is 1152*864 a "proper" resolution?

[dukdukgoos]

1152*864 is a good, eye-friendly res for 19" monitors.

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: Adul

Originally posted by: Sid59
i use 1152x864 .. just seems natural to me.

me three. it seems to "reclaim" the space that is lost when it is at 1024x768

its on a 17inch CRT btw. for a 15inch CRT 1024x768 seems natural

 

[CubicZirconia]

There should be an FAQ on this or something. It seems to come up once a week or so.

 

[Anonemous]

Originally posted by: brettjrob
I can definitely tell the difference between 100Hz and 85Hz, although 85 doesn't really bother my eyes. Moving through WinXP definitely seems more smooth with 100, but I don't want to put any unnecessary strain on the monitor so I settle with 85Hz.

There's unnecessary strain put on a monitor at high refresh rates? I've always used 100 hz (1152x864 of course) on my 19" monitor ever since I got it because my eyes would become irritated with low refresh rates. I can tolerate 85hz but that makes me sleepy after 1-2 hours of looking at the screen. My monitor's still going strong after 6 years... oh wells if it dies I guess I'll jump to lcd then.

 

[grabadude]

I use 1152x864 resolution on my 19' inch monitor. 1024x768 is ugly and anything over 1152x864 is ugly too, IMO.

 

[LoudTIGER]

it's more proper than 1280x1024, which so many people seem to use.

 

[Goi]

I'd actually use 1152x864 on a 17" monitor. On a 19" I'd probably run 1280x960 even though that might be too large. Too bad there isn't a resolution between 1280x960 and 1600x1200. I'm thinking 1440x1080 would be great for 19" monitors.

Anyway I'm currently running 1600x1200 on a 21".

 

[Sid59]

i've tried 1280 x 768 -- = YUCK! it's terrible.

 

[DanJ]

1152x864 on my 19" Hitachi SuperScan 753 looks great for me (yay Buy.com mixup of 5 years ago or whenever it was...)

 

[MonstaThrilla]

I'm using 1152x864 on my Samsung SyncMaster 955DF

 

[BFG10K]

1152 x 864 is a proper resolution. It's also a good one to use on 17" monitors that can't do 1280 x 960 at a decent refresh rate.

Whoever it was must have failed math because its 5:4 not 4:3.

It's leftover from the olden days.

 

[VTrider]

Originally posted by: dukdukgoos
1152*864 is a good, eye-friendly res for 19" monitors.

 

[Sid59]

alot more people using 1152x864 than i thought. most peopel i talk to are using 1024x768

 

[dwango]

1152x864 is the right size for a 17" CRT, IMO. I used it for years before I got my Samsung 172t LCD (which is 5:4, 1280x1024 native).

 

[NoahFrenzy]

1152x864 for me on my 17in Sony 200GS.

 

[rbV5]

Thoughts (CRT related):
1) 5:4 is just a 6% distortion from 4:3.
2) Very few people run their monitor at factory default settings with the large black region between the image and the plastic boarder.
3) Instead most people stretch their monitor settings to fill the glass with little to no black regions.
4) As soon as you stretch it you are distored anyways: easilly approaching or surpassing the 6% distortion that the 5:4 resolution causes.
5) Thus you are arguing about a minor detail when many people have larger distortion problems caused by themselves.
6) Or if you want you can stretch your monitor to fit fully in one direction and use 5:4 resolution so that it is flawless (no distortion at all) - this gives you more resolution (enough to finally fit a whole Word page at 100% zoom on the screen at once or several extra lines of Excel thus needing less scrolling and being much more productive) for more info on the screen AND gives you a nearly full monitor without much black region.
7) Thus I use an undistorted 5:4 resolution on a 4:3 monitor.

Sounds good, but the viewable portion of my monitor is exactly 4:3. Just because your monitor comes factory set, doesn't mean its factory set for your refresh/resolution or undistorted..quite the opposite. Adjusting the screen geometry (properly)doesn't distort the ratio, "not" adjusting the geometry "leaves" it distorted. Thus I use an undistorted 4:3 resolution on my 4:3 CRT monitor at whatever refresh I want.

 

[oldfart]

I used 1152 x 864 on my 19" CRT. I'm on a 17" LCD now, 1280 x 1024 native is what I run.

 

[bigpow]

Yep. I'm using it with my Samsung 753DF (max res. before the crappy 60Hz refresh rate)