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| Thread ID: 83061 | 2007-09-18 03:51:00 | new LCD Monitor Questions(gaming) | steveroby (9470) | Press F1 |
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| 592151 | 2007-09-18 03:51:00 | Hi there Time to upgrade the monitor Im thinking either a 19" or 22" Most of the new monitors are now widescreen (the 'normal' LCD monitor costs more & is lower spec) With gaming on a widescreen, the native res will be 1680x1050 for a 22" so there is no way a medium range vid card (Nvidea 7900GT) will go that high & still have good framrates(??). Any way around this?? Can I run games at lower than native res.?? Also, with widescreen, will the display just be stretched looooongways to fit or will the actual desktop be made wider(not just stretched)?? |
steveroby (9470) | ||
| 592152 | 2007-09-18 03:56:00 | Get a Samsung or Viewsonic. You can run games at whatever res you want, sometimes it can be a bit blurry around the edges when you are running on a res the monitor doesn't particularly like, but you wouldn't notice much difference. It shouldl be fine dropping the resolution down a bit. The desktop wont be streched if you set the res to widescreen, it will get w i d e r. Lots wider. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 592153 | 2007-09-18 22:40:00 | With the nVidia drivers (no clue with ATi) you can set the display to not stretch when you're running at a lower resolution. That means you'll get black bars on all sides, but the display will still look sharp. | autechre (266) | ||
| 592154 | 2007-09-18 22:54:00 | Hmm, the 19' WS here, (native res - 1440*900). Which is using an ATI card stays wide, it doesnt matter what res you change it to (no black bars). |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 592155 | 2007-09-19 09:17:00 | If you are a fussy gamer, do NOT get the widescreen or the 22" Get the 19" and make sure that it can support a resolution as high as ur graphics card. Also make sure that refresh rate is 4ms or lower. And check the pixel pitch. I take it you will be getting DVI not D-sub or some other nasty input? |
Bozo (8540) | ||
| 592156 | 2007-09-19 09:23:00 | If you are a fussy gamer, do NOT get the widescreen or the 22" Get the 19" and make sure that it can support a resolution as high as ur graphics card. Also make sure that refresh rate is 4ms or lower. And check the pixel pitch. I take it you will be getting DVI not D-sub or some other nasty input? LOL, Check the pixel pitch for what? I always thought the pixel pitch was related to screen size and resolution. |
porkster (6331) | ||
| 592157 | 2007-09-19 09:30:00 | Nothing wrong with D-Sub. This uses DVI, the other D-sub. As long as u see something on the screen, who cares what connection is on it. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 592158 | 2007-09-19 10:38:00 | LOL, Check the pixel pitch for what? I always thought the pixel pitch was related to screen size and resolution. different panels can have different pixel pitch... ie 2.65 would be better than 2.95 on say a 19" screen but if a 19" screen had a 2.65 pitch and a 20" screen had a 2.95 pitch they would look the same in relation to the size of the screen. (I'm not sure of the standards for PP- just using the aproximate numbers as examples). The lower (number) of the pixel pitch the 'sharper' text etc will be because they can cram more detail into a square centimetre of the screen. |
Shortcircuit (1666) | ||
| 592159 | 2007-09-19 12:45:00 | Nothing wrong with D-Sub . This uses DVI, the other D-sub . As long as u see something on the screen, who cares what connection is on it . There is something wrong with D-Sub . Its called a fuzzy and unclear image . Why have a d-sub connection when you can get a proper DVI connection which is a lot clearer, crisper and generally nicer? I disagree entirely |
Bozo (8540) | ||
| 592160 | 2007-09-19 21:28:00 | Must happen on some LCD's then. The other monitor here looks fine to me, and nothing fuzzy or unclear on it. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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