1600x1200 resolution screen at 800x600

[JP5]

I'm looking at getting a Dell laptop with 1600x1200 resolution because I figure most games come with 800x600 support. A lot of other Dell screens have resolutions like 1400x1050, which I've never seen supported in games. I hate the blurry scaling with improper resolution on LCDs.

Will 1600x1200 properly scale to 800x600 on the screen?

 

[LimmerGuy]

jp5:

I have a Dell I8000 w/ a UXGA (1600x1200) screen and it will run games at 800x600 res "properly" and "crisply". Though, IMHO the scaling and bluring are hardly (or not at all) noticable at even a not-so-native resolution (such as 1024x768, 1280x1024 etc...).

In answer to your post, yes it will scale properly. However, I would advise you not to worry so much about the scaling especially when gaming.

 

[RaPTuRe]

In games, on an LCD, the 'blur' associated with a lower than native resolution is very difficult to notice in games, especially FPS or 'high-action' games. It doesn't matter what an LCD's native resolution is when it comes to scaling down, it makes no difference. The only thing that makes a difference is how your video driver is set up: i.e. to stretch the image to fill the screen, or to keep the native resolution and show black borders around the image.

RaPTuRe

Who's General Failure and why's he reading my disk?

 

[JP5]

How would you change the driver options to do that? I've never seen that option in NVidia's menus.

I have a 1280x1024 LCD at home. I find some games to be blurry at 1024x768 if 1280 isn't supported. I play RTS and RPG more than FPS (mostly because I get killed a lot by 12 year olds )

 

[RaPTuRe]

RPG and RTS would be more noticeable, but shoult not be annoying to any degree. In the nVidia Driver, the setting should be found under "Device Selection" >>> "Device Adjustments"

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/internetstuff/images/LCD.jpg

Who's General Failure and why's he reading my disk?

 

[JP5]

Wow, that was deep inside the menus. I don't think I've been to that screen before. Great thanks. I'll have to try out BF1942, which always drove me crazy with 1280x940 resolution (OK, I admit it, I play some FPS).

 

[JP5]

Wow, you took a screenshot and everything! I think I had a couple extra options. Maybe I have different drivers. I picked the one "use fixed aspect ratio scaling" which should help out.

I'll probably get the 1800x1200 anyway because it's only about $50 more.

Now all I have to wait for is the 9600 chip in the Dells...

 

[jmecor]

1800 * 1200, what's the additional 200.

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[JP5]

meant 1600x1200