The majority of those benches are run at x 1080, when they figure out that they are not testing xboxes and playstations they should return with proper resolution benches for the PC user;
1600x1200 being the minimum for the 4:3 camp and 1920x1200 for the widescreen folks, never ever drop below that since it doesn't matter at all anymore.
If i see 1650x1050 or 1920x1080 one more time and it's not a notebook review i'm going to puke. The last think a PC users should do is go and buy a 16:9 monitor, if he does so, next logical step should be a H&K against the chin, 4:3 or 16:10 (8:5) is the only decent option.
@FMinus Newegg has 47 monitors supporting 1920x1200 or 1980x1080. 40 of those are 1920x1080. there are 15 more that support 1680x1050 (which is 16:10 BTW) This is why the benchmarks are run using these resolutions. They are the most popular and common resolutions for widescreen PC monitors. And your assertion concerning aspect ratio is your opinion and we all know what opinions are like.
@ytilanigiroon Thank you. Hopefully your Redwings will be healthy this year. I would have much rather gone through you guys than the sweep we handed the Sharks. It's good to see we both have good teams again (although it has been us on the crappy side of things) to truly rekindle the rivalry we used to have. That can only be healthy for the NHL.
Obviously it's different over here in Europe then. I have about 60 1920x1200 monitors and only a handful of 1920x1080 to pick from. Let's put personal preference aside, 1080 is crap for a computer monitor if it is not intended to be a TV stand-in.
That said, back to personal preference, I'm all for 4:3 monitors since I don't have to scroll to death to read any news articles and similar stuff and pivoting 16:9/10 monitors is like a nightmare if you happen to find one which can do it.
@walkingdogs Have to agree with FMinus here. The reason that 16:9 monitor prevail in numbers is that the 16:9 panels are cheaper to produce and consumer are susceptible to "Full HD" marketing fad coming out of TV industry. More pixels giving more display surface are avalways better for PC user than less, no matter how stupid the consumers are.
The new FiOS HD DVR, arguably the biggest update since Verizon released a DVR, thanks to its external storage support, enhanced multi-room functionality and slick new 16x9 HD user interface.
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The majority of those benches are run at x 1080, when they figure out that they are not testing xboxes and playstations they should return with proper resolution benches for the PC user;
1600x1200 being the minimum for the 4:3 camp and 1920x1200 for the widescreen folks, never ever drop below that since it doesn't matter at all anymore.
If i see 1650x1050 or 1920x1080 one more time and it's not a notebook review i'm going to puke. The last think a PC users should do is go and buy a 16:9 monitor, if he does so, next logical step should be a H&K against the chin, 4:3 or 16:10 (8:5) is the only decent option.
Considering most televisions are 1920x1080, that's the most sensible resolution to test.
@FMinus Newegg has 47 monitors supporting 1920x1200 or 1980x1080. 40 of those are 1920x1080. there are 15 more that support 1680x1050 (which is 16:10 BTW) This is why the benchmarks are run using these resolutions. They are the most popular and common resolutions for widescreen PC monitors. And your assertion concerning aspect ratio is your opinion and we all know what opinions are like.
@person5e9
Are you really going to be hooking up your gaming rig to your TV? Seems like wasted money to me...
@walkingdogs
What is 'Blackhawks,' Alex?
@ytilanigiroon circle gets the square. Let's just hope the completely revamped Hawks can repeat this year.
@walkingdogs
I'm a Red Wings fan, but I say this in all seriousness and with no sarcasm intended: congratulations on ending the drought.
@ytilanigiroon Thank you. Hopefully your Redwings will be healthy this year. I would have much rather gone through you guys than the sweep we handed the Sharks. It's good to see we both have good teams again (although it has been us on the crappy side of things) to truly rekindle the rivalry we used to have. That can only be healthy for the NHL.
@walkingdogs GO KINGS!!
hehe, sorry, just wanted to inappropriately interject there. 8^)
@walkingdogs
Obviously it's different over here in Europe then. I have about 60 1920x1200 monitors and only a handful of 1920x1080 to pick from. Let's put personal preference aside, 1080 is crap for a computer monitor if it is not intended to be a TV stand-in.
That said, back to personal preference, I'm all for 4:3 monitors since I don't have to scroll to death to read any news articles and similar stuff and pivoting 16:9/10 monitors is like a nightmare if you happen to find one which can do it.
@MasterCKO Quite alright. Nice to have a little sports thrown in.
@walkingdogs
Have to agree with FMinus here. The reason that 16:9 monitor prevail in numbers is that the 16:9 panels are cheaper to produce and consumer are susceptible to "Full HD" marketing fad coming out of TV industry.
More pixels giving more display surface are avalways better for PC user than less, no matter how stupid the consumers are.