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Is 1600x900 better than 1280x1024?
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1600x900 is a better screen resoution because it has a ratio of 16:9 rather than the 4:3 ratio of 1280x1024

also 1280x1024 has 1,310,720 pixels compared to 1,440,000 pixels in 1600x900. the more pixels means a higher definition

but be sure to check other aspects of a monitor e.g contrast ratio and response time..
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Peronal preference really. Would you prefer it to be wider or higher?

1600 x 900 = 1,440,000

1280 x 1024 = 1,310,720

So, there are more pixels in the 1600 x 900.

Really though, it totally depends on the montier and more than just the resolution. Things like pixel pitch size, response time, so its hard to say this IS better than this.
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1600x900 is a better screen resoution because it has a ratio of 16:9 rather than the 4:3 ratio of 1280x1024

also 1280x1024 has 2304 pixels compared to 2500 pixels in 1600x900. the more pixels means a higher definition
You multiply them, not add them man

2000 pixels wouldnt be much really

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yeh sorry i did add them up wrong and have corrected them xd
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well 1280x1024 will look better because it has 1024 instead of 900 i know this from experience i went from 1280x1024 to 1440x900
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games will definately look better in higher resolution but other aspects are as important.

such as.. response time, pixel pitch size, monitor size, contrast ratio, lcd/led/plasma, brightness levels and so on
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well 1280x1024 will look better because it has 1024 instead of 900 i know this from experience i went from 1280x1024 to 1440x900
he is talking about 1600x900 not 1440x900, the extra pixels on 1600 versus 1280 make up for 900 rather than 1024 and means more pixels
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he is talking about 1600x900 not 1440x900, the extra pixels on 1600 versus 1280 make up for 900 rather than 1024 and means more pixels
I guess he means the height.. it's not just 'more pixels is better', some people dislike having a 'slim' screen, by this I mean a low height but a high width monitor.
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