Pixel mapping and LCD : some questions

[DetConan]

I have a Nec Multisync 75 (17 inch). I would love to get a bigger screen and said to myself : why not a 22 inch monitor ? One of the problem is that I have a lot of old games that I would still like to play (Starcraft, Heroes of Might and Magic 3, etc) but I dont want them to be stretched over a big widescreen screen.

1- So, would a LCD with pixel mapping would be a good solution to play old games ?

2 - In your opinion, what is more annoying : having a game stretched over a widescreen to fit a resolution that the game was not made for or playing a game in a boxe surrended by black borders ?

3 - Suppose I want to play a game on a 22 LCD monitor but my video card is not powerful enough to run it (my rig is : 3200+ single core, 7600gt, 1gb of ram) at the native resolution of the 22 LCD. If I use the "pixel mapping" feature of the monitor to lower the resolution to 1280 X 1024, will the game runs smoothly like it would on a smaller screen or does the pixel mapping process taxes the videocard ?

4 - What would be a great LCD monitor, 20" or above, that would have good quality pictures, fast response time for games and pixel mapping options ?

Thank you for your advices

 

[postmortemIA]

Originally posted by: DetConan
I have a Nec Multisync 75 (17 inch). I would love to get a bigger screen and said to myself : why not a 22 inch monitor ? One of the problem is that I have a lot of old games that I would still like to play (Starcraft, Heroes of Might and Magic 3, etc) but I dont want them to be stretched over a big widescreen screen.

1- So, would a LCD with pixel mapping would be a good solution to play old games ?

2 - In your opinion, what is more annoying : having a game stretched over a widescreen to fit a resolution that the game was not made for or playing a game in a boxe surrended by black borders ?

3 - Suppose I want to play a game on a 22 LCD monitor but my video card is not powerful enough to run it (my rig is : 3200+ single core, 7600gt, 1gb of ram) at the native resolution of the 22 LCD. If I use the "pixel mapping" feature of the monitor to lower the resolution to 1280 X 1024, will the game runs smoothly like it would on a smaller screen or does the pixel mapping process taxes the videocard ?

4 - What would be a great LCD monitor, 20" or above, that would have good quality pictures, fast response time for games and pixel mapping options ?

Thank you for your advices

3 - no it doesn't tax video card, it is sending 1280x1024 resolution.

4 - see the sticky.

 

[DetConan]

4 - see the sticky.[/quote]

I could not find a 22 LCD monitor supporting 1:1 pixel mapping. Am I wrong ?

An alternative would be to get a 24" inch Dell, but it is a lot of money...

Would a XFX 7600gt xxx handle 1:1 pixel mapping on a 22 inc LCD as well as a monitor with this function ?