*1050.... whatever floats my boat and keeps SLI/Crossfire off my mind. I try to stick with one flagship that will undoubtedly be sold for a loss later rather than 2. Even if I had dual video cards, "lowly" 1680*1050 can come in handy! :D
 
1920*1200 if i can, if not i bump it down until its playable and play with black borders
 
Since I'm stuck to 1280x1024 on my LCD, it allows me to crank up all possible visual details while still running 80+ fps in any game.
 
1920x1200. WS is one of the best things to happen to video in a long time in my opinion. Dell makes WS so cheap, many, many people are using WS now. :)
 
pxc said:
I always game at 1600x1200. It's also the native resolution on my LCD.
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Same here. I'll take high resolution with lower eye candy. So far my preference hasn't had a detrimental impact on gameplay for any of the games i play.
 
Bona Fide said:
Since I'm stuck to 1280x1024 on my LCD, it allows me to crank up all possible visual details while still running 80+ fps in any game.
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same here, I think FEAAR drags me down a bit, but i beat it and dont play it anymore..
 
I spent $700 on a professional series Viewsonic 21' CRT Monitor. It has a 100hz refresh rate at 1600x1200, which is what I game at. High refresh rates are every bit as important as having a good graphics card.
 
Apple740 said:
Funny that 1280x1024 LCD is number 1 while some gamedevelopers still refuse to add this res in a game... :( Unbelievable :(
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Funny that anyone ever came up with 1280x1024 for a screen resolution; I've never seen a 5:4 ratio CRT, and on LCD it's like anti-widescreen. On a CRT I avoid it and use 1280x960 or 1600x1200. On LCD I avoid it too, 1600x1200 or 1920x1200 for me.
 
1920X1200 on a dell pos.. with a 16 ms refresh rate? thats garbage.. and not a good time.. i personally use 16x12 on my 20.1" samsung .. its got a 5 ms refresh rate and causes zero ghosting with its digi input. seriously.. why go 24 with a shit rate when you can go 3 inches smaller and get top quality expericne.



fugu mod

Quote:
Originally Posted by arentol
Why didn't you include 1920x1200? Lots of people around here have 24" Dell monitors and that is their native resolution.

Personally I run all games at that res.


that falls under "16x10 widescreen"
 
1920, you haven't played HL2 until you've played it @ 1920 x 1200 with 4x msa and 8x af.

2 x aa and 4 x af look fine at that resolution as well, I just use the recommended settings.
 
midi_junkie said:
1920X1200 on a dell pos.. with a 16 ms refresh rate? thats garbage.. and not a good time.. i personally use 16x12 on my 20.1" samsung .. its got a 5 ms refresh rate and causes zero ghosting with its digi input. seriously.. why go 24 with a shit rate when you can go 3 inches smaller and get top quality expericne.
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Refresh rates can be decieving. On my 2005FPW, I didn't experience any ghosting, yet some people do. It's all about preference. On some monitors, 8ms will ghost more than 16ms. People just don't go to widescreen just for gaming, there is a lot more benefiets over 4:3.

You should try widescreen gaming. Once you go widescreen, you never go back.

Oh, and the Dell "POS" is just a Samsung panel in a Dell case. :D
 
midi_junkie said:
1920X1200 on a dell pos.. with a 16 ms refresh rate? thats garbage.. and not a good time.. i personally use 16x12 on my 20.1" samsung .. its got a 5 ms refresh rate and causes zero ghosting with its digi input. seriously.. why go 24 with a shit rate when you can go 3 inches smaller and get top quality expericne.



fugu mod

Quote:
Originally Posted by arentol
Why didn't you include 1920x1200? Lots of people around here have 24" Dell monitors and that is their native resolution.

Personally I run all games at that res.


that falls under "16x10 widescreen"
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That's a little rough. I could say the same to you. An FW900 blows your size and speed away. Enjoy your input lagged display also. No I don't want to turn this into an FW900 vrs. the world thread, just exposing your trolling.
 
texuspete00 said:
That's a little rough. I could say the same to you. An FW900 blows your size and speed away. Enjoy your input lagged display also. No I don't want to turn this into an FW900 vrs. the world thread, just exposing your trolling.
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Is the FW900 the 24" CRT or the Gateway LCD?
 
It's the 24" CRT desk breaker beast. I love it, as do the kids on the receiving ends of my head shots.
 
7800GT on 20 inches of Sony CPD-G520(I think) monitor goodness. :D
EDIT: fixed the above to include the video card. ;)
 
darrella said:
Funny that anyone ever came up with 1280x1024 for a screen resolution; I've never seen a 5:4 ratio CRT, and on LCD it's like anti-widescreen. On a CRT I avoid it and use 1280x960 or 1600x1200. On LCD I avoid it too, 1600x1200 or 1920x1200 for me.
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A lot of 19 inch CRT's are tested and recomended to run at 1280x1024 (even if the physical ratio of the monitor is 4:3). In fact, it has been my experience that several CRT monitors that are rated to run at 1280x1024 get a moire effect when being used at 1280x960.
 
1280 960 with any brand new games (due to FPS limitations)

Mostly play BF2 at the moment at 1600 1200 with 4xTSAA (SS)

Play anything older than about a year in 2048 1536
 
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