Stupid question... native resolutions

[edma2]

Seeing as this question has not been asked before, I'm going to assume this questions is on-par with common sense.

My 19" monitor has a native resolution of 1280/1024, is it possible to change the settings to 1600/1200 in a computer game?
In other words, is it possible to go above native resolution? If I can, how is this done?

[dicecca112]

Nope. You can't go above that. Well you can but you'll only get that section of the screen that 1280/1024 the rest will be off the screen.

[edma2]

Damn.

Turns out there will be no need to return my 256mb gtx for the new 512mb version, as if the 256mb wasn't overkill already for that native resolution.

[everclock]

Nope. You can't go above that. Well you can but you'll only get that section of the screen that 1280/1024 the rest will be off the screen.

Thats not neccissarily true. I have a CRT that has a native resolution of 1280x1024, but a maximum resolution of 1600x1200. I use the 1600x1200 and it works great (full resolution and everything).

On the other hand, if you have an LCD monitor, native resolution is the max.

[b1029384756]

Thats not neccissarily true. I have a CRT that has a native resolution of 1280x1024, but a maximum resolution of 1600x1200. I use the 1600x1200 and it works great (full resolution and everything).

On the other hand, if you have an LCD monitor, native resolution is the max.

The term "native resolution" shouldn't apply to CRTs, and if the manufacturer of yours lists it in the specs, it's done so incorrectly. CRTs have maximum resolutions (which can sometimes be exceeded at the risk of hardware damage), and "recommended resolutions", a term which means less than nothing.

[everclock]

The term "native resolution" shouldn't apply to CRTs, and if the manufacturer of yours lists it in the specs, it's done so incorrectly. CRTs have maximum resolutions (which can sometimes be exceeded at the risk of hardware damage), and "recommended resolutions", a term which means less than nothing.

I have a 19" Dell CRT that comes with a sticker on the screen and it says "1280x1024" as the recomended resolution. I pretty much consider that "native resolution" more or less, thats what I meant when I was saying that.

I ran the monitor at 1600x1200 perfectly. So I wonder why the recomended is there, seems pretty useless like u said.

[azu]

probably is the rating for the average user. most clarity etc.

[darksparkz]

For LCDs, I think native resolution is the highest you can get too. a 7800GTX is a bit overkill for 1280x1024, but then, who cares about overkill if you get more candy for your eyes =).