I got my new video card today and i was thinking if there was a way i could go higher than 1280x1024 on my desktop. Is that possible? If moniter size matters then its a 19" Sceptre moniter. So how do i achieve this?
LCD monitors have native resolutions and it is generally not a good idea to try and go beyond them.
1280x1024 is the ideal native resolution for a 19" non-widescreen monitor. If you deviate away from that setting, your picture quality will suffer.
1280x1024 is the ideal native resolution for a 19" non-widescreen monitor. If you deviate away from that setting, your picture quality will suffer.
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Ive gotten so used to 1280x1024 and it feels more like 1024x760
768? lol.NeXuS4909 wrote:
Ive gotten so used to 1280x1024 and it feels more like 1024x760
I run 1280x1024, and I personally don't mind, or want a bigger screen at all.
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I have a CRT. I want my 1600x200.
On LCD's, what he said. THe quality will go doooooooooooown if you use other than native res.
On LCD's, what he said. THe quality will go doooooooooooown if you use other than native res.
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...and they usually don't work with over native.DeathUnlimited wrote:
I have a CRT. I want my 1600x200.
On LCD's, what he said. THe quality will go doooooooooooown if you use other than native res.
Oh, how is it running on a 200px tall screen? That's widescreen!
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The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
Is it actually possible to go higher than native res on an LCD?
well not with minemaniacmattie wrote:
Is it actually possible to go higher than native res on an LCD?
No you cannot.maniacmattie wrote:
Is it actually possible to go higher than native res on an LCD?
im pretty sure you can, i think my native is 1280x1024 but i can go to the next one up in bf2jsnipy wrote:
No you cannot.maniacmattie wrote:
Is it actually possible to go higher than native res on an LCD?
lolFreezer7Pro wrote:
inb4 mikkel
You can, but it's a bad idea. You loose pixels as it can't display it.maniacmattie wrote:
Is it actually possible to go higher than native res on an LCD?
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i run 1680 by 1050 on my 22"
looks amazing
i run 1680 by 1050 on my 22"
looks amazing
Really depends on the screen. The 19" TFTs at school won't go over, and neither will my 17" or my crappy 15" (30ms LOL). But I have a 14" or the same series as the 15", and it will go to 1152x864, even though it's a 1024x768 panel.Viper007Bond wrote:
You can, but it's a bad idea. You loose pixels as it can't display it.maniacmattie wrote:
Is it actually possible to go higher than native res on an LCD?
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
My ultrasharp actually features a nice little add on in that you can move the mouse to the bottom right and see more of the screen (native 1280x1024 but can do 1600x1200) - couldn't game like that though.Viper007Bond wrote:
You can, but it's a bad idea. You loose pixels as it can't display it.maniacmattie wrote:
Is it actually possible to go higher than native res on an LCD?
dittopers0nah wrote:
ooo viperbond! yay
i run 1680 by 1050 on my 22"
looks amazing
Some monitors can go higher than their native resolution. It's not easy to tell you if yours will be able to do this without a model number, but you will always get the best picture in terms of sharpness at the resolution native to your monitor, which will be stated in your manual. This is due to the monitor warping non-native resolution images to fit the screen. If that's too small or too big for you, there are no technical hurdles preventing you from using any non-native resolution available on the monitor, should you find any of them better suited for you than the native resolution.
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S'what mine's on.Uzique wrote:
1280x1024 is the ideal native resolution for a 19" non-widescreen monitor.
Although, I r teh CRT.