19" CRT users: what resolution do you use?

[pronoob]

1, for desktop
2, for gaming (high demands i.e. Doom 3, Counter-Strike Source)
3, for gaming (low demands i.e. Warcraft 3)

I using 1024 x 768 for 1, 3
800x600 for 2

[greenman100]

1280x1024 for all

[{BC}Helix]

1. 1600x1200
2. 1280x1024 - 1024x760
3. 1600x1200

All at 85Hz

[Capt Fiero]

1280x1024 32bit for everything

[secretweapon]

1280x1024 for desktop
1600x1200 for games
1280x1024 for CS.

All at 85hz

[Jeff7477]

1024x768 for everything. I would use higher but im using a crappy HP mx90 monitor and it doesn't look right with anything higher so i stick with what works.

[Grov]

1. 1280x1024
2. 1600x1200 (except Far Cry)
3. 1600x1200 (usually)

With my new board/cpu, every game ill be running at 1600x1200, monitor is gorgeous, 85hz at 1600, 100hz at 1280.

[Shuzzy]

1. 1280x1024
2. 1600x1200 (except Far Cry)
3. 1600x1200 (usually)

With my new board/cpu, every game ill be running at 1600x1200, monitor is gorgeous, 85hz at 1600, 100hz at 1280.

must be nice. mine will only do 85hz max. 75 at 1600. i usually keep at 1024 x 768 for everything. just looks best that way.

[Slimmy]

1. 1280x1024
2. 1024x768
3. 1280x1024

Monitor Philips 19' 109b

[r4fo]

1,3- 1280x1024
2- 1024x768

[JCLW]

20" Sony Trinitron from 1994:
1: 1280x1024 @75hz
2: 1024x768
3: 1280x1024

[Labotomy Jack]

1) for desktop -- 1792 x 1344

2 & 3) for gaming -- generally 1600 x 1200 except for a few games like Far Cry which I play at 1280 x 1024, and very, very few at 1792 x 1344 (Morrwind is the only one that comes to mind that will let me use that resolution).

My monitor is a Samsung 19" 950b or 955b (not quite sure which - I'm at work right now). I only get a refresh of 60 at those resolutions, however it has never bothered me.

[Restorer]

1) 1600x1200 @ 85 Hz, occasionally 1920x1440 @ 75 Hz
2) 1280x960 @ 85 Hz (ratio is correct)
3) 1600x1200 @ 85 Hz

[SickBoy]

1. 1600x1200
2. 1280x1024 - 1024x760
3. 1600x1200

Ditto when I used my HP 19" primarily. I'm now on a 17" LCD.

[johan851]

1, 1280x1024 @ 75hz (can't really go higher :()
2, 1024x768 if I must, 1152x864 otherwise
3, 1280x1024

[MLMIB]

1280x1024 @ 75 for all(although the crt is at home while I'm at college)

[upstreamcurrent]

1. 1600x1200
2. 1024x768 (TI4200)
3. 1280x1024

[Nero]

1) 1280x960 (While my Diamondtron tube can handle 1600x1200 @ 85hz, it's just too blurry for everyday use) Because of the graphic work I do, I own a 2nd monitor for added screen real-estate.
2) 1024x768 (usually with some degree of AA on, except in the case of D3)
3) 1280x960 w/ 4x4 AA/AF

[pronoob]

um. no one uses 1024x768 for desktop :(

[Capt Fiero]

Well acording to CPU (computer power user) 54% of the population uses 1024x768. However we are just talking about 19" in this thread.

[mata2974]

1600x1200 for all staff
gaming at 1280x1024

[Xenocide]

1280x1024- desktop

1024x768 gaming

[Oklahoma Wolf]

On my FD Trinitron I spend most of my time at 1280x1024 for all three. At times I'll run 1600x1200 if the mood strikes me, but the Dell has some minor convergence issues that bug me after a while at that res.

[Grov]

must be nice. mine will only do 85hz max. 75 at 1600. i usually keep at 1024 x 768 for everything. just looks best that way.

Yeah it is nice, well chuffed with it.

Wierd how people can buy a top of the line kick ass PC, yet save money and buy a cheaper monitor, lol, i never understand it. I mean you look at the monitor, not at the case. :attn:

[pronoob]

Yeah it is nice, well chuffed with it.

Wierd how people can buy a top of the line kick ass PC, yet save money and buy a cheaper monitor, lol, i never understand it. I mean you look at the monitor, not at the case. :attn:

maybe 85Hz and 1024768 is great for some people

[Vrykyl]

before i got my tft i always used 1280x1024@100hz on my old 19" mitsubishi diamond pro 930sb for everything - looked great

[Grov]

maybe 85Hz and 1024768 is great for some people

Yeah with a 6800 or x800, really worth it. :rolleyes:

[Quailane]

I always run 1600x1200 32-bit at 75hz

[RoadWarrior]

On my 21 inch compaq monitor, I generally have it at 1024x768 for 1 and 3, that's because where I have it, I'm sitting a good 4ft away and can't read it at higher res. For higher demand games, I'm often slouched back with my feet up, adding another foot, so then I uses 800x600 on it, just because from that distance the resolution means nothing, and having a GF3, it's just that bit smoother, quite often have AA on though. Some stuff looks better with AA @ 800x600 than @ 1024x768 or even 1280x1024 without.

Not sure if I'd run it at 1600x1200 even if I was sitting closer since although it's nice and crisp, it's at 60hz, so I most probably would drop to 1280x1024 for lower eyestrain on desktop, though I might game at 1600x1200 on the low demand games.

However, I am considering losing the 21 inch from that rig and running dual 17 inch trinitrons instead.

For me though, often the sheer size of the screen makes for more enjoyable gaming rather than the res. I did have that rig with a 25inch TV and a 15inch monitor, and gaming on the TV even at only 800x600 was more fun than on the monitor at 1024x768.

Road Warrior

[pronoob]

well to me i cant feel the diff between 85hz and 100hz
and I love using 800x600 for most games with CRT

[Ziggey]

1024 768 32bit 85hz

[xTrEmEoVrClOcKr]

1280 x 1024, I would do 1600 x 1200 but 65hz hurts my eyes...

[voodoomelon]

Desktop: 1280x1024 @85hz

Games (Everything on high/ultra high):

Doom 3:
1152x864 @85hz

Far Cry:
1152x864 @85hz

Max Payne 2:
1600x1200 @75hz

CC Generals:
1600x1200 @ 75hz

Unreal 2:
1600x1200 @75hz

Black Hawk Down:
1600x1200 @75hz

Max Payne:
1600x1200 @75hz

;)

[murdok5]

sony G-420s

1. 1600x1200 85hz
2-3. 1024x768 100hz

[fabulouscoops]

1024 x 768 @ 90Hz for everything

[seer33]

1. 1600x1200 @ 75hz
2. 1024x768
3. 1600x1200

[Sucka]

1600x1200 for desktop 85hz
1280x1024 for games

[Streifenkarl]

Desktop: 1280x1024 @85hz

Games (Everything on high/ultra high):

Doom 3:
1152x864 @85hz

Far Cry:
1152x864 @85hz

Max Payne 2:
1600x1200 @75hz

CC Generals:
1600x1200 @ 75hz

Unreal 2:
1600x1200 @75hz

Black Hawk Down:
1600x1200 @75hz

Max Payne:
1600x1200 @75hz

;)


Hey Voodoo, how did you chose 1600x1200 res in Black Hawk down? I have the same Gfx Card, but i have only two options in the game: 1024x768 and 1280x1024. So how can i set this game to a different resolution?

Another thing: As far as CRT monitors go, 1280x1024 is a 5:4 res. How does that look okay? I have to use 4:3 resolutions in order to have everything displayed properly. Such as 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x960 and 1600x1200...

[alinosa]

sony trinitron 420GS
1152x864 desktop
1025x768 high demand games
1600x1200 low demand games.

[gustav]

1. 1280x768
2. 1280x1024
3. 1280x1024

[dukat]

1280*960 for everything @ 85Hz
why do so much of you use 1280*1024? to me it looks "deformed", cause its not a 4:3 resolution!?

[Mr.Guvernment]

1600 x 1200 - 19' trinitron

i will run 1600 x 1200 if the games can handle it - monitor only does 1600 x 1200 @ 85 - anything higher and only 60mhz which i wont do!

so 1600 x 1200 when ever i can with games.