2048x1536 on a 19" monitor ???

[3615buck]

Good morning everybody (yes, it's 10:30 am in Belgium)
I have a 19" iiyama Vision Master Pro 450 screen which has (in theory) a maximum resolution of 1600x1200 à 85Hz. But since I installed Powerstrip, new resolutions have appeared, 1920x1440 and even 2048x1536 ! I tried them for a few seconds and they worked (2048x1536 @ 72Hz) but I was wondering if there was any risk for the screen, 2048x1536 on a 19 inch screen seems abnormally high to me. Is there any kind of protection if you go too high ?
Thanks.

 

[LXi]

There shouldn't be any harm, but it may not be good for the monitor in the long run. It's kind of like overclocking a CPU, so it'll probably decrease your monitor's life. However, this kind of resolution is not abnormal for a 19", many high end 19" models are capable of doing such resolutions.

 

[Zucchini]

well besides that, there's probably no benefit to running at resolutions above spec, your probably making the pictures worse

 

[3615buck]

Yes, I thought it might just be funny to try a 3D game in 2048x1536 with 4x4 FSAA to get the Gforce II on its knees...

 

[LXi]

You're not really making pictures worse, in fact such resolutions are better for CAD works and stuff. But I dont see the point of using anything beyond 1600x1200 for windows operations and stuff, plus you wont get anything higher than 1600x1200 in games.

 

[Zucchini]

Are you sure? I'm not sure about this but isn't there a point where you don't have atleast a 1:1 ratio for pixels to screen elements?

 

[Howard]

The number of screen elements is infinite, as opposed to a LCD.

 

[Zucchini]

I doubt its infinite, i think normal tube screens have little red/green/blue elements.

 

[shabby]

My optiquest v95 can do 2048x1536 also, but i gotta lean in and squint to see anything

 

[Zucchini]

Yes but i think at that level you don't have 1 pixel per monitor picture element