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Native Resolution and Scaling

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Jondbold

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Alright right now I have a 21" Sony Trinitron 520p and considering a lcd because of power costs. I owned a viewsonic lcd a long time ago I hated the 1 dead pixel it had drove me insane that and its slow response time. One of the firstgen lcds everything was blurry. I figured by now lcds gotta be decent for gaming. I know native resolution means it runs best in its native res and anything else is is blurry ? I've heard of scaling what's this refer to ? Sorry search has been disabled so long or i'd look. I don't run games at 1600x1200 because even with stuff im my sig games like bf-v, far cry etc run like crap still. That and i like running 1280x960 w/ aa/af. Are dead pixels still a common occurance ? Cause I just can't stand that shit.
 
Yes, dead or stuck pixels are part of LCD world.
You have several million little 'lamps' in a 17"-20" LCD screen and some are bound to malfunction.
So, if (as you say) even ONE 'baddy' is unacceptable to you, then forget LCDs, stick with CRTs.

That said, LCD gaming is the way to go. And, text on an LCD is sharp as a razor.
I use my LCD for games and run ONLY 1600x1200, all eye-candy turned on, and I have an absolute blast.
AND my vid bd and CPU are NOT as powerful as yours.
Never will I return to a CRT. Never.
The choice is yours----Good luck with your decision..
 
I have a 21.3" LCD, its 'native rez' (thats the rez the mfr designed it to run and look absolute best at) is 1600x1200.
To tell the truth, I am spoiled for anything less.
So I will answer yiour question by saying "Yes it looks kinda crummy to me, anything LESS than 1600x1200".
But I think if I remember right, that 1280x1024 was kinda nice on it when I tried it out (but of course not as heavenly-sharp as 16x12).

Make sure you always run your LCD using DVI, not Analog. (Analog is the 15-pin connector and DVI is the long wide 224-pin connector).
Analog won't "scale" as nice as DVI when you go down to lower rez.
Experiment with 1600x1200 and 1280x1024, see which one you like best. For me, 1600x1200 is the choice.
 
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