30-10-2004 20:00									#91
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1280x1024 17 inch LCD iiyama 75hz 32bit
But I can't use my own computer too much now, my HD is crashing all the time, and when I was flashing my bios I did something wrong I think because now I can only have my ram running at 266mhz instead of 400 mhz

=> this on top of my old performance issues make my computer total crap, all the more because my HD crashes after a few minutes (sometimes half an hour or more!)
It keeps making those tikking noise that you only hear when turning off your computer (and HD )

	30-10-2004 20:15									#92
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1280 x 1024 21".
My computer runs like a dream.

	30-10-2004 20:51									#93
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quote: Originally posted by Skanky Burns 1280 x 1024 21"

I used 1600x1200 when I first got my 21" CRT (just because I could!), but 1280x1024 is the best compromise between lots of desktop space and actually being able to comfortably read it!

	30-10-2004 21:22									#94
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Yet another vote for 1280*1024 Jam.

	30-10-2004 21:26									#95
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quote: It keeps making those tikking noise that you only hear when turning off your computer (and HD )

Either your HD is dying, or not well connected ( happened to me I had to pull ! the plug a little to make it comfortable ).

Hmm, Spike, we can count too.

	30-10-2004 21:35									#96
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Let me toss in my 1280x1024 on a 17" CRT with 16 bit color

	30-10-2004 21:43									#97
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1280*1024 on 19" here

	30-10-2004 21:50									#98
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quote: Originally posted by alva Hmm, Spike, we can count too.

I know, but can you rub it in?

	30-10-2004 23:41									#99
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As my eyes aren't what they used to be, I run 1024x768 32bpp at 85hz although it can do this resolution at 100 hz and 1280x1024 at 85hz.

	31-10-2004 00:44									#100
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general use and most game use either i run 800x600 or 1024x768.
But for the real oldie games i love i occasionaly dip into 640x480 and below!
If i was a full time photoshop/power user i'd upgrade my system
And my font size is fine

	31-10-2004 16:59									#101
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1280*1024 19"

	31-10-2004 20:32									#102
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This question is slightly OT (only slightly), I was wondering if someone could shed some light?

A couple of days ago I took delivery of a new laptop, I got around to installing RON, i was dissapointed to be only getting ~14- 17 FPS (on the large battles) but the more I played the game I realized I could n't see much (any) slowdown. I used to have a crappy Geforce4 MX card that played RON aound this speed on my CRT and I found the game horrible to play and had to upgrade

Do TFT's show less slowdown that CRT's somehow?

	31-10-2004 22:31									#103
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You are all going to go blind staring at those tiny fonts. Use whatever res you like, but at 1280*1024 on a 19" screen, the default font size will make you go blind.

Doc - don't use majorities to try and prove a point - remember Hitler was elected

Oh and real ultimate power users use 72pt fonts in 800*600 res

-Jam

	31-10-2004 22:32									#104
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Not as far as I know... don't know how having a TFT should be able to change such...

	31-10-2004 22:33									#105
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quote: Originally posted by Jamski Doc - don't use majorities to try and prove a point - remember Hitler was elected

Not to mention Bush

	31-10-2004 22:36									#106
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Hehehe... I was going to mention him, but I knew some smartass would point put that he ~didn't~ get a majority

-Jam

	31-10-2004 22:58									#107
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Majorities don't prove the point, but they are indicative that you are the strange one, not me. On this issue anyway.

	31-10-2004 23:23									#108
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well maybe the 'odd one out' might be nicer than calling him strange

My stats earlier were for a 17" screen. Most people i know that use a 19" screen and above find 1024x768 a waste of screen space! Still they do productive stuff on their machines while i just play older games.

I used to make graphics for game sprites and backgrounds(nothing commercial).
You could use graph paper to do the basic layout of pixels which you then converted into code(unlike on a pc it was relatively easy to write to a screen location on those 8bit computers). The max resolution i would use was around 320x190(monochrome). I find it hard getting my head around trying to do the same thing in 1024x768 and above!

it looks like CRTs have won this election - now are they democrats or republican?

	31-10-2004 23:42									#109
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Substance compared to hollow promises? CRTs must be democrats.

* DrSpike runs and hides.

	01-11-2004 00:04									#110
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well i suppose it does have it in the name : DemoCRaTs?

not sure how TFT fits into republican though?

	01-11-2004 00:13									#111
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quote: Originally posted by Jamski You are all going to go blind staring at those tiny fonts. Use whatever res you like, but at 1280*1024 on a 19" screen, the default font size will make you go blind.

You think it's small?!

Anything bigger is unbearably fuzzy.

	02-11-2004 04:27									#112
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Odd people, all of you. There's nothing cool or poweruseresque about having all the icons labelled in tiny tiny squinty fonts.

-Jam

	02-11-2004 05:22									#113
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Yes, which is why I use 1280*1024, not 1600*1200

	02-11-2004 10:50									#114
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quote: Originally posted by DrSpike On this issue anyway.

Good thing you specified.

	03-11-2004 00:08									#115
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quote: Originally posted by Jamski Odd people, all of you. There's nothing cool or poweruseresque about having all the icons labelled in tiny tiny squinty fonts. -Jam

We don't. Maybe you need glasses.

	03-11-2004 03:52									#116
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* Jamski squints at the screen trying to read Doc's comments*

God I HATE using IE on my dad's computer. "Ctrl & +" doesn't work to enlarge the fonts. I use that in Mozilla all the while. Heh, and this junk machine of his is running 800*600 too

-Jam

	03-11-2004 03:56									#117
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Yeah, you need glasses.

	03-11-2004 04:01									#118
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Big ones! i can see the pixels in 800x600.

	03-11-2004 04:11									#119
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Yeah, ~I~ can see the pixels in 800*600

-Jam

	03-11-2004 04:42									#120
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yeah really.......hold on let me switch from my current 1024x768..........

yep look there's one, right there - a pixel in 800x600

in fact i can now see about 12 pixels in the slanty bit of the number 7.