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LCD larger size -- what for ??
In article , Beladi Nasrallah wrote:
I have an 19" LCD monitor with the resolution 1440 x 900, and I play such games as Half-Life 2 DM, Team Fortress 2, Bioshock, FEAR, Dark Messiah and Silent Hunter 4. So far, I felt that the screen size (19") was al'right for the first- person shooter (FPS) games, as I could hold all of the screen in the periphery of my vision. Well, maybe I felt something slightly larger (say, 20") could make game more exciting. The resolution seemed to be al'right. I could not imagine going for a higher resolution (and yeah, my graphics card was 7600GT). But I heard many people said a larger screen (such as 24" or even 30") will make all the difference. I fail to see that. I presume a 19-20" screen is good for FPS, and a larger screen would be better for simualtion or role-playing game (such as Civilization or Oblivion). Maybe it was the kids' equivalent of a larger penis for a man. I also wonder if a higher resolution (such as 1920 x 1200) will improve _significantly_ the gameplaying experience. I used to play HL2DM on a 17" widescreen 1680 x 1050. I think I can see the enemy at the same distances. So, here is my question: why should I go for a higher-resolution and higher-size monitor ? I use a 24" Acer X241W at 1920X1200 using a Nvidia 8800GTS 640mb and I will never look back!!!! Unreal 2004/Unreal 3 looks stunning. I uses it as a poor mans HDTV also . |
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LCD larger size -- what for ??
In article , Beladi Nasrallah wrote:
I have an 19" LCD monitor with the resolution 1440 x 900, and I play such games as Half-Life 2 DM, Team Fortress 2, Bioshock, FEAR, Dark Messiah and Silent Hunter 4. So far, I felt that the screen size (19") was al'right for the first- person shooter (FPS) games, as I could hold all of the screen in the periphery of my vision. Well, maybe I felt something slightly larger (say, 20") could make game more exciting. The resolution seemed to be al'right. I could not imagine going for a higher resolution (and yeah, my graphics card was 7600GT). But I heard many people said a larger screen (such as 24" or even 30") will make all the difference. I fail to see that. I presume a 19-20" screen is good for FPS, and a larger screen would be better for simualtion or role-playing game (such as Civilization or Oblivion). Maybe it was the kids' equivalent of a larger penis for a man. I also wonder if a higher resolution (such as 1920 x 1200) will improve _significantly_ the gameplaying experience. I used to play HL2DM on a 17" widescreen 1680 x 1050. I think I can see the enemy at the same distances. So, here is my question: why should I go for a higher-resolution and higher-size monitor ? Plus a 24" is ideal for viewing 2 pages of a document side by side in full scale. |
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LCD larger size -- what for ??
In article , Michael Pachta wrote:
Schrodinger schrieb/wrote/escribió: I recently upgraded from a 19" LCD to a 22" widescreen and it was well worth it. If I had loads of money I would have gone for a 24". I don't own a LCD monitor, so here's my current knowledge: As far as I know LCD monitors have a fixed screen resolution. Lower resolutions can be obtained by extrapolation (interpolation?), which makes the graphics worse. I once saw this at a friend's. Thats why you never run the monitor at anything different than its default. So, if I buy a large monitor, say 22", I need to have a good graphics card that is capable of displaying the given resolution fast enough. Otherwise I would have to switch to a lower resolution which would result in bad graphics. Or am I wrong here? M. You should have a video card with suffucent ram. What video card are you considering? Most recent cards from the last few years should be able to handle a 22" |
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LCD larger size -- what for ??
In article , Mark Morrison wrote:
On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:44:08 -0700 (PDT), Beladi Nasrallah wrote: So, here is my question: why should I go for a higher-resolution and higher-size monitor ? I wouldn't (and haven't) - I'm still on the 17" widesreen I bought about 3 years back. OMG, that must look tiny on your desk!!! I'm happy with the screen size and resolution I play at. If I got a bigger monitor, it would necessitate getting a new graphics card, just to play the same game. If I upgraded to a 22" or similar, I'd have to got a PCI-E powered system, meaning a new PC. I will get a new monitor eventually, but only as part of a completely new system. |
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LCD larger size -- what for ??
In article , "Lawrence Lugar" wrote:
That's what i'm saying...you're only atmost, what - 1 and a half feet away from a computer monitor? it's ridiculous, for the people who have 24"+ computer monitors on their desks. I have a 19" wide format LCD...and it's more than plenty large enough Some of us men just have larger penises! Some of us like our 24" screens. Some of us use them for video editing, and a 19" does not cut it. "Beladi Nasrallah" wrote in message ... I have an 19" LCD monitor with the resolution 1440 x 900, and I play such games as Half-Life 2 DM, Team Fortress 2, Bioshock, FEAR, Dark Messiah and Silent Hunter 4. So far, I felt that the screen size (19") was al'right for the first- person shooter (FPS) games, as I could hold all of the screen in the periphery of my vision. Well, maybe I felt something slightly larger (say, 20") could make game more exciting. The resolution seemed to be al'right. I could not imagine going for a higher resolution (and yeah, my graphics card was 7600GT). But I heard many people said a larger screen (such as 24" or even 30") will make all the difference. I fail to see that. I presume a 19-20" screen is good for FPS, and a larger screen would be better for simualtion or role-playing game (such as Civilization or Oblivion). Maybe it was the kids' equivalent of a larger penis for a man. I also wonder if a higher resolution (such as 1920 x 1200) will improve _significantly_ the gameplaying experience. I used to play HL2DM on a 17" widescreen 1680 x 1050. I think I can see the enemy at the same distances. So, here is my question: why should I go for a higher-resolution and higher-size monitor ? |
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LCD larger size -- what for ??
I read in Micro Mart, which is a UK computing magazine, a test of widescreen
LCDs. They reckoned that you do not need to go any bigger than a 24" or 26" monitor, as you may lose track of what you've got going on. I have a 24" HDMI monitor, it's great for flight sims, SH4 looks great on it, and as mentioned previously, it's great as a poor man's HDTV! The resolution is 1920x1200, so it does 1080p. You'd definitely need more powerful graphics processing to ensure that your games play smoothly, I put in a second HD3870 to keep things running along. |
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LCD larger size -- what for ??
"Beladi Nasrallah" wrote in message ... So, here is my question: why should I go for a higher-resolution and higher-size monitor ? You don't have to. You could play FPS games on a 12" monitor. However, if you played games at 1920x1200 or 1920x1080, you would want a bigger monitor and a more powerful graphic card. I have a Sony 23" monitor (1920x1200) and an LG 47" LCD TV (1920x1080). I thought 23" was all I needed until I started to play games on the 47". |
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Benjamin Gawert wrote: * Michael Pachta: I don't own a LCD monitor, so here's my current knowledge: As far as I know LCD monitors have a fixed screen resolution. Lower resolutions can be obtained by extrapolation (interpolation?), interpolation (extrapolation is something different) which makes the graphics worse. I once saw this at a friend's. So, if I buy a large monitor, say 22", I need to have a good graphics card that is capable of displaying the given resolution fast enough. Otherwise I would have to switch to a lower resolution which would result in bad graphics. Or am I wrong here? No, basically you're right. However, the effects of interpolation was much worse with the first generation of displays (usually 15" and 17" displays with 1024x768 or 1280x1024) on which lower resolutions such like 800x600 or 640x480 look really bad. But on modern high resolution displays with 1440x900, 1680x1050 or 1920x1200 lower resolutions usually don't look as bad as they did on the first generation displays. Benjamin "don't look as bad as they did on the first generation displays" - is just as bad !!! Any current LCD monitor is look as bad as the next one unless you run game / windows at its native (and only) resolution - even in 2d Window mode. Now, here is a relationship that I can not understand: you spend a bunch of money to get a nice 24" LCD; unless you spend another big chunk of money to upgrade to to top of the line video card and faster CPU inorder to play game (this is a game discussion group so I would use game as sample, not a Windows 2d application group) some what acceptable at its native resolution. Other wise, you would have to lower the resolution and get a ****ty image. Now, why spend extra money to get the big screen but then playing game at a lower resolution? What have you gain in game playing wise ? |
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Lawrence Lugar wrote:
That's what i'm saying...you're only atmost, what - 1 and a half feet away from a computer monitor? it's ridiculous, for the people who have 24"+ computer monitors on their desks. I have a 19" wide format LCD...and it's more than plenty large enough For you. 19" wide is a puny monitor. |
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GMAN wrote:
In article , Phil wrote: Benjamin Gawert wrote: * Michael Pachta: I don't own a LCD monitor, so here's my current knowledge: As far as I know LCD monitors have a fixed screen resolution. Lower resolutions can be obtained by extrapolation (interpolation?), interpolation (extrapolation is something different) which makes the graphics worse. I once saw this at a friend's. So, if I buy a large monitor, say 22", I need to have a good graphics card that is capable of displaying the given resolution fast enough. Otherwise I would have to switch to a lower resolution which would result in bad graphics. Or am I wrong here? No, basically you're right. However, the effects of interpolation was much worse with the first generation of displays (usually 15" and 17" displays with 1024x768 or 1280x1024) on which lower resolutions such like 800x600 or 640x480 look really bad. But on modern high resolution displays with 1440x900, 1680x1050 or 1920x1200 lower resolutions usually don't look as bad as they did on the first generation displays. Benjamin "don't look as bad as they did on the first generation displays" - is just as bad !!! Any current LCD monitor is look as bad as the next one unless you run game / windows at its native (and only) resolution - even in 2d Window mode. Exactly, why would i run my desktop in anything other than 1920x1200 if i have that resolution available to me natively? Now, here is a relationship that I can not understand: you spend a bunch of money to get a nice 24" LCD; unless you spend another big chunk of money to upgrade to to top of the line video card and faster CPU inorder to play game (this is a game discussion group so I would use game as sample, not a Windows 2d application group) some what acceptable at its native resolution. Other wise, you would have to lower the resolution and get a ****ty image. Now, why spend extra money to get the big screen but then playing game at a lower resolution? What have you gain in game playing wise ? Many video cards from the last 2 or 3 years will handle 1920x1200 without even breaking a sweat. Most of the $100 range of cards will do. I always run the games i have in native mode. UT3 in 1920x1200 is , well unreal!!!! I have a 22" wide screen and I'm running it at native (1680x1050). I'm over 50 now and these high resolutions are terrific in games, but I'm having great difficulty text nowadays. Tiny text is real difficult to see. But is I change the resolution the text becomes blurred. So it's a lose - lose for me. I've even tried playing with the settings in windows (going to 120% text size) but that makes the icons look strange. What do you people do? Or do I assume you all have brilliant microscopic vision! |
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