who uses 800x600?

Discussion in 'Video Cards, Displays and TV Tuners' started by StanSl, Mar 20, 2007.

  1. StanSl

    StanSl Geek Trainee

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    I know most people these days use 1024x768 or even higher than that but does anybody here represent 800x600? I remember the good old days when my monitor was set to 8x6.
     
  2. Addis

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    I don't use it anymore. On my laptop I use 1280x800 which is the optimum and maximum resolution. On my desktop CRT I use 1280x1024, nice and high.
     
  3. Matt

    Matt Oblivion Junky

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    yip. i sometimes use that res for cs cuz it allows you to see through the smaoke grenades :)
     
  4. Big B

    Big B HWF Godfather

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    Unless I'm trying to work with a TV, I don't use anything less than 1024x768. High-res is an addiction for me. Discovering I could go from 640x480 to 800x600 was pretty sweet...and then I found something even higher.
     
  5. Matt555

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    1280 x 800 on my laptop for me :)

    My old desktop had a 15" CRT and a 15" TFT (both used 1024 x 768)
     
  6. Addis

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    Same with me. I went from 800x600 to 1024x768. Then when I discovered 1280x1024 and got used to it, it just seems normal and right. Any lower resolutions seem inferior.
     
  7. thomas234

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    1280x800 on my laptop and 1280x1024 on my 19" TFT on the computer. On the computer in the loft it has a 19" CRT which I run at 1600x1200. 800x600 seems pointless because it doesn't make the best use of the monitor.
     
  8. donkey42

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    1280 X 1024 here too[ot]anybody got a budgie[/ot]

    Edit: on a 17" CRT
     
  9. edijs

    edijs Programmer

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    10x7 for me. I find this resolution quite satifying. But I remember changing from 8x6 - it seemed odd to have smaller icons. :D
     
  10. CLGW

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    1,280 x 1,024 on my desktop. 17" TFT 16:9 (AR)
    1,680 x 1,050 on my laotop. 17" WSUXG TFT 16:10 (AR)
    (Could have had 1,900 x 1,200 but +£50 I don't think so).
     
  11. thomas234

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    Doesn't that give you a stretched picture? I would have thought 1280 x 800 was more suitable for a 16:9 display, or maybe 1280x768?
     
  12. Matt555

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    Yeah 1280 x 1024 is a 4:3 aspect ratio - for 16:10 I don't think it'd look great...

    1900 x 1200 is an awesome resolution, for £50 I'd have gone for it! :p
     
  13. BD smileys

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    i got 1024 x 768.
     
  14. megamaced

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    I know a few people who still use 800x600. Whether it's because they are going blind or their hardware is ancient, or both, I don't know :D

    Personally I can't work with anything less then 1280X1024. I am dreaming of a widescreen someday... :rolleyes:
     
  15. thomas234

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    Errrrrrrrrr... why? I much prefer my 4:3 computer display to my laptops 16:10 display. You don't get as many resolutions to choose from on a widescreen, and games don't always support them and you get a squashed picture!
     
  16. Matt555

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    Well if you're not a gamer then why choose 4:3?

    Widescreen is more like your natural field of view. I can understand why gamers dislike widescreen displays because of the limitations on the resolutions you can choose.

    The only reason I can see for using 4:3 is for games, but with widescreen displays becoming more popular more games will support the format.
     
  17. matttibb

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    I use 1440x900 (optimal setting) on my 19" widescreen and the picture isn't squashed in any games, even if I'm playing at 1024x768. I love it.
     

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