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Dampkring said:
Is there a big difference between 1440×900 and 1680×1050 concerning the amount of resources needed?
Not interested in 3D at all, don't wanna throw up :sick: :p
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Video and graphics bandwidth (and the resources needed to generate them) increase at an exponential rate to screen resolution.. for 2d graphics it's approximately the square of the difference in vertical x horizontal resolution and for 3d it's cubed.
 

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I'm only afraid that some games could be stretched :confused:
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They'll only look out of proportion if you run a resolution that isn't native to the screen ratio, such as if you try running a 16:9 resolution on a 16:10 monitor.
 

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Dampkring said:
I'm only afraid that some games could be stretched :confused:
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As already mentioned, all new games support widescreen resolutions and aspects.

Only much older titles without WS/ratio support will be stretched.

If you did have an old title that does display this behaviour, a lot of monitors have a 1:1 option that will display the aspect ratio correctly. (adds black borders to side and bottom to maintain a 1:1 ratio)
 

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madtownidiot said:
Video and graphics bandwidth (and the resources needed to generate them) increase at an exponential rate to screen resolution.. for 2d graphics it's approximately the square of the difference in vertical x horizontal resolution and for 3d it's cubed.
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does it means yes there is a huge difference and the amount of resources is much greater? Seven Eleven states "not much for modern cards"... true?

So what is better for gaming, 16:9 or 16:10? Should I actually take a 1920×1080 screen or is 1680×1050 good enough? I just wanna pick up the best ViewSonic screen for my specs, knowing I wanna run everything on native resolution without any problems. I fear the VX2268wm is not the good option because of the 3D, which I don't wanna use at all. The VX2260wm seems to be a much better choice, it's 1920×1080 with 2ms...
help :p
 
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you can get a pretty accurate estimate of the difference in required resources between two resolutions by doing the math. Seven Eleven is correct. With 2d graphics it doesn't matter much because nearly all newer GPUs can handle any desktop resolution most available monitors are capable of. It really only matters with 3D gaming. If you know a certain game requires 2 GB of graphics memory at 1680 x 1050, it's going to need about 3.2 GB to run at the same settings @ 1920*1080
 
But what should I go for 16:9 or 16:10?
The VX2268wm (1680 x 1050) could be a good option I guess, even if I don't use 3D
 

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Personally, I'd go with 1920*1080 (16x9).. I use the same for everything except the most graphics intense games.. Crysis 2 @ 1280x720 works pretty well on my gaming rig at max settings, but starts to lag when I increase the resolution any further.
 
I found this one wich seems to be very good: LG W2286L
 

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I found this one wich seems to be very good: LG W2286L
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lol they write that it supports Full HD 1080p but it's only 1680x1050

in my opinion anything less than 24" but with full HD resolution (1920x1080) is a no go.
desktop elements (fonts, icons etc) will be too small to comfortably look at.
 

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I use a 47" hp LD4700 monitor @ 1920x1080.. not exactly optimal for gaming performance, but still a lot of fun to play games with, and very easy on the eyes.
 
I don't wanna go 1920x1080, need also to work with my monitor, and for coding, programming, 16:9 is awful
 

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I don't wanna go 1920x1080, need also to work with my monitor, and for coding, programming, 16:9 is awful
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imo 16:9 is awesome :p

all apps i work in now got 2x screen space. all tools now on sides of the screen and center is free, clear workspace. no more hiding-unhiding-moving tool palettes.

and yesterday i was playing Mafia II demo and it was gorgeous in full HD :cool:
 

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16:9 is awesome for movies and rts indeed ^^
Look at some game studios photos, often they have 16:10... Robot, Raven, etc...
16:9 is also a way for monitor industry lobbies to produce less surface and make some extra money :p
 

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16:9 is okay - but I personally prefer 16:10 for a monitor.

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16:9 is also a way for monitor industry lobbies to produce less surface and make some extra money :p
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16:9 is becoming the norm simply because the panels are cheaper to produce.
 

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madtownidiot said:
GTA 4 probably wouldn't even run at max settings if you had a gtx 480. It wasn't very well written.
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I know this thread is old, but i just came across this and wanted to say, that you are right, it will run for 5mins and crash.
 

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