Just got a 19 inch monitor

[episodic]

Just got a brand new 19 inch monitor at staples for 129$

It is most excellent!

1600x1200 rocks for games and 1280x1024 rocks for web surfing . . .

 

[TitanDiddly]

I got an IBM P260(21") about a year ago and it's great. $100 used, but it has a large crack.

 

[amol]

but 1280x1024 is 5:4

1280x960 is better

 

[Shooters]

Originally posted by: Amol
but 1280x1024 is 5:4

1280x960 is better

:thumbsup:

All of the LCDs at school have 1280x1024 native resolution. I hate it; everything looks squished and fat.

 

[amol]

Originally posted by: Shooters

Originally posted by: Amol
but 1280x1024 is 5:4

1280x960 is better

:thumbsup:

All of the LCDs at school have 1280x1024 native resolution. I hate it; everything looks squished and fat.

but those LCDs are physically 5:4

they wouldn't looked very squished . . . it'd be different if you put 1280x1024 on a 1600x1200 panel . . .

his CRT is physically 4:3, but he's putting a 5:4 resolution on it

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: Shooters

Originally posted by: Amol
but 1280x1024 is 5:4

1280x960 is better

:thumbsup:

All of the LCDs at school have 1280x1024 native resolution. I hate it; everything looks squished and fat.

Works fine for me on my 17 inch LCD. I do miss 1600x1200 though.

ZV

 

[Shooters]

Originally posted by: Amol

Originally posted by: Shooters

Originally posted by: Amol
but 1280x1024 is 5:4

1280x960 is better

:thumbsup:

All of the LCDs at school have 1280x1024 native resolution. I hate it; everything looks squished and fat.

but those LCDs are physically 5:4

they wouldn't looked very squished . . . it'd be different if you put 1280x1024 on a 1600x1200 panel . . .

his CRT is physically 4:3, but he's putting a 5:4 resolution on it

You're saying the screen is physically 5:4? I've never seen such a thing.

 

[jagec]

wait until you get a 21"...then 1600x1200 looks perfect for EVERYTHING.

 

[amol]

Originally posted by: Shooters

Originally posted by: Amol

Originally posted by: Shooters

Originally posted by: Amol
but 1280x1024 is 5:4

1280x960 is better

:thumbsup:

All of the LCDs at school have 1280x1024 native resolution. I hate it; everything looks squished and fat.

but those LCDs are physically 5:4

they wouldn't looked very squished . . . it'd be different if you put 1280x1024 on a 1600x1200 panel . . .

his CRT is physically 4:3, but he's putting a 5:4 resolution on it

You're saying the screen is physically 5:4? I've never seen such a thing.

yeah, go ahead and measure the screen dimensions, you'll see that the width is 1.25x longer than the height, meaning its 5:4

 

[cavemanmoron]

i run my 19 inch crt at 800x600
75mhz

why have stuff so small???

 

[Kishan]

Originally posted by: cavemanmoron
i run my 19 inch crt at 800x600
75mhz

why have stuff so small???

I stay at 1024x768 on a 19". 800x600 looks pretty pixilated. I can't see anything higher than 1024 though.

 

[arcenite]

1280x1024 is the native res for my 19" monitor so whoever says it's fat and squished, that is true for CRTs but not LCDs...

 

[drum]

1600x1200 looks good on my 19" crt although it's a 6 year old gateway

 

[tyler811]

:thumbsup:

 

[NightCrawler]

1280 x 1024

1280 x 960

Would you really notice 64 pixels ?

 

[jsbush]

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
I got an IBM P260(21") about a year ago and it's great. $100 used, but it has a large crack.

Mines longer then it is large.

 

[Shooters]

Originally posted by: Amol
yeah, go ahead and measure the screen dimensions, you'll see that the width is 1.25x longer than the height, meaning its 5:4

Interesting, I never knew that. I'm tempted to go and measure because I've never noticed a difference in the ratio of the screen compared to a CRT. I think I'll refrain though because other people in the lab would probably think I'm crazy.

Here's a question though. If you buy an LCD with a 1600x1200 native resolution then the screen ratio is 4:3 right? So, why do they make 1280x1024 LCDs that have to have a non-standard 5:4 screen ratio when they could just make them 1280x960 and keep it at 4:3?

 

[Shooters]

Originally posted by: NightCrawler
1280 x 1024

1280 x 960

Would you really notice 64 pixels ?

I do, especially when you're looking at something that's supposed to be circular but it looks like an ellipse.

 

[Zeeky Boogy Doog]

i just upgraded today from one old 17 inch monitor, to an old 17 inch monitor and an even older 15 inch monitor i found in the basement, but hell, two is better than one, so upgrade for me

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: Shooters

Originally posted by: NightCrawler
1280 x 1024

1280 x 960

Would you really notice 64 pixels ?

I do, especially when you're looking at something that's supposed to be circular but it looks like an ellipse.

Yep, I notice it a lot in photographs (I'm a PS freak) and movies. People that claim not to notice a difference either don't use their computer for anything besides email, or have just managed to convince themselves that it's "right" that way despite all evidence otherwise.

Of course, as said before, if you use 1280x1024 on a 17 through 19 inch LCD, then you're using the proper aspect ratio. 1280x1024 should be banned on CRTs though, as it is definitely and noticeably not correct.

Edit: I have a 19" CRT at 1280x960@85Hz. I get headaches from the 75Hz required for 1600x1200, though the smaller size and increased screen real estate is preferrable.

 

[Ornery]

Get the fvck out of here. We've got screwballs on this forum who say they get used to the stretched image of an HDTV viewing 4:3 material, yet 1.33 res. on a 1.25 monitor is unbearable... puhlease! You could EASILY adjust that out with the screen's vertical size adjustment IF it really were noticeable. :roll:

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: Ornery
Get the fvck out of here. We've got screwballs on this forum who say they get used to the stretched image of an HDTV viewing 4:3 material, yet 1.33 res. on a 1.25 monitor is unbearable... puhlease! You could EASILY adjust that out with the screen's vertical size adjustment IF it really were noticeable. :roll:

Why mess around with the settings if you can just use the correct resolution?

 

[Kalvin00]

Originally posted by: cavemanmoron
i run my 19 inch crt at 800x600
75mhz

why have stuff so small???

Same here, only 85hZ

I like to sit more than 6 inches from my monitor screen..

 

[So]

Originally posted by: Kalvin00

Originally posted by: cavemanmoron
i run my 19 inch crt at 800x600
75mhz

why have stuff so small???

Same here, only 85hZ

I like to sit more than 6 inches from my monitor screen..

Mostly because you can have more than three lines of text on your screen at one time

 

[Shawn]

CRT, yuck!