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What is your screen resolution?

View Poll Results: What is your screen resolution?
640x480 0 0%
800x600 2 5.71%
1024x768 12 34.29%
1152x864 4 11.43%
1280x960 2 5.71%
1280x1024 7 20.00%
1600x1200 7 20.00%
Others 1 2.86%
Voters: 35. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 05-08-2003
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What is your screen resolution?

What is your screen resolution? What inch is your monitor? LCD or CRT? Share with us and get this topic startin'!

I'm not sure if I should use 1280x960 @ 70Hz or 1280x1024 @ 60Hz (Those are the MAX for my 17" monitor). Anyways, if i use 1280x1024, which I'm currently am, then I have to turn the brightness darker or my eyes will get really tired soon.

P.S. will 16bit medium color quality make my eyes less strain if 60Hz?!

Last edited by SharkFiNbowL; 05-08-2003 at 08:38 PM..
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Old 05-08-2003
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I fixed your poll you had 2 resolutions that basically don't exist:
640x468
1024x968

Anyway I think you should run at 1280x960, for 1 its at a higher refresh rate.

But also I don't know how many people have thought about this but running 1280x1024 just doesn't make sense, it doesn't fit in the accepted screen ratio of 1.333333, all the other resolutions (since I fixed them) fit that ratio.
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Old 05-08-2003
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Well.... actually most of my machines run at 1600x1200, but one of my main machines runs at 1920x1440. I also have a couple that run at 1280x1024 and a couple machines at 1024x768. I have a few 21" monitors, a few 19"ers, and 2 17".

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Old 05-09-2003
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19" Samsung 957DF CRT @ 1600x1200 76Hz
17" Samsung 172T TFT @ 1280x1024 70Hz

Both 18" viewable area

I guess times have moved on and 1024 is not "the resolution" to run nowadays

Last edited by Arris; 05-09-2003 at 04:22 AM..
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Old 05-09-2003
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These are the monitors of my currently active machines
19" 1280x1024@85Hz
19" 1280x1024@85Hz
17" 1024x768@75Hz
15" 800x600@70Hz
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Old 05-09-2003
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1024x768 @ 85Hz, its the max my TFT can do...
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Old 05-09-2003
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19" flat CRT @ 1152x864 @ 85Hz ( 1024 is too big, 1280 is too small )
15" CRT @ 1024x768 @ 85 Hz
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Old 05-09-2003
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1024*768 which is the highest this 17" crt can handle @ 85hz...

I tend to use whatever resolution is the highest, but still able to run at least 85hz as anything less than that doesn't "feel" "solid"...
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Old 05-09-2003
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Originally posted by SNGX1275
But also I don't know how many people have thought about this but running 1280x1024 just doesn't make sense, it doesn't fit in the accepted screen ratio of 1.333333, all the other resolutions fit that ratio.

Yes that's true, 1280x1024 fits 1.25 and not 4/3

I'd like to have your opinions about that, why 1024 and not 960 or vice versa please !!

It's because i'm thinking about switching to one of these resolutions but have to pick the best one

thx
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Old 05-09-2003
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22" and 19" both at 1280x960 @85hz.17" in other room
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Old 05-09-2003
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Originally posted by DigitAlex
19" flat CRT @ 1152x864 @ 85Hz ( 1024 is too big, 1280 is too small )
Ditto, Im right with yah
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Old 05-09-2003
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I always run my 17" at 1152*864@85. It suits me perfectly, for some reason I remember posting in a similar thread not too long ago . I am just imagining things I guess :giddy: . Although not that long ago, I used to have a 14" running at 800*600@60 (This was with my old machine).
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Old 05-09-2003
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1280*1024@85hz on a LG 19" CRT.

My SONY 17" is doing 1024*768@85hz
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Old 05-09-2003
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Im on a 19" running 1152*864

Edit:

....Alright, whos the one with six computers and voted "1280x1024" on all of them? ?

Last edited by ---agissi---; 05-09-2003 at 04:55 PM..
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Old 05-09-2003
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In case you didn't notice agissi, you can only vote once.

Edit: I did not mean for that to sound rude, my apologies. I just get a little upset when people state impossible things. It will be my downfall .

Last edited by negroplasty; 05-09-2003 at 07:28 PM..
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Old 05-09-2003
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Well, I went back to using 17" monitors because I started to use the TV for DVDs and games.

How anyone can stand anything other than 1152x864 on a 17" monitor, I do not know.
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Old 05-09-2003
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1024x768 @60hz on a 19" a90f+ flat crt viewsonic.
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Old 05-10-2003
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1600x1200@100Hz normal use on a Sony G520 21"
1280x1024@100Hz while gaming
1024x768@150Hz while gaming
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Old 05-10-2003
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Quote:
Originally posted by SNGX1275
I fixed your poll you had 2 resolutions that basically don't exist:
640x468
1024x968

Anyway I think you should run at 1280x960, for 1 its at a higher refresh rate.

But also I don't know how many people have thought about this but running 1280x1024 just doesn't make sense, it doesn't fit in the accepted screen ratio of 1.333333, all the other resolutions (since I fixed them) fit that ratio.
There are a number of video cards I'm familiar with that have either one or the other.. Mine for example only does 1280x1024.. 1280x960 is not an option.
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Old 05-10-2003
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I would expect a lot of gamers here contribute to the 1280x1024 value being the most common; you guys probably all have like 19" monitors as stuff.

I just like 17" now, I use 2 screens, two towers on either side of a TV. I will take a picture one day. I moved from playing games and movies on the TV and just using a smaller monitor for more serious functions some time ago.
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