What resolution are you running at the moment?

[The_Librarian]

I'm running at 1152x864 at medium (16bit) color, 70Hz refresh rate.

[NaZKuL]

1280 x 1024
think colour is 24/32 (dont know how to check in ubuntu)
75Hz
19" Hanns-G LCD

[(DmZ)Wrecky]

My is on 2048x768, (32bit), 75 Hz

[Nod]

1280x1024, 32-bit color, 100Hz refresh
Screen: Fujitsu-Siemens 21P3 (http://www.dooyoo.es/monitores-crt/fujitsu-siemens-mcm-21p3/details/)

[ToxicBunny]

1280*1024 32bit.....

[MrG]

1400 x 1050 (Highest Colour) 32Bit Refresh Rate: @85Hz
MAG Innovision 795PF 17"in

[Peppercorns]

1280 x 1024, 32bit, 75Hz Refresh Rate :)

[PostmanPot]

1024x768x32bpp 85Hz

samsung 17"

[GangStarr]

1600x1200 32bit 75Hz

[lilDeath]

1920x1200, 32bit

[GangStarr]

1600x1200 32bit 75Hz

ok my eyes are now sore
//changes back to 640x480

how do u guys do it :-S

[icyrus]

1680x1050

[PostmanPot]

yes, how?!

1280 x 1024 is way too small - microscopic! :(

is that just my monitor, my gfx card, or do some people just have super vision?

[Leitmotif]

Dual screens, both 1600x1200 @ 32bit. Only difference is refresh rate - one's at 60, the other at 72.

[lcbxx]

1280 x 1024 19" LCD. Changing the refresh between 60-100Hz doesn't seem to have any effect though.

[Leitmotif]

yes, how?!

1280 x 1024 is way too small - microscopic! :(

is that just my monitor, my gfx card, or do some people just have super vision?

Big Ass Screens. :) (okay, only 19"s, but still)

[Pitbull]

1125 x 864

[JohnnyG]

yes, how?!

1280 x 1024 is way too small - microscopic! :(

is that just my monitor, my gfx card, or do some people just have super vision?

Yup, ur screen is the prob most likely (cud also be VGA card tho).

When investing in a PC, one of the most important thing is a good monitor. Try run over 75hz, and a res of 1280x1024 is the ideal for most. (get more desktop space to use, for mutitasking, etc)

If u can, get a tft lcd monitor. 17" ones start at R1300, and put far less strain on those eyes. Trust me, u'll never go back! ;)


PS: Im running 1400 x 1050 (laptop)

[Myrrdin]

1600x1280 21" monitor 80hertz

[patrick]

I'm going to go to gym 3 times a week and try to stop eating take aways...

Doh, wrong resolutions!

[ToxicBunny]

I think very shortly I will be upping my screen res thanks to a 24" ws that i'm looking at.

[thed33p]

1920x1200x32

[Claymore]

19" monitor at home: 1600x1200x32bpp, 75Hz
17" monitor at work: 1280x1024x32bpp, 85Hz
Laptop: 1440x960x32bpp.

[Juggy]

1920x1200x32 - Work
1280x1024x32 - Home

[bboy]

1440x900

[kingrob]

1280 X 1024 in 32-bit @ 75 Hertz refresh rate.

Fujitsu-Siemens ScaleoView T17-1 17'' TFT.

[The_Techie]

1280 x 960
32-bit colour
85Hz

[The_Librarian]

so nobody's using 800x600? :D

dinky... :rolleyes: - and belongs to the world of windows 3.1 :D

next week gonna see if I can get an extra gfx card and monitor for my pc at work - one monitor's sometimes too constrained.

[noxibox]

1600x1200 32 bit @ 75Hz on 19" CRT
1400x1050 32 bit on 14" LCD

Still waiting for 19" LCDs to support decently high resolutions

[lilDeath]

1600x1200 32 bit @ 75Hz on 19" CRT
1400x1050 32 bit on 14" LCD

Still waiting for 19" LCDs to support decently high resolutions
Which is what exactly?

[chiskop]

so nobody's using 800x600? :D

Some of the more, err middle -aged ladies here still use 800 x 600. Everything looks so big and clunky.

Me = 1152 * 864, 16 bit colour, 60hz. Time to start motivating for an upgrade, I think.

[lilDeath]

I feel claustrophobic with 800x600.
I need my space! :D

[The_Librarian]

Got one user here running at 800x600 - if I set her res to 1024x768 then she can't read the fonts...

800x600 is adequate for safe mode, or when doing a spot of remote administration with remote desktop or vnc.

[EchoZA]

1280 x 1024 32bit 75 Hertz X 2 (dual 19 inch DELL setup)

[Jongi]

1280x1024, 32 bit, 75Hz
AOpen 17" LCD

[werner]

1600x1200 32bit 85hz
Iiyama 22" crt

[ToxicBunny]

Well on my local servers, I refuse to remote in at anything less than 1280x1024....

international... aggg, i'll settle at 1024x768...

[Gromitt]

My new years resolution is:

Never to....:p

1028 x 1024 on my Samsung 19" LCD

[feo]

1024x768 until I can get my paws on a 19'' Widescreen:( :(nobody got stock...then it'll be 1440x900.

[S1ght]

hmm...feeling a little left out here at 1024x768 85hz :)

[BandwidthAddict]

1280x1024 75hz, 17" + 19"

17" set to use bigger fonts.

@Patrick: Lol :)

[Paulr]

hmm...feeling a little left out here at 1024x768 85hz :)


Don't! Same here :p

[Edwe]

1280x1024, 72Hz, 32-bit on a 19", 2ms, Samsung 940BF

[redarrow]

1280x1024 75Hz 24-bit on my desktop's 17" TFT
1280x800 60Hz 24-bit on my laptop..

Uhm whats the point of this thread actually? :confused:
Is it just to brag about your huge screens.. :p

[nocilah]

1280*1024 32bit.....

same as above

[nocilah]

1280x1024, 72Hz, 32-bit on a 19", 2ms, Samsung 940BF

i have the same monitor... how do you know what the refresh rate is? I thought TFT's didnt have refresh rates. I am confused. :confused:

[supersunbird]

Im running at my new years resolution :P

[Roman4604]

(1440x900)+(1280x1024)

[bekdik]

1280x1024 75Hz on Acer 19" LCD

[LabAnimal]

1920 x 1200 32bit, all 3 monitors at 85hz.

[ToxicBunny]

all 3 monitors??? *sulk*...

My laptop runs at 1920 x 1200...
home pc.. at some 1600xsomething..
work... well u know that cos i posted it earlier..

[Edwe]

i have the same monitor... how do you know what the refresh rate is? I thought TFT's didnt have refresh rates. I am confused. :confused:

They don't "refresh", as such, but they do need to update. You can see what refresh rate you are running at by right-clicking the desktop> properties> settings tab> advanced> monitor tab

[Edwe]

1280 x 1024
think colour is 24/32 (dont know how to check in ubuntu)
75Hz
19" Hanns-G LCD

I see Prophecy is advertising that monitor for R1812, which sounds like a deal. Is it any good? I have to buy a new monitor this month (for University). Or are there any other reasonably cheap 19" TFT monitors (i.e. under R2 400) I should consider?

[nocilah]

They don't "refresh", as such, but they do need to update. You can see what refresh rate you are running at by right-clicking the desktop> properties> settings tab> advanced> monitor tab

says 60Mhz but can go 75Mhz but dont see much dif. no flicker like crt's

[The_Librarian]

says 60Mhz but can go 75Mhz but dont see much dif. no flicker like crt's

MHz? Shouldn't it be Hz? :D

that's the one good thing about flatties - they don't flicker like crt's usually do.

If my crt is 60Hz then I can see it flicker, then I bump it to 70Hz.

Interestingly, the higher the refresh rate, the slower the PC (or am I mistaken on that one?)

[redarrow]

Interestingly, the higher the refresh rate, the slower the PC (or am I mistaken on that one?)
I don't think so... can't see how it would make any difference... I've never noticed a difference anyway.. :)

[lilDeath]

Well on my local servers, I refuse to remote in at anything less than 1280x1024....

international... aggg, i'll settle at 1024x768...
Ditto!

[ghalied]

Home = 1280x1024, 72Hz, 32-bit on a 19"
Work = 1280 x 1024 32bit 75 Hertz X 2 (dual 17" inch DELL setup)
Lappy (Work+Home) = 1280x800 60Hz, 32-bit (Wide)

[ghalied]

Quote:
Originally Posted by ToxicBunny
Well on my local servers, I refuse to remote in at anything less than 1280x1024....

international... aggg, i'll settle at 1024x768...

Ditto!


Sies!!

[werner]

just to spew some info on the refresh rate of lcd's...

true, lcd's dont refresh at all, at least not like a crt does. there is no "refresh rate" whatsoever. however, they do present a bull**** rate to the graphics card of 60hz otherwise the graphics card wouldnt know what to do.

the ms rating is the response time of the pixels...and depending who you ask you will get a different opinion of the definition of response time. these newer monitors with response times of 2ms and things like that do cheat a hell of a lot. the time quoted is normally from 80% white to 80% black...and they drive the pixel form full white to full black, but only measure the time from the 80%'s....a TRUE pixel response time that actually has meaning is a full grey to grey cycle. see, most lcd's nowdays can go from highly contrasting colours very quickly...but when colours are pretty similar then they actually have a slow response time.
to give you an idea of what to look for, play a dvd scene...where there may be tree etc in the background...you are looking for very similar items which have a very similar colour, but can be uniquely identified...i find scenes with something running and trees in the background to be ideal.

if you look at the trees on amonitor that has bad grey-to-grey times, it look look like they swarm and are "busy" when panning..instead of smoothly displaying the picture as it moves.

another place to look is in people's faces...our faces contain a lot of detail, yet the colours are very similar, so check when people moves their heads side to side etc..and it should look as if the face is made of a plastic material instead of showing the details moving clearly around the screen. basically, the pixels lag when showing similar colours.

now, where the refresh rate (the 60hz) bit comes in, is when you display material made out of frames (like our dvd above)..a pal dvd in s.a. should show 50 frames per second...and with the refresh rate set to 60 you should notice either stuttering or jerking on smooth pans (like when the end credits come up) and you may even experience tearing in fast moving scenes (it looks like a part of the picture gets left behind) best to set the monitor refresh rate to a multiple of 25 in these circumstances...75hz would probably be the best you can get on an lcd.

some reading here on these overdriven panels, and how creating a fast pixel response times causes the problem of similar colour ghosting
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/advancedcontent.htm#problems%20with%20overdrive

[Brawler]

1280 x 1024, 32bit

Samsung 940BF 19'' LCD

[nocilah]

just to spew some info on the refresh rate of lcd's...

true, lcd's dont refresh at all, at least not like a crt does. there is no "refresh rate" whatsoever. however, they do present a bull**** rate to the graphics card of 60hz otherwise the graphics card wouldnt know what to do.

the ms rating is the response time of the pixels...and depending who you ask you will get a different opinion of the definition of response time. these newer monitors with response times of 2ms and things like that do cheat a hell of a lot. the time quoted is normally from 80% white to 80% black...and they drive the pixel form full white to full black, but only measure the time from the 80%'s....a TRUE pixel response time that actually has meaning is a full grey to grey cycle. see, most lcd's nowdays can go from highly contrasting colours very quickly...but when colours are pretty similar then they actually have a slow response time.
to give you an idea of what to look for, play a dvd scene...where there may be tree etc in the background...you are looking for very similar items which have a very similar colour, but can be uniquely identified...i find scenes with something running and trees in the background to be ideal.

if you look at the trees on amonitor that has bad grey-to-grey times, it look look like they swarm and are "busy" when panning..instead of smoothly displaying the picture as it moves.

another place to look is in people's faces...our faces contain a lot of detail, yet the colours are very similar, so check when people moves their heads side to side etc..and it should look as if the face is made of a plastic material instead of showing the details moving clearly around the screen. basically, the pixels lag when showing similar colours.

now, where the refresh rate (the 60hz) bit comes in, is when you display material made out of frames (like our dvd above)..a pal dvd in s.a. should show 50 frames per second...and with the refresh rate set to 60 you should notice either stuttering or jerking on smooth pans (like when the end credits come up) and you may even experience tearing in fast moving scenes (it looks like a part of the picture gets left behind) best to set the monitor refresh rate to a multiple of 25 in these circumstances...75hz would probably be the best you can get on an lcd.

some reading here on these overdriven panels, and how creating a fast pixel response times causes the problem of similar colour ghosting
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/advancedcontent.htm#problems%20with%20overdrive

thanks werner - resolves my confusion. :cool:

[dghough91]

1280 x 800