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    Does resolution matter

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by alkaeda, Aug 31, 2007.

  1. alkaeda

    alkaeda Notebook Evangelist

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    When playing games? People say they they cant run bioshock on a high resolution and get stable frame rates but why not lower the resolution? It will look pretty much the same will it not? :confused:
     
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  2. knightingmagic

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    Anything besides native resolution on a LCD is not optimal. Personally, I find non-native resolution "mushy" and it makes everything in the game world lose their fine details.
     
    knightingmagic, Aug 31, 2007
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    Non-native is fine. No reason to have to run it so high resolution.
     
    HTWingNut, Sep 1, 2007
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    What I find to be the most important is usually ratio. If your native resolution is 1680x1050, well try keeping it at a 16:10 resolution. The smaller your native resolution though, the less and less you'll notice it, unless you are one of them crazies with the "eyes".....Or was that for seeing ghosts, I forget.
     
    Scavar, Sep 1, 2007
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