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Poll: Which screen resolution do you prefer?

Oct 29, 2010 8:48AM PDT

Which screen resolution do you prefer?

800x600 pixels(On what size monitor?)
1,024x768 pixels (On what size monitor?)
1,152x864 pixels (On what size monitor?)
1,280x768 pixels (On what size monitor?)
1,280x1,024 pixels (On what size monitor?)
1,600x1,200 pixels (On what size monitor?)
1,920x1,200 pixels (On what size monitor?)
1,900x1,440 pixels (On what size monitor?)
2,048x1,536 pixels or higher (Can you even read this?)
Other (What is it?)

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Native
Oct 30, 2010 12:20AM PDT

P.S. It goes without saying, that you will want to run anything (desktop,games, etc) at your screens native res, as long as your GPU is up to it!

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Dual monitor
Oct 30, 2010 12:23AM PDT

1920x 1080 on the LG 22.5" and 1280x1024 on Acer 19"
Great on the LG, but it blooms on the 19 inch to where I loose some of the sides. I guess because one is wide format the other is not?

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Why does this total 148%? Can CNET compute?
Oct 30, 2010 12:46AM PDT

CNET also failed to include wide-screen choices.
I use 1280x720 from 12 feet away on my 40-inch LCD and switch to 1920x1080 from 4 feet away while doing detailed photo work.
cyanoramphus: Your set-up is crazy!
manahatta: Not true for CRTs. jsmith29 still has one.
liamsisk: There are only a few games left that hijack your settings. They must in order to perform. Otherwise, YOU are the master of your screen resolution. I see that you backed down in your second answer.
kilhan: Over-compensating? I should talk!
SweetGirish: We don't all max it out. dayman got it right.

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Poll: Which screen resolution do you prefer?
Oct 30, 2010 1:13AM PDT

I'm using a ViewSonic 17 inch CRT monitor with 1280*1024 resolution.

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Screen
Oct 30, 2010 3:03AM PDT

ASUS 26 inch - 1920 X 1200
Like it very much can't wait to get another 1 or 2

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Screen resolution
Oct 30, 2010 3:33AM PDT

I use 1440 by 900 to take advantage of the widescreen 23 ich monitor I have on the unit. This gives me the ability of having multiple web pages open an one time.

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Wow
Oct 30, 2010 5:16AM PDT

I don't recall ever seeing such varied replies to a cnet poll.

I conclude: resolution is in the eye of the beholder.

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True but...
Oct 31, 2010 4:37PM PDT

Indeed, but when it comes to monitors the best resolution will always be the one native to your display (in my case 1920x1080).

There are some exceptions such as system resource heavy games. If you don't have a powerful enough setup (Modern GPU, atleast 4GB memory etc.) The game will perform much better if you lower the res., while keeping the same aspect ratio.

Other than that, always set to native resolution.

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My screen resolution
Oct 30, 2010 6:01AM PDT

is 1680 by 1050 on a 22" ViewSonic monitor

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Which screen resolution do you prefer?
Oct 30, 2010 6:43AM PDT

2560 x 1600 on Mac 30 inch Cinema HD screen. Fonts of all sizes are easily readable. I use an Nvidia FX3700 graphics card. To me there is no better viewing than a large screen (mine is now 5 years old and still fine) for design & general work or game play. I am also using 4 250 GB barracuda drives in an F5 raid array for extra speed and data security.

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Poll: Which screen resolution do you prefer?
Oct 30, 2010 9:38AM PDT

1600 X 1200 on a 21.5 inch Samsung monitor.

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Which Resolution on What Monitor?
Oct 30, 2010 12:17PM PDT

1,024x768 pixels on a Samtron 17" CRT.

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1024x768 pi xels
Oct 30, 2010 12:21PM PDT

Every monitor I have had has complained about this setting, my current one is 21", previous 19". I am visually impaired and this is one i need to be able to see it. Stupid manufacuers jsut don't care about the disabled.

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dual 20 " monitors
Oct 30, 2010 2:01PM PDT

1680X1050 and 1920x1080 Dual monitors are a minimum setup and surprisingly they don't really need to match resolutions.. although too wide a spread can be annoying.

1 question that comes to mind when looking at your listing of resolutions is Who decides what the number are??

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1440x900
Oct 30, 2010 3:20PM PDT

1440x900 pixels
19" Widescreen Monitor 16:10aspect

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Other
Oct 30, 2010 3:37PM PDT

2180 X 800 on a 15.5" LCD laptop monitor

Manmur

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native resolution
Oct 30, 2010 6:24PM PDT

1920 x 1200 on 24"
Greetings

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Poll: Which screen resolution you prefer?
Oct 31, 2010 12:47AM PDT

i have left it to my system[Dell Inspiron 545ST with Win.7 Home Premium--64 bit] which recommends a resolution rate of 1366*768

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screen resolution
Oct 31, 2010 12:51AM PDT

1,600x1,250 on a 22" monitor

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1920x1080 isn't a choice?????
Nov 1, 2010 4:16AM PDT

1920 x 1080 on a Samsung 2333HD, 23". It's in my kitchen and also makes a great space-saving TV with a minimum of extra wiring, boxes, etc. It was also one of the few that just barely fit under my kitchen cabinets. Very happy with it, although, the built-in speakers are barely adequate.

I suspect that most of the "other" votes were also 1920 x 1080, as this seems to be the most common offering these days. You can get a 22 to 24 incher sometimes less than $150. I couldn't even find a 1280 x 1024 to replace my old 19" when it died.

For those who intentionally set the resolution lower than the native resolution so that they can see text and icons better, Windows does allow you to increase the text and icon sizes without lowering the resolution, giving you the best of both worlds. It doesn't always yield ideal results, but is worth trying.

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Depends on what I'm using
Nov 1, 2010 5:30AM PDT

Desktop - 1920x1080 24" BenQ native
Laptop1 - 1280x800 15.4" HP
Laptop2 - 1024x768 15" IBM
Netbook - 1024x600 10.1" Asus
"HTPC" - 1024x768 28" CRT TV via s-video

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Addendum
Nov 1, 2010 5:37AM PDT

forgot my desktop "assistant" (needed for serious multitasking) 1280x1024 on a 19" LG

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Depends.
Nov 11, 2010 1:56AM PST

I have mine set at 1440x900 for my 23' samsung which is the best for my 72 year old eyes.
I play FSX and have that set for 1920x1080x32 which is the best for that program.

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Poll: Which screen resolution do you prefer?
Feb 4, 2012 6:50AM PST

2560 x 1600 (I have a Mac 30 inch cinema display)