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XxScionxX
Profile Joined July 2010
United States27 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-24 08:58:05
July 24 2010 08:57 GMT
#21
I'm sure its because 16: 9 ruined the formula. It was suppose to be 4:3 5:4 8:5 but 16: 9 is nothing else, so now by relation its 16: 9 and 16:10 and we let 4:3 and 5:4 go to the way of the dinosaur.
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OminouS
Profile Joined February 2010
Sweden1343 Posts
July 24 2010 09:03 GMT
#22
16:10, cuz thats closest to the golden ratio.
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Keitzer
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States2509 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-24 09:08:12
July 24 2010 09:05 GMT
#23
whatever 1440x900 is... lol, i think it's 16 : 9

EDIT:: nvm, it's 16:10
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Ganches
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden33 Posts
July 24 2010 10:23 GMT
#24
16 : 10
Narien
Profile Joined July 2010
Sweden31 Posts
July 24 2010 11:08 GMT
#25
playing on 1280x1024, god i need a widescreen screen >.<
sysrpl
Profile Joined February 2010
United States222 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-24 11:42:25
July 24 2010 11:41 GMT
#26
For everyone's benefit ...

1920x1080 = 16|9
1900x1200 = 16|10
1440x900 = 16|10
1280x1024 = 5|4
1280x800 = 16|10
1280x720 = 16|9
1024x768 = 4|3
800x600 = 4|3

First post is wrong. 1280x800 is NOT 5|4
Phayze
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada2029 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-24 11:48:31
July 24 2010 11:48 GMT
#27
16x10 is the best aspect ratio to play at. It gives the widest vision, the largest field of view. I have a 16:10 monitor (1920x1200) but play at 1920x1080 and have, in my driver options, set to force aspect ratio (Small black bars on top and bottom, like a movie) This way, the image is not distorted in any way.
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Sanguinarius
Profile Joined January 2010
United States3427 Posts
July 24 2010 11:49 GMT
#28
1680x1050 = 16:10
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Gomas
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Poland311 Posts
July 24 2010 11:50 GMT
#29
You now realize that 16:10 is actually 8:5.
waffling1
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
599 Posts
July 24 2010 11:51 GMT
#30
1280 x 1024 FTW!!!
ViRo
Profile Joined May 2010
United States137 Posts
July 24 2010 11:52 GMT
#31
1920x1080
I'd like to be able to se a 16:10 but the picture becomes slightly pixelated (16 is native). I don't want to see that >.> Oh well upgrades upgrades
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Mikilatov
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States3897 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-24 11:56:44
July 24 2010 11:53 GMT
#32
1920x1200, 28'' 16:10.

Looks pretty awesome. I'm curious to how it looks in 16: 9, and if it's much different.
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Crisium
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States1618 Posts
July 24 2010 22:18 GMT
#33
There's only slight difference between 16x9 and 16x10. If you game on the latter you really don't have to worry.

[image loading]

5:4 is even worse than 4:3. Ouch.
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Unfurl
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States272 Posts
July 24 2010 22:23 GMT
#34
Does anyone play on their plasma tvs? (37" and up?) I'm concidering playing on my 42 plasma, wondering if it's harder or more preferred over a 20" 4:3 monitor
harky
Profile Joined July 2010
98 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-25 02:10:36
July 25 2010 02:06 GMT
#35
It shouldn't surprise anyone that Blizzard went Hor+ instead of Ver- for 16: 9 support. They did the same for WoW. Most likely do the same for D3 as well. It's their normal route... thank god.

If you don't know the difference look at the picture above, but think of it in reverse. As the screen grows horizontally more is shown. This is the norm for things like 5:4, 4:3, but many games like to use Ver- for 16: 9 and 16:10. Which is very frustrating. For strategy games in particular it's often required to play in 16:10 on a 16: 9 monitor due to it. Check http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/wiki/FAQ#Screenchange if you'd like to see just how harmful Ver- can be. Especially if a game is designed for 4:3 and uses Ver-. Going to 16: 9 on that game would result in the loss of over 20% of your vertical space. Ouch.

You should also include 15: 9 in the poll though. 1600x960 and the like.

Side note: 16: 9 is not the odd-man-out. 16:10 is. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspect_ratio_(image)#Why_16:9_was_chosen_by_the_SMPTE

16:10 ratios are meant primarily for looking at two documents side by side.
Keitzer
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States2509 Posts
July 25 2010 03:29 GMT
#36
On July 25 2010 07:18 Crisium wrote:
There's only slight difference between 16x9 and 16x10. If you game on the latter you really don't have to worry.

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[image loading]


5:4 is even worse than 4:3. Ouch.



why dont we have to worry !

*starts hyper-ventilating*

anyways, that gif makes me wanna get 16 : 9 =(
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ogalthine
Profile Joined July 2010
18 Posts
July 25 2010 03:34 GMT
#37
On July 24 2010 12:46 nigritude wrote:
what is 1366 by 768?

You appear to be playing SC2 on a 720p television.

Wat.
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7even.Rantech
Profile Joined July 2010
Chile39 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-25 03:59:51
July 25 2010 03:38 GMT
#38
16: 9 , i haven't used other than the 4:3 back in time, dunno how it would feel to play it on 16:10.
FliedLice
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany7494 Posts
July 25 2010 03:55 GMT
#39
1440*900

16:10, is it?
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c.Deadly
Profile Joined March 2010
United States545 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-25 03:59:32
July 25 2010 03:58 GMT
#40
I play on 16:10, but I'll probably letterbox it and try 16: 9 when the game is released. I imagine most top-level players will go down that route as well if they haven't already.

Keep making those maps ProdiG - yours are some of the best.
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