Which is the PROPER 4:3 resolution: 1280 x 960 or 1280 x 1040?

[MichaelD]

I decided to give a higher res than 1152x864 a try. Especially since my monitor will still do a 100Hz refresh at either 1280 x 960 or 1040.

I want to stay in the proper aspect ratio. Right now, I'm at 960, and it "looks correct" to me. Am I in the proper 4:3 at 1280x 960? Thanks!

 

[John]

1280x960 is 4:3

 

[MichaelD]

Thank you, John.

 

[zephyrprime]

just divide 1280 by 960 with any calculator. This will yield 1.333333 which equals 4/3.

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: zephyrprime
just divide 1280 by 960 with any calculator. This will yield 1.333333 which equals 4/3.

OMG....No!!!! Aieeeeee! Nooooooooooooooooooo! It's MATH! Helpme! Don't hurt my head, dude! J/K. Thanks Zeph. I'm getting used to this res. I like it if I'm "concentrating" on the screen, like I am now. But when it first boots up, I want to grab my magnifying glass. LOL!

 

[ProviaFan]

Yup, 1280x960 is definitely a "proper" res. It's a little small on my 17 inch monitor, but since I can get it at 85Hz, why not?

 

[LordAccord]

My favorite res has to still be 1152x864 for 17" but on my 20" I try to run higher.... however, its a fixed rate monitor and wont do any 1280x960, only 1280x1024...which looks really nice. Huge desktop.

LoRdAccord

 

[UglyCasanova]

I run 1280x1040 on mine which is a 19" Samsung 900NF (very nice btw) and it looks great. I ordered a new i8200 from Dell and I got the UltraSharp display. It has a native resolution of 1600x1200 which will be neat, but I am worried that I won't be able to see a thing on a 15" display with that high a resolution. Does anyone here have this? I know about increasing font and all of that, I was just wondering how small things actually look. When I am playing a game will it only show on part of the screen?

 

[MarkW]

Is there any way to set a nonstandard resolution? I would like something between 1280 and 1600...

 

[Goi]

DO THE MATH!!!

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: MarkW
Is there any way to set a nonstandard resolution? I would like something between 1280 and 1600...

I've used 1400x1050 in Xfree86 4.2 on Linux

P.S. That lasted only a few days since it was too small on my 17 inch monitor, and at 75Hz there was way too much flicker.

 

[BFG10K]

960 / 0.75 = 1280.

 

[LarryJoe]

1152x864 is a nice mix of quality and size. As much as I tried to run my desktop at 1280x1024, I just could see a freakin thing - i.e. too small. I was in denial.

 

[ElFenix]

powerstrip can usually set non standard resolutions. unfortunately recent nvidia drivers haven't taken those.

 

[odog]

i used to run 1152x864.... but got over it when i found 1280x1024(the highest functional res on my 19")

1600x1200 is too much on my KDS AV195TF, and 1152x864 is too little, but 1280x1024 is just right

 

[Eug]

1280x1040 is 16:13. I think you mean 1280x1024, which is 5:4. This is a proper aspect ratio for 17" LCD screens, but not CRTs. e-phex, while it's not a big deal, 1280x1024 is not a proper resolution for your monitor.

By the way, I'd prefer to run 1400x1050 on a 19" monitor, and 1280x960 on a 17" monitor.

Can somebody remind me how to hack Windows XP to allow me to use 1400x1050 with my Radeon? I tried a few months ago and nothing seemed to work. The old versions of the tweak programs didn't seem to help. Any advice on current tweak programs?

If my monitor can run 1600x1200 x 75, do you think it'd be able to run 1400x1050 x 85 (or 80 at least)? It's a Samsung 950p.

 

[odog]

eug: proper resolution means very little when you don't have to having to display formatted video and such. monitors are there for not confined to standard resolution. 4:3 means everything to a NTSC formatted video image, but in a world of custom window sizing and multi tasking, it means just a little bit less then jack sheet

 

[odog]

powerstrip should do the trick.

 

[Eug]

Originally posted by: e-phex
eug: proper resolution means very little when you don't have to having to display formatted video and such. monitors are there for not confined to standard resolution. 4:3 means everything to a NTSC formatted video image, but in a world of custom window sizing and multi tasking, it means just a little bit less then jack sheet

Well, even just web images will be distorted. Oval circles irritate me. I also edit my digicam pix on my 4:3 monitor so I think it's important, but like I said for some people it's not a big deal.

I'll check out Powerstrip again. Last time I tried it did nothing (both in Win 2000 and Win XP) at least in terms of custom resolutions.

 

[Mavrick007]

Originally posted by: Eug
1280x1040 is 16:13. I think you mean 1280x1024, which is 5:4. This is a proper aspect ratio for 17" LCD screens, but not CRTs. e-phex, while it's not a big deal, 1280x1024 is not a proper resolution for your monitor.

By the way, I'd prefer to run 1400x1050 on a 19" monitor, and 1280x960 on a 17" monitor.

Can somebody remind me how to hack Windows XP to allow me to use 1400x1050 with my Radeon? I tried a few months ago and nothing seemed to work. The old versions of the tweak programs didn't seem to help. Any advice on current tweak programs?

If my monitor can run 1600x1200 x 75, do you think it'd be able to run 1400x1050 x 85 (or 80 at least)? It's a Samsung 950p.

I've looked at the specs for the 950p, and it says that it will do 1600x1200@75max and 1280x1024@85max, so I would not try 1400x1050 at any higher than 80, I might even try it at 75hz which is probably around the best you will be able to do.

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: Mavrick007

Originally posted by: Eug
1280x1040 is 16:13. I think you mean 1280x1024, which is 5:4. This is a proper aspect ratio for 17" LCD screens, but not CRTs. e-phex, while it's not a big deal, 1280x1024 is not a proper resolution for your monitor.

By the way, I'd prefer to run 1400x1050 on a 19" monitor, and 1280x960 on a 17" monitor.

Can somebody remind me how to hack Windows XP to allow me to use 1400x1050 with my Radeon? I tried a few months ago and nothing seemed to work. The old versions of the tweak programs didn't seem to help. Any advice on current tweak programs?

If my monitor can run 1600x1200 x 75, do you think it'd be able to run 1400x1050 x 85 (or 80 at least)? It's a Samsung 950p.

I've looked at the specs for the 950p, and it says that it will do 1600x1200@75max and 1280x1024@85max, so I would not try 1400x1050 at any higher than 80, I might even try it at 75hz which is probably around the best you will be able to do.

The spec of 85Hz at 1280x1024 is the _vertical_ refresh rate. Thus, I'd assume since 1400x1050 is hardly larger than 1280x1024 in vertical dimensions, I'd say you're safe to try 85Hz at that res. However, the horizontal rate will be somewhat lower at 1400x1050 than it will be at 1280x1024 (I'm not sure how much that contributes to a noticable flicker of the display though, so just try it and see for yourself).