1280X960 question

[imported_MadHatter]

Does running at 1280x960 produce a poorer image on LCDs with a native 1280x1024 resolution?

 

[Cheesetogo]

Yes, as the lcd will be forced to scale. However, if you run it without scaling, you'll just get thin black bars on the top and bottom of the screen.

 

[JonnyBlaze]

yes.

running an lcd at anything but native resolution produces a poorer image.

 

[Peter]

If your LCD is natively 1280x1024, then that's obviously the ideal resolution.

1280x1024 on CRT screens is a bad choice because the tube has an aspect ratio of 4:3 and this resolution doesn't - unlike all other usual resolutions. Hence, if you want your pictures displayed correctly, go with 1280x960.

 

[imported_MadHatter]

Originally posted by: Cheesetogo
Yes, as the lcd will be forced to scale. However, if you run it without scaling, you'll just get thin black bars on the top and bottom of the screen.

How do you disable scaling?

 

[JonnyBlaze]

Originally posted by: MadHatter

Originally posted by: Cheesetogo
Yes, as the lcd will be forced to scale. However, if you run it without scaling, you'll just get thin black bars on the top and bottom of the screen.

How do you disable scaling?

you do it thru the monitors osd.

 

[imported_MadHatter]

Originally posted by: JonnyBlaze

Originally posted by: MadHatter

Originally posted by: Cheesetogo
Yes, as the lcd will be forced to scale. However, if you run it without scaling, you'll just get thin black bars on the top and bottom of the screen.

How do you disable scaling?

you do it thru the monitors osd.

Ok, thanks! I'm planning on picking up a 17 inch LCD and I was a little concerned that some pretty big release games only support 1280x960 (BF2 and FEAR).

 

[Fox5]

Originally posted by: JonnyBlaze

Originally posted by: MadHatter

Originally posted by: Cheesetogo
Yes, as the lcd will be forced to scale. However, if you run it without scaling, you'll just get thin black bars on the top and bottom of the screen.

How do you disable scaling?

you do it thru the monitors osd.

No, through the video card drivers.

Mine have an option for monitor scaling, video card scaling, no scaling, and fixed aspect ratio scaling. I think fixed aspect ratio scaling is the best, since it won't distort the image.

 

[kmmatney]

I run at 1280 x 960 all the time on my 19" LCD. I would recommend that you use scaling through the video card drivers. The NVidia scaling works great. Set it to "Fixed Aspect Ratio Scaling". The screen will look perfect, with thin (not even noticable) black bars on the top and bottom.

 

[ChuckHsiao]

Scaling can be done via both the monitor OSD and the video card. However, it's also possible that either (or both) don't have those options. If your video card can do scaling, then no need to worry about it. If it doesn't, though, you'll want to make sure your monitor has the capability.

 

[Peter]

Originally posted by: Fox5

Originally posted by: JonnyBlaze
you do it thru the monitors osd.

No, through the video card drivers.

Two choices actually: Set the graphics card to "no scaling" and let the monitor do it, or set the monitor to "no scaling" and let the graphics card do it.

 

[Auric]

MadHatter, preferably get an FPD with its own scaling options but in any case be sure to get one with DVI and use it since graphics card scaling options are not available via VGA. NVIDIA has better options but for 1280x960 on a 1280x1024 max panel it is not really a concern as ATI will handle that but for 1152x864 or 1024x768 it poops the bed. But as you seem to have an NVIDIA card with DVI, no worries... just get a DVI FPD and set to Fixed Aspect Ratio Scaling, as mentioned, to eliminate scaling at 1280x960 yet still allow it in cases where a game's resolution is reduced for higher performance (not likely with a 7800 GTX at the mo') or is indeed limited to 1024x768, for instance.

 

[imported_MadHatter]

Thanks for the advice, I settled with the Samsung 730B. It was the best LCD I could find in a retail store for the price. The fixed aspect ratio is working great. Thanks again for the help!