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View Poll Results: What resolution do you play your games at?
800 x 600 13 0.98%
1024 x 768 67 5.06%
1152 x 864 4 0.30%
1280 x 960 8 0.60%
1280 x 1024 201 15.17%
1440 x 900 153 11.55%
1600 x 1200 29 2.19%
1680 x 1050 462 34.87%
1920 x 1080 105 7.92%
1920 x 1200 229 17.28%
Other 54 4.08%
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Old 05-14-08   #101 (permalink)
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OK i play at 1680x1050.. But i was wondering..

What does resolution matter when it comes to games? As long as the aspect ratio is correct, wont it look exactly the same at say, 14x9 as it would 16x10 ?

Ok so screenshots will be smaller.. But the gaming experience itself will still be the same.. right?


Or am i totally missing something?
If you have a LCD then the difference can be quite visible. If your LCD has a resolution of 1920x1200, but you're gaming at 1440x900 then you're only using roughly half the available pixels on the screen. Games look their best when the display adapter is displaying 1 to 1 with the monitor. Also if you're gaming on a much larger screen at the same resolution as someone on a significantly smaller one then his pitch is smaller resulting in a crisper picture for him.

Tl;dr: Tiny pixels make things pretty.
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Varies per game. CRT ftw!

Where are the high resolutions

My CRT does up to 2048 x 1536

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anywhere between 1280x1024 adn 1600x1200, but mostly 1600x1200 now. Let the stuttering begin! MY 7800 gets ok frames at that res, but it stutters...
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TTT! More answers guys! 1680x1050FTW!
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Really depends on the game.
Bf2 I play 1280x1024.
Cod4 I play at 1920x1080.
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