What resolution is your monitor?

ArmOrAttAk · Jul 06, 2002, 09:28 PM

I use 800x600 anything higher makes me strain my eyes to read. Somebody made a forum that I have to scroll to read the whole thing. He replies that his laptop is 1600x1200! So I'm just curious what the majority of people use. Was going to post a poll but, I think easier just write what you use.
Thanks

King of Camelot · Jul 06, 2002, 09:38 PM

I use 1024x768 and can read things easily.

TedG · Jul 06, 2002, 09:45 PM

I use 1024 X 768. When I first started using it, everything looked tiny and a little hard to read, but now I'm so used to it that lower resolutions look really bad.

Ohwell · Jul 06, 2002, 09:48 PM

1024 by 768 is the best, anything lower is just horrible. But my laptop can go up to 1400 by 1050... the screen isn't big enough to accomodate it that well though.

CornMaster · Jul 06, 2002, 09:50 PM

1024x768 at home.
800x600 at work because the system sucks...and my co-workers are like blind.

watto · Jul 06, 2002, 10:11 PM

i use 800x600 cause other ppl that use the comp have trouble reading stuff at 1024x768

Lovro · Jul 07, 2002, 01:25 AM

I use 960x720. Just enough no to be as tiny as 1024x768, and also has a bit of that 800x600 feeling to it.

BlueMonday · Jul 07, 2002, 01:26 AM

I use 1024x768 (32 bit). Anything lower looks like sh!t and anything higher sucks. I used to keep my games at 800x600 or lower, but now that I've got the GeForce 4 I run all my junk at 1024x768x32.

philippe · Jul 07, 2002, 02:27 AM

800*600

starlifter · Jul 07, 2002, 02:50 AM

Normal apps/games: 1024x768
FPS: 800x600

I use an nVidia TNT-1 video card, with a 400 MHz AMD K6-2 CPU with a 17" MAG monitor, so I find the FPS games work best at only 800x600.

Grisu · Jul 07, 2002, 03:12 AM

Desktop-Computer: 1024x768 because the monitor has got problems with higher resolutions (can only get them with 60Hz which is horrible).

Notebook: 1400x1050 I just love this resolution, I have so much space on my desktop....

DaEezT · Jul 07, 2002, 03:28 AM

My 19" monitor (max. resolution: 1920*1440) runs at 1280*960*16 in Windows and Civ3, 640*480*16 in HL, 1024*768*16 in WC3 and around 800*600*16 in all other games

Hitro · Jul 07, 2002, 04:20 AM

800*600 on the desktop for me. Different with some games.

Lucky · Jul 07, 2002, 04:45 AM

1024x768 for mostly everything.

For a few apps a bit higher (e.g. USAF 1280x1024) and others lower (DOS apps, duh!).

damunzy · Jul 07, 2002, 05:33 PM

1024x768x32bit@85Hz for my home monitor (17")

1280x1024x32bit@85Hz for my work monitor (21") - The icons get too small at anything higher but the monitor does work nicely at higher.

Games: all at home
800x600x16bit@whatever game gives me
Reason: My video card is a few generations old.

gonzo_for_civ · Jul 08, 2002, 09:03 PM

I use the last two PH mentioned at home and work respectively.

chiefpaco · Jul 09, 2002, 08:06 PM

1152x864 for my 17". Used to do the 1024x768 thing but got used to the higher, after time. I find I get so used to a certain resolution...

IceBlaZe · Jul 10, 2002, 02:55 AM

1280x1024x32bit on desktop and most games, unless they are too new. (Geforce 4 ti4600 allows me that

)

Monitor is 17".

Lostman · Jul 10, 2002, 12:33 PM

At work I use 1024 x 768, at home I use 1280x 1024.

Civddict · Jul 10, 2002, 08:08 PM

1152x864 x 32bits x85Hz, on 19" samsung monitor.

Jul 06, 2002, 09:28 PM	#1
ArmOrAttAk Warlord Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 249	What resolution is your monitor? I use 800x600 anything higher makes me strain my eyes to read. Somebody made a forum that I have to scroll to read the whole thing. He replies that his laptop is 1600x1200! So I'm just curious what the majority of people use. Was going to post a poll but, I think easier just write what you use. Thanks __________________ Life is Grand!

Jul 06, 2002, 09:50 PM	#5
CornMaster Romulan Commander Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Cloaked Warbird in the Neutral Zone Posts: 3,748	1024x768 at home. 800x600 at work because the system sucks...and my co-workers are like blind. __________________ I AM CANADIAN! CornMaster's Civ 3 Borders CornEmpire Software

Jul 07, 2002, 01:25 AM	#7
Lovro Prince Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 453	I use 960x720. Just enough no to be as tiny as 1024x768, and also has a bit of that 800x600 feeling to it. __________________ Disclaimer: everything I wrote in the above message is IMHO, IIRC and AFAIK unless stated otherwise.

Jul 07, 2002, 02:27 AM	#9
philippe FYI, I chase trains. Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Bourgondische Kreitz Posts: 11,416	800*600 __________________ THIS TEXT IS ORANGE

Jul 07, 2002, 02:50 AM	#10
starlifter Deity Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 4,163	Normal apps/games: 1024x768 FPS: 800x600 I use an nVidia TNT-1 video card, with a 400 MHz AMD K6-2 CPU with a 17" MAG monitor, so I find the FPS games work best at only 800x600. __________________ Good Civ II stuff is here .....

Jul 06, 2002, 09:38 PM	#2
King of Camelot Camelot's King Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sunny California Posts: 528	I use 1024x768 and can read things easily.

Jul 06, 2002, 09:45 PM	#3
TedG Prince Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: USA Posts: 358	I use 1024 X 768. When I first started using it, everything looked tiny and a little hard to read, but now I'm so used to it that lower resolutions look really bad.

Jul 06, 2002, 09:48 PM	#4
Ohwell Deity Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bringing enlightenment to you Posts: 5,586	1024 by 768 is the best, anything lower is just horrible. But my laptop can go up to 1400 by 1050... the screen isn't big enough to accomodate it that well though.

Jul 06, 2002, 10:11 PM	#6
watto Gaming God Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Murray Bridge, South Australia Posts: 49	i use 800x600 cause other ppl that use the comp have trouble reading stuff at 1024x768

Jul 07, 2002, 01:26 AM	#8
BlueMonday Can I Kick It? Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: SLC Posts: 1,259	I use 1024x768 (32 bit). Anything lower looks like sh!t and anything higher sucks. I used to keep my games at 800x600 or lower, but now that I've got the GeForce 4 I run all my junk at 1024x768x32.

Jul 07, 2002, 03:12 AM	#11
Grisu Draghetto Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Switzerland Posts: 9,353	Desktop-Computer: 1024x768 because the monitor has got problems with higher resolutions (can only get them with 60Hz which is horrible). Notebook: 1400x1050 I just love this resolution, I have so much space on my desktop.... __________________ “I have learned all kinds of things from my many mistakes. The one thing I never learn is to stop making them.”

Jul 07, 2002, 03:28 AM	#12
DaEezT Civ, Pizza, Spam, Repeat Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 1,087	My 19" monitor (max. resolution: 19201440) runs at 128096016 in Windows and Civ3, 64048016 in HL, 102476816 in WC3 and around 800600*16 in all other games

Jul 07, 2002, 04:20 AM	#13
Hitro Feistus Raclettus Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: North German Plain Posts: 12,340	800*600 on the desktop for me. Different with some games.

Jul 07, 2002, 04:45 AM	#14
Lucky Game- and Quizmaster Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 2,304	1024x768 for mostly everything. For a few apps a bit higher (e.g. USAF 1280x1024) and others lower (DOS apps, duh!). __________________ The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense. - Tom Clancy Visit Gamecatcher, your online gaming community! Featuring our own online Magazine, a SimCity Deluxe Region, a Forum Arcade, a The Kabal Invasion server and much more. Part of the Intersite Civ3 PBEM Democracy games.

Jul 07, 2002, 05:33 PM	#15
damunzy recovering former mod Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tuckerton, NJ, USA Posts: 4,965	1024x768x32bit@85Hz for my home monitor (17") 1280x1024x32bit@85Hz for my work monitor (21") - The icons get too small at anything higher but the monitor does work nicely at higher. Games: all at home 800x600x16bit@whatever game gives me Reason: My video card is a few generations old. __________________ Formerly known as munzy, PaleHorse, PaleHorse76, and PH76 There are 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary and those that do not. Back in business: www.mt-cs.net Difficulty Level - Civ2: Deity, Civ4: Prince, Life: Hardest Aspie?!

Jul 08, 2002, 09:03 PM	#16
gonzo_for_civ Not too busy... Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,136	I use the last two PH mentioned at home and work respectively.

Jul 09, 2002, 08:06 PM	#17
chiefpaco Emperor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Fanatika - Where did everybody go? Posts: 1,381	1152x864 for my 17". Used to do the 1024x768 thing but got used to the higher, after time. I find I get so used to a certain resolution...

Jul 10, 2002, 02:55 AM	#18
IceBlaZe Atheist Proselytizer Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 4,740	1280x1024x32bit on desktop and most games, unless they are too new. (Geforce 4 ti4600 allows me that ) Monitor is 17". __________________ The flame says to the cypress: “When I see how calm, how full of pride you are, something inside me goes wild – How can one live this awesome life without a touch of madness, of spirit, of imagination, of freedom, with only a grim, ancient pride? If I could, I would burn down the establishment that we call the seasons, along with your cursed dependence on earth and air and sun, on rain and dew.” The cypress does not answer. He knows there is madness in him, and freedom, and imagination, and spirit. But the flame will not understand, the flame will not believe. Zelda - Two Elements PC: Economic Left/Right: -2.00 \| Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.15

Jul 10, 2002, 12:33 PM	#19
Lostman Thread Killer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: IL USA Posts: 115	At work I use 1024 x 768, at home I use 1280x 1024.

Jul 10, 2002, 08:08 PM	#20
Civddict Prince Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 476	1152x864 x 32bits x85Hz, on 19" samsung monitor.

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