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EnE
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
417 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-10 20:05:05
July 10 2012 19:46 GMT
#1
Hi. I was going to buy a 22 inch 1080p monitor to replace my x768 but I was worried it could actually be worse for sc2.

What do you guys think is the best resolution 1080p/720p for playing sc2 on? What do the pros use?

EDIT: What I mean is, a 22 inch screen vs a smaller screen. Bigger vs smaller. Which do pros use/ which is better for playing competitively.
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NoDDiE
Profile Joined November 2006
Poland170 Posts
July 10 2012 19:49 GMT
#2
dont follow pro's in this case... anyway as ur monitor native resolution is going to be 1080 then simply use 1080. if your machine is strong (actually for sc strong = not terrible bad) u should be fine with 1080 without huge fps loss
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ZenithM
Profile Joined February 2011
France15952 Posts
July 10 2012 19:49 GMT
#3
Like, the max you can reach while playing smoothly? It's really not more complicated than that.
It depends mainly on your computer specs, not really on preference (except if you want an exotic aspect ratio like 4:3)
cmcnutt34
Profile Joined June 2012
United States43 Posts
July 10 2012 19:52 GMT
#4
Go into properties and hit run in 640x480.
totalpigeon
Profile Joined September 2010
United Kingdom162 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-10 19:56:54
July 10 2012 19:54 GMT
#5
The resolution of your monitor doesn't matter all that much for sc2, going up from 720p to 1080p will make your game look nicer if your card can handle it, but it won't make it harder to play by affecting the layout or zoom level. The only thing which might affect your game is the aspect ratio of the monitor, which can have a significant effect on how the game window looks, how closely you are zoomed in and how much of your monitor you actually get to use. The aspect ratio with the furthest zoom is 16 : 9, which I believe the majority of players use. There are notably several pros who elect to play on a 5 : 4 resolution as they are most comfortable with that screen size (generally due to a history with brood war), but they are by far the minority.
Gosi
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Sweden9072 Posts
July 10 2012 19:55 GMT
#6
The best resolution in SC2 is 1920x1080. Everything other than that gives you a disadvantage because you will see less on the screen. Not like it will make you a worse player if you don't use that, but the game is made for that resolution so yeah, it's the best.
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CrazyF1r3f0x
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States2120 Posts
July 10 2012 19:56 GMT
#7
my 1920x1080 works just fine for me; I used to play in 1600x1200, and Axslav plays in 1024x768--it's all a matter of preference.
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tonycheese
Profile Joined June 2011
9 Posts
July 10 2012 19:58 GMT
#8
On July 11 2012 04:55 Gosi wrote:
The best resolution in SC2 is 1920x1080. Everything other than that gives you a disadvantage because you will see less on the screen. Not like it will make you a worse player if you don't use that, but the game is made for that resolution so yeah, it's the best.


This is not correct. Your resolution doesn't determine how much you see. Your aspect ratio is the factor that determines how much you see on your screen. The only advantage of 1080 vs 720 is that the graphics will look better/cleaner. Nothing in terms of gameplay. In fact, if you want the best performance and don't care about graphics at all, 720 will give you better fps.
Steelo_Rivers
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States1968 Posts
July 10 2012 19:59 GMT
#9
I still use my old crt (I prefer it over my LCD) and I rock dat 1280x1024.
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EnE
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
417 Posts
July 10 2012 20:00 GMT
#10
No, I meant the size of the screen. Im pretty sure that a 22 inch 1080p would be bigger than a 17-19 inch 720p...

Therefore, the units etc would be bigger and the mouse would have further to move relatively. I'm saying from THIS perspective, which is best?
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aleun
Profile Joined November 2009
United States27 Posts
July 10 2012 20:04 GMT
#11
If your units are bigger, your mouse cursor is also bigger as is the cursor's movement relative to those units. I don't think the size of the monitor matters so much as the resolution/mouse sensitivity.
polyphonyEX
Profile Joined May 2012
United States2539 Posts
July 10 2012 20:04 GMT
#12
99.9% of pros use 1080x1920.
Chessz
Profile Joined August 2010
United States644 Posts
July 10 2012 20:05 GMT
#13
On July 11 2012 04:55 Gosi wrote:
The best resolution in SC2 is 1920x1080. Everything other than that gives you a disadvantage because you will see less on the screen. Not like it will make you a worse player if you don't use that, but the game is made for that resolution so yeah, it's the best.


uh.. no. higher resolution doesn't show you more because the UI/frames are also upscaled when you increase resolution. The only thing that actually affects the total space you see is aspect ratio
EnE
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
417 Posts
July 10 2012 20:05 GMT
#14
On July 11 2012 05:04 polyphonyEX wrote:
99.9% of pros use 1080x1920.


Source please?
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Bunn
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Estonia934 Posts
July 10 2012 20:08 GMT
#15
http://au.gamespot.com/features/starcraft-ii-beta-performance-and-image-preview-6251839/
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branflakes14
Profile Joined July 2010
2082 Posts
July 10 2012 20:08 GMT
#16
"I swear to make Probes and Pylons non sto-

Oh. Never mind.
RiSkysc2
Profile Joined September 2011
696 Posts
July 10 2012 20:08 GMT
#17
On July 11 2012 05:04 polyphonyEX wrote:
99.9% of pros use 1080x1920.

That's a funny resolution.
spbelky
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States623 Posts
July 10 2012 20:11 GMT
#18
On July 11 2012 05:05 EnE wrote:
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On July 11 2012 05:04 polyphonyEX wrote:
99.9% of pros use 1080x1920.


Source please?


Pretty sure he is joking

1080x1920 would look like this

[image loading]
Tomba
Profile Joined January 2012
Norway106 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-10 20:16:24
July 10 2012 20:12 GMT
#19
What matters is aspect ratio ( 16: 10 , 16: 9 , 4:3 )
It is with the 16: 9 screens you see the most with in starcraft 2.

Resolution doesn't have anything to do with size, just quality of the picture. Size of pixels vary, you can have 1920x1080 on a 17 inch screen.

edit: damn smileys!
spbelky
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States623 Posts
July 10 2012 20:13 GMT
#20
lol
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