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12/13/2003 05:46:26 AM · #1
I am interested in knowing which screen resolutions are most commonly used, i.e. 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 etc.
12/13/2003 05:48:44 AM · #2
Originally posted by Chez:

I am interested in knowing which screen resolutions are most commonly used, i.e. 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 etc.


I would bet the most common would be 1280x1024, but 800x600 is still the standard to design to.
12/13/2003 05:53:39 AM · #3
My screen resolution is 800x600...I just don't like how the higher resolutions look on my screen.
12/13/2003 06:12:22 AM · #4
I use 1024x768, PC is 3 years old, higher resolution just does not look sharp.
12/13/2003 06:16:09 AM · #5
1280x960
12/13/2003 06:20:35 AM · #6
Originally posted by willem:

I use 1024x768, PC is 3 years old, higher resolution just does not look sharp.


The same here.
12/13/2003 06:52:19 AM · #7
Originally posted by Konador:

1280x960

Quite strange that, although 1280x960 is actually 4:3, a good number of people use 1280x1024, which is a strange ratio. :-)

Oh, I use 1280x1024.
12/13/2003 06:58:52 AM · #8
I tried 1280x1024 but it looked all squished up, lol
12/13/2003 07:44:05 AM · #9
Sreen size and resolution have to do with your video card and monitor. You monitor will only support up to what it was designed for which means if you have an old monitor with a newer video card chances are you will only run at about 1024 X 768 on a 17inch. The bigger the monitor the better the resolution and the better the video card has to be.
12/13/2003 07:45:13 AM · #10
computer monitor have a 4:3 aspect ratio so be sure to use the same ratio for your definition or you gonna get all kind of distortion in your image:

4/3=1.33333333
640/480=1.33333333
800/600=1.33333333
1024/768=1.33333333
1280/960=1.33333333
1280/1024=1.25?????

I'm using 1280x960
12/13/2003 07:49:59 AM · #11
Originally posted by nicklevy:

computer monitor have a 4:3 aspect ratio so be sure to use the same ratio for your definition or you gonna get all kind of distortion in your image:

Yeah, you're completely right, but a LOT of people do use 1280x1024, rightly or wrongly..
12/13/2003 07:51:03 AM · #12
1600x1200, the highest my current video card supports. Newer video cards can do 2048x1536. (*wipes drool from mouth*)

It is worthwhile to note that if you have a laptop or an LCD monitor, there is only one resolution you should use -- the native resolution of the fixed-pixel display device. Unlike a conventional CRT monitor, an LCD cannot vary the sync rate to work at any resolution. An LCD is always running at its native (highest) resolution. So if you have a laptop or LCD monitor that is capable of 1280x1024 and you have your resolution set to to 800x600, 1024x768, or anything but 1280x1024, you are doing yourself a great disservice and sacrificing loads of video quality by "scaling" your video through non-linear stretching and interpolation algorithms. I can't believe the number of laptops/LCD monitors I see using the non-native resolution, making the display look awful. (TechTV article here in case I didn't explain it well.)

A high-resolution fixed-pixel display (i.e., a laptop or LCD monitor) combined with Windows XP's ClearType technology provides stunningly sharp text that is a joy to read (sample at bottom of link). (To turn on ClearType, go to Control Panel > Display > Appearance > Effects and turn on the checkbox for "smooth edges of screen fonts," making sure that the popup menu reads "ClearType." Only enable ClearType on LCD displays -- it is not designed for use on regular monitors!)

Remember, the original laser printer was 300 dots per inch. A typical display is 75 dots per inch. By increasing your resolution to 1600x1200 or 2048x1536, you are getting more and more dots per inch. Someday we'll be able to buy high-res displays that can do 300 dots per inch. Increased clarity increases reading speeds. For example, enabling ClearType has been shown to increase reading speed 10% to 15%.

Message edited by author 2003-12-13 08:00:30.
12/13/2003 08:38:57 AM · #13
1024 x 768
12/13/2003 08:49:11 AM · #14
1280x1024

i dont find anything looks all squished up..

12/13/2003 09:13:56 AM · #15
My TFT= 1280x1024
My CRT= 1600x1200
My notebook= 1600x1200
12/13/2003 09:16:10 AM · #16
2560x1024 spread across two 19" LCDs (Samsung 191T, Dell labeled, GREAT!).
12/13/2003 09:16:47 AM · #17
1024x768
12/13/2003 09:51:33 AM · #18
1024x768
I think it is the most widely used currently.
12/13/2003 09:58:20 AM · #19
1024 x 768
12/13/2003 10:11:21 AM · #20
2048x1536 on a Sony E500 CRT monitor.
12/13/2003 10:16:27 AM · #21
CRT = 1280x1024
Laptop = 1024x768
12/13/2003 11:54:19 AM · #22
1600*1200
12/13/2003 11:57:22 AM · #23
1600x1200 on my laptop and desk computers
12/13/2003 12:21:33 PM · #24
1600x1200
12/13/2003 12:30:56 PM · #25
1024x768 Dell 19" CRT
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