Non Native Resolutions on Flat Panels ??

jg1234

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Hi Folks,

Will the new series of LCD Flat Panels coming out be able to handle non native resolutions with ease ?? (i.e. I play alot of games at 1024 x 768 on an 18.1 inch display. I know most 18 in flat panels are designed for 1200 x 1024 but I like my 1024 x 768 )

With all the discussions going on about response times and refresh rates I forgot to ask!

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No matter what, running off native resolution means scaling. Scaling no matter how good the algorithm can never replicate the actual image.

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flamethrower205

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Gosharks, say the subpixels were split up into 4 parts each (obviously cost will be higher), couldn't scaling then be better?

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a "Pixel" is made up of 3 sub pixels, one red, one green and one blue. The combination of these create the 16M color spectrum of the monitor. What would a 4th one be? It could not be a color, nor could it be black or white.



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flamethrower205

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No, i mean say they were further split up into 4 more pieces, so there were 12 subpixels. I guess it's kinda like a higher res lcd, but slightly different, cause it'll still have say 1280x1024 res (let's say it's 18"). Wouldn' this allow for better scaling?

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A standard 17-18” LCD is 1280 x 1024 resolution with 3.9 million transistors. Getting a panel without a dead pixel is hard enough, now try imaging that times 12. Also the problem is the transistors get in the way of the light through put.

Any number is easy to scale if it is divisible by 2. A 1600 x 1200 panel for example looks great at 800 x 600. If the number of pixels is not evenly divisible by 2, you must scale.

What you want is a 2560 x 2048 panel, this would scale nicely to 1280 x 1024, now how much will you pay for a 2560 x 2048 panel?

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