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| Author: | paul0311 [ 15 Aug 2009, 06:43 ] |
| Post subject: | Question About Uncommon Res |
I'm replacing my dying 19" CRT for gaming. I was looking at a 20" 16:9 that is 1600*900 but have been second guessing it because it looks to be a pretty uncommon res. Would I be better off getting a 19" 1440*900? Also if I play a game at a lower resolution on the 16:9 monitor, does the lower resolution have to be a 16:9 resolution or could I play it at a 16:10 res like 1440*900 without it distorting the picture. (sry if these questions are obvious, but I've been on a CRT forever) *the 19" is $10 more, so I was looking at the 20" specifically. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824005110 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824005128 |
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| Author: | Frag Maniac [ 15 Aug 2009, 07:44 ] |
| Post subject: | Question About Uncommon Res |
Ah, gotta love the old CRT. Just lucked out and swapped my dead 21" Viewsonic for a Dell with Sony's aperture grille of the same size using the E-Cycle program for FREE! :D Yeah I've seen 1600x900 popping up here and there in displays and in some game menus. The trend is swinging toward manufacturers making 16:9 lately, so keep that in mind. IMHO they should have made the widescreen PC monitors 16:9 in the first place. What a monitor will display in a lower than native res depends on what kind of scaling it has. Many have 1:1, Aspect Correct, and Stretch scaling. A 1600x900 display should show a 1440x900 image the same but with small side bars if it has aspect correct scaling. Also, many games can be assigned a custom res not offered in their menu via editing a config or ini file. You can test this on games you already own easily with your CRT as they usually accept a wide range of resolutions. Now is a tough time to pick a display because it's hard to say for sure if 16:9 will catch on for gaming or not. I would say most likely it will. Many prefer 16:9 for being wider and it's more cost effective for manufacturers to use panels already done in TV sizes. |
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| Author: | paul0311 [ 15 Aug 2009, 14:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Question About Uncommon Res |
Thanks for the reply I have a 19" Viewsonic CRT that lasted close to 10 years of everyday use including 2 moves. I ended up going with the 16:9 because most of the games I play support it right now. I know if I didn't get it, I'd regret it when playing supported games. |
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| Author: | Frag Maniac [ 16 Aug 2009, 00:07 ] |
| Post subject: | Question About Uncommon Res |
I ended up going with the 16:9 because most of the games I play support it right now. I know if I didn't get it, I'd regret it when playing supported games.Let us know how it works out for you. :wink: |
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| Author: | paul0311 [ 16 Aug 2009, 04:58 ] |
| Post subject: | Question About Uncommon Res |
Ha, I folded and dug up some more money and ordered the 22" LG 1680*1050. I'll just eat Top Ramen a couple of weeks and be caught back up. NewEgg was the pretty awesome at canceling the order no problem too. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824005109 Hope its good, its the most I could afford. And anything is better than what I have now. Thanks for the help. |
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| Author: | Wiz33 [ 16 Aug 2009, 07:19 ] |
| Post subject: | Question About Uncommon Res |
Ha, I folded and dug up some more money and ordered the 22" LG 1680*1050. I'll just eat Top Ramen a couple of weeks and be caught back up. Congrats and SPAM can also help to stretch the budget ;-P |
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| Author: | Frag Maniac [ 16 Aug 2009, 12:48 ] |
| Post subject: | Question About Uncommon Res |
My poor man's substitute for those expensive freeze dried meals when backpacking was a package of ramen mixed with some granulated soy and a packet of Knorr vegetable soup mix. |
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