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Thread ID: 125680 2012-07-12 08:09:00 16:9 far superior to 16:10? Blackandblue (14231) Press F1
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1288054 2012-07-12 08:09:00 Hey so I have my 22" 1680x1050 16:10 bought 3 years ago and this is when 16:10 dominated the market i think...

And I put on another monitor in duel a 18" 1366x768.

I went to play a game and to my suprise the 18" 1366x768 16:9 showed more in game view then the 22" 1680x1050 16:10. More horizontally and the same vertically. And looked like it is more zoomed out which looks nice on the 16:9 compared to the 16:10.

So now do you think I should set my in game resoultion to 1366x768 down from its native of 1680x1050 or should I just buy a 16:9 ratio monitor as resolution doesnt matter.( would get a 1920x1080 16:9)

Im also confused as to why a 16:9 shows more then a 16:10 as i thought 10 is a higher number... So you get more? for every 16 you get 10 instead of for every 16 you get 9.
Blackandblue (14231)
1288055 2012-07-12 08:14:00 Hey so I have my 22" 1680x1050 16:10 bought 3 years ago and this is when 16:10 dominated the market i think...

And I put on another monitor in duel a 18" 1366x768.

I went to play a game and to my suprise the 18" 1366x768 16:9 showed more in game view then the 22" 1680x1050 16:10. More horizontally and the same vertically. And looked like it is more zoomed out which looks nice on the 16:9 compared to the 16:10.

So now do you think I should set my in game resoultion to 1366x768 down from its native of 1680x1050 or should I just buy a 16:9 ratio monitor as resolution doesnt matter.( would get a 1920x1080 16:9)

Im also confused as to why a 16:9 shows more then a 16:10 as i thought 10 is a higher number... So you get more? for every 16 you get 10 instead of for every 16 you get 9.
16:9 is the standard, so the game will probably be made for 16:9. Resolution does matter, but so does aspect ratio.
Nick G (16709)
1288056 2012-07-12 08:20:00 Resolution matters in games? So a 22" 16:9 shows less in game view then a 27" 16:9? Blackandblue (14231)
1288057 2012-07-12 08:34:00 Resolution matters in games? So a 22" 16:9 shows less in game view then a 27" 16:9?
Usually, but can depend on the game (I think). The aspect ratio is important thought. If a game is built for 16:9 and the monitor is 16:10, there will be a black band at the top and bottom of the monitor as the space won't be used.
Nick G (16709)
1288058 2012-07-12 08:52:00 Resolution matters in games? So a 22" 16:9 shows less in game view then a 27" 16:9?Depends on the resolution, if the 22" is 1920x1080 and the 27" is 1920x1080, both will show the same. Iantech (16386)
1288059 2012-07-12 09:07:00 Depends on the resolution, if the 22" is 1920x1080 and the 27" is 1920x1080, both will show the same.

and if the 27" is at 2560x1440?
Blackandblue (14231)
1288060 2012-07-12 09:19:00 and if the 27" is at 2560x1440?

Exactly how this is handled depends on the game engine. Many it will just improve visual quality, some will use the additional visual real estate to give you a wider area of vision.
inphinity (7274)
1288061 2012-07-12 09:46:00 FOV =/= Resolution =/= Aspect Ratio

If the screen however is being cut off that is generally bad drivers on the video cards behalf or the engine running the game doesn't support certain ratios. Field of view is entirely dependent on the game. If the game increases the FOV when the pixel count on the screen goes up then a 1920x1080 22" screen will show more than 1680x1050 27" screem, but if both screens are the same resolution size is irrelevant as they are displaying the same stuff (number of pixels) over a different area.
icow (15313)
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