What sized monitor do you game with? - Page 4

o_exarch · 06-12-2006, 12:42 PM

I managed to bag myself 2x 24" CRT monitors from work for £10, bargain!
Considered getting an array of 4 but I think my desk will snap

o_bubbles · 06-12-2006, 01:22 PM

17" CRT, but hopefully getting meself one those flat thingies soon.

o_nezumi · 06-12-2006, 07:30 PM

Lol, lost I've played TFC on a low-res 72" monitor. It was very colorful but you couldn't see text for crap

o_themadgrenadier · 06-12-2006, 08:04 PM

hmm
well a larger monitor = can display more pixels assuming same dot pitch, = can run higher resolution

i can run 1600x1200 at 85Hz on both monitors crystal clear
i can run 1920x1440 at 85Hz on this 22" monitor BORDERLINE, youd never notice it in game, but on test patterns you can tell your just hitting its limit...
and i COULD be wrong, but ive always felt higher resolutions allowed you to see more..

i run TFC at 1920x1440 at 85Hz, 6X aa and 16X AF btw
which is why, if im ever in a server with you, i sometimes wont reply to text
cause its so damned tiny

if im in a server with alot of people i know, and talk to i usually run 1280x960 because then its a good balance between graphics and ease of reading chat

and before anyone comments,
1280x960 = 4:3 resolution
1280x1024 ISNT
tho im not sure about LCD, 1280x1024 has no business on a crt monitor

*burp*

Circuitous · 06-12-2006, 08:10 PM

Higher resolutions let you see more on the desktop, but not in games.

o_themadgrenadier · 06-13-2006, 01:25 AM

perhaps
thats why i said i wasnt sure
i know in games like, WOW
you can see more
mainly cause your HUD gets smaller

o_lchlucky · 06-13-2006, 02:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Circuitous

Totally right, but the way you were talking earlier made it seem like you thought you could literally see more, not see the same stuff slightly bigger/more detailed, which was what I was trying to say.

Your correct, I didn't think it had more feild of view just that I could see more things on the larger screen in that same feild of view. Or better put I see the same things but a bit easier.

Circuitous · 06-13-2006, 06:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lchlucky

Your correct, I didn't think it had more feild of view just that I could see more things on the larger screen in that same feild of view. Or better put I see the same things but a bit easier.

Right, so a simple misunderstanding.

Grenadier: the HUD gets smaller, but aside from what the HUD used to block you don't see any extra.

o_nezumi · 06-13-2006, 11:34 AM

Actually, technically, you do see more on a high res screen. If anything is smaller than a pixel (and therefore doesn't get drawn) you can't actually see it. It's mostly usefull if you're sniping, but you can't shoot something that's smaller than a pixel because you're resolution is too low.

o_themadgrenadier · 06-13-2006, 08:07 PM

since this topic has gone way beyond what it ever should have

lets talk about the whole hitbox vs resolution problem in HL1

being i never quite understood ti but was told,
something about, when you raise your resolution, the hitboxes stay the same
but everyting else gets smaller, so its harder to shoot people???

o_osiris · 06-14-2006, 04:55 AM

Right now a 17" Samsung 710T, as soon as I finish building my truck up a bit more and save the money for a whopping system upgrade I'm planning on joining GroovyF in the 20" Dell widescreen category. (I need new ram, videocard, processor, and sound card first which will hit me for just over a $1000 canadian so it could be a while)

o_tsaligi1072 · 06-15-2006, 01:37 AM

42 inch sony wega at 1280x720, 60hz looks very pretty and gaming hasnt ben more fun. Addicting i tell ya

o_mikequist · 06-27-2006, 06:26 AM

I'll believe the hit box bullshit when I see it.

I'm running a 19 inch LCD ViewSonic. It's nice. Save's me space at my desk too.

And why do people always have to be so critical? Everyone always has to say "Well CRT IS FASTER OMG!" Get over it. I ping like shit anyways. I highly doubt the 1% raise in my delay will effect my score.

o_fjorn · 06-27-2006, 07:43 AM

Old 14" CRT

You didn't put a 14" option...

o_alligator · 06-27-2006, 08:20 AM

What's the best gaming LCD out there as of today? I'm planning on buying one no matter what the price is..

o_ivaqual · 06-27-2006, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tsaligi1072

42 inch sony wega at 1280x720, 60hz looks very pretty and gaming hasnt ben more fun. Addicting i tell ya

Doesn't 1280*720 look like crap on 42 freaking inches ???

o_bluesman · 06-27-2006, 10:53 AM

I have an 19" monitor.

o_paft · 06-27-2006, 11:51 AM

Will i'm currently running tfc at 640 x 480 in software mode as my g-card broke. On a 17"CTR. Try playing tfc like that.

o_player · 06-27-2006, 01:19 PM

Paft, didn't you get a new computer? Was it Dell? :P

o_nezumi · 06-27-2006, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alligator

What's the best gaming LCD out there as of today?

NEC MultiSync LCD1765. Is that the actual model name? Well that's what it says on the front of my monitor anyway :P

It's a great monitor. It's 17" but the stand folds up so it's small enough to fit in my backpack (for lan-ing). It looks great and hasn't gotten a dead pixel in the 4 years I've had it (Knocks on wood).

It doesn't have the best view range though. It looks fine from the sides but you have to be pretty well centered vertically to get the best effect.

View Poll Results: What size monitor do you game with?
Smaller than 14 inches	0	0%
15	4	3.20%
17	28	22.40%
19	61	48.80%
20 and Larger	18	14.40%
20 and Larger Widescreen	13	10.40%
20 and Smaller Widescreen	1	0.80%
Voters: 125. You may not vote on this poll

06-12-2006, 08:10 PM	#65
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	Higher resolutions let you see more on the desktop, but not in games. __________________ Look at all those dead links.

06-12-2006, 12:42 PM	#61
o_exarch Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bath, UK Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I managed to bag myself 2x 24" CRT monitors from work for £10, bargain! Considered getting an array of 4 but I think my desk will snap

06-12-2006, 01:22 PM	#62
o_bubbles Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	17" CRT, but hopefully getting meself one those flat thingies soon.

06-12-2006, 07:30 PM	#63
o_nezumi Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Peoples Republic of Harmfull Free Radicals Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Lol, lost I've played TFC on a low-res 72" monitor. It was very colorful but you couldn't see text for crap

06-12-2006, 08:04 PM	#64
o_themadgrenadier Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	hmm well a larger monitor = can display more pixels assuming same dot pitch, = can run higher resolution i can run 1600x1200 at 85Hz on both monitors crystal clear i can run 1920x1440 at 85Hz on this 22" monitor BORDERLINE, youd never notice it in game, but on test patterns you can tell your just hitting its limit... and i COULD be wrong, but ive always felt higher resolutions allowed you to see more.. i run TFC at 1920x1440 at 85Hz, 6X aa and 16X AF btw which is why, if im ever in a server with you, i sometimes wont reply to text cause its so damned tiny if im in a server with alot of people i know, and talk to i usually run 1280x960 because then its a good balance between graphics and ease of reading chat and before anyone comments, 1280x960 = 4:3 resolution 1280x1024 ISNT tho im not sure about LCD, 1280x1024 has no business on a crt monitor burp

06-13-2006, 01:25 AM	#66
o_themadgrenadier Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	perhaps thats why i said i wasnt sure i know in games like, WOW you can see more mainly cause your HUD gets smaller

06-13-2006, 11:34 AM	#69
o_nezumi Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Peoples Republic of Harmfull Free Radicals Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Actually, technically, you do see more on a high res screen. If anything is smaller than a pixel (and therefore doesn't get drawn) you can't actually see it. It's mostly usefull if you're sniping, but you can't shoot something that's smaller than a pixel because you're resolution is too low.

06-13-2006, 08:07 PM	#70
o_themadgrenadier Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	since this topic has gone way beyond what it ever should have lets talk about the whole hitbox vs resolution problem in HL1 being i never quite understood ti but was told, something about, when you raise your resolution, the hitboxes stay the same but everyting else gets smaller, so its harder to shoot people???

06-14-2006, 04:55 AM	#71
o_osiris Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In your pants. Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Right now a 17" Samsung 710T, as soon as I finish building my truck up a bit more and save the money for a whopping system upgrade I'm planning on joining GroovyF in the 20" Dell widescreen category. (I need new ram, videocard, processor, and sound card first which will hit me for just over a $1000 canadian so it could be a while)

06-15-2006, 01:37 AM	#72
o_tsaligi1072 Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	42 inch sony wega at 1280x720, 60hz looks very pretty and gaming hasnt ben more fun. Addicting i tell ya

06-27-2006, 06:26 AM	#73
o_mikequist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Tampa Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I'll believe the hit box bullshit when I see it. I'm running a 19 inch LCD ViewSonic. It's nice. Save's me space at my desk too. And why do people always have to be so critical? Everyone always has to say "Well CRT IS FASTER OMG!" Get over it. I ping like shit anyways. I highly doubt the 1% raise in my delay will effect my score.

06-27-2006, 07:43 AM	#74
o_fjorn Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Old 14" CRT You didn't put a 14" option...

06-27-2006, 08:20 AM	#75
o_alligator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: California Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	What's the best gaming LCD out there as of today? I'm planning on buying one no matter what the price is..

06-27-2006, 10:53 AM	#77
o_bluesman Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Delsbo, Sweden Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I have an 19" monitor.

06-27-2006, 11:51 AM	#78
o_paft Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Will i'm currently running tfc at 640 x 480 in software mode as my g-card broke. On a 17"CTR. Try playing tfc like that.

06-27-2006, 01:19 PM	#79
o_player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Europe Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Paft, didn't you get a new computer? Was it Dell? :P

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