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    Running games at non-native resolution...

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Gigamaster89, Aug 6, 2007.

  1. Gigamaster89

    Gigamaster89 Notebook Consultant

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    Say you buy a 1680x1050 res laptop, but you play games on 1440x900 or 1280x800, will it look worse than say a laptop with a native of 1440x900/1280x800?

    What about for non-gaming such as photo editing and just web browsing?
     
    Gigamaster89, Aug 6, 2007
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  2. Baconfat

    Baconfat Notebook Guru

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    You can try this out, at least the web browsing part, at BestBuy/CompUSA, etc.
    Coming from a desktop user, I find it very annoying to be locked down to 1 res.
     
    Baconfat, Aug 6, 2007
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  3. theTORCH

    theTORCH Notebook Evangelist

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    Using a display below native resolution will cause it to appear slightly blurry, with this effect increasing the more you lower the resolution.

    Changing from 1680x1050 to 1440x900 may or may not be noticeably different; it depends on how sensitive your eyes are. I'm fairly sure you'd notice changing it from 1680x1050 to 1280x800 however.
     
    theTORCH, Aug 6, 2007
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  4. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    its hard to say. sometimes i care and sometimes i don't.

    you always have the option of running lower resolutions centered in the screen with black bars filling in the space.
     
    masterchef341, Aug 6, 2007
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