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Does resolution matter (gameplay-wise) for SCII?

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ensign_lee
Profile Joined June 2010
United States1178 Posts
February 10 2011 17:04 GMT
#1
This is probably a stupid question, but is there a tangible benefit to playing at 1920x1200 vs 1680x1050 ?

Just wondering since my 5770 can only support 1680x1050 and I'm wondering if I'm handicapping myself in some way by doing so.
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-10 17:09:34
February 10 2011 17:09 GMT
#2
Not as significantly as you think. You see less on the screen I believe.
In the end, it doesn't affect your play as much as you would think.

edit: wait, I might be entirely wrong.
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skyR
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada13817 Posts
February 10 2011 17:10 GMT
#3
Both of them are 16:10 resolutions so you see the same stuff on both of the resolutions. You're not handicapping yourself by playing at reasonable FPS.
SirazTV
Profile Joined May 2010
United States209 Posts
February 10 2011 17:14 GMT
#4
16 has the largest field of view. To get this you probably would need a new monitor.
SirazTV
Profile Joined May 2010
United States209 Posts
February 10 2011 17:15 GMT
#5
16 : 9 not 16 lol
nalgene
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada2153 Posts
February 10 2011 17:23 GMT
#6
His monitor is capped at 16:10 ( 1680x1050 ) 16:10 ( 2560x1600 and 1920x1200 exist )

5770 can do 1920x1080

someone here made screenshot comparisonswhere you do see more of the screen on a 16
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Marcus420
Profile Joined January 2011
Canada1923 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-10 17:39:50
February 10 2011 17:38 GMT
#7
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Tschis
Profile Joined November 2010
Brazil1511 Posts
February 10 2011 18:19 GMT
#8
I have a 5770 and it can handle ultra settings at 1920x1200

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JMSLEX
Profile Joined October 2010
United States43 Posts
February 10 2011 19:20 GMT
#9
Does that mean 1600x900 is bad ? i'm new to all this stuff , and i was about to buy a 20 inch monitor before i saw this and that's the resolution :/ any help ?
aidnai
Profile Joined January 2010
United States1159 Posts
February 10 2011 19:27 GMT
#10
no, 1600x900 is good because it's a 16 : 9 (learned from the rest of you lol) which gives you the most visibility on SC2 according to that gif up there ^^
IceCube
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Croatia1403 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-10 19:31:03
February 10 2011 19:29 GMT
#11
On February 11 2011 04:20 JMSLEX wrote:
Does that mean 1600x900 is bad ? i'm new to all this stuff , and i was about to buy a 20 inch monitor before i saw this and that's the resolution :/ any help ?

You want to buy the one that supports 16 : 9 aspect ration, I think that resolution doesn't matter much in this case. Just buy 16 : 9 (standard) and pick the one that supports the resolution you want to play in or even higher than that and your golden.

edit: ^ beat me to it ><
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scFranco
Profile Joined December 2010
United States127 Posts
February 10 2011 19:46 GMT
#12
TLO actually plays on the lowest graphics settings because high graphics are distracting
My goose is getting cooked.
branflakes14
Profile Joined July 2010
2082 Posts
February 10 2011 19:57 GMT
#13
Can't say I'm a fan of having a disadvantage purely because of the monitor I use. Hell, I actually use 5:4 myself so I'll have even less on screen than any of the images in that gif.
Euronyme
Profile Joined August 2010
Sweden3804 Posts
February 10 2011 20:25 GMT
#14
On February 11 2011 04:46 scFranco wrote:
TLO actually plays on the lowest graphics settings because high graphics are distracting


Most pro gamers do.. I believe they play on high resolution however.
Graphic settings are more about the glow on minerals and stuff like that, you know the "low medium high ultra" thing, wheras resolution is the pixels basically
I bet i can maı̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̨̨̨̨̨̨ke you wipe your screen.
Euronyme
Profile Joined August 2010
Sweden3804 Posts
February 10 2011 20:26 GMT
#15
On February 11 2011 04:57 branflakes14 wrote:
Can't say I'm a fan of having a disadvantage purely because of the monitor I use. Hell, I actually use 5:4 myself so I'll have even less on screen than any of the images in that gif.


Wow where did you get that screen? O.o
Sounds like a super old battery driven TV or something like that
I bet i can maı̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̨̨̨̨̨̨ke you wipe your screen.
IPS.ZeRo
Profile Joined April 2003
Germany1142 Posts
February 10 2011 20:38 GMT
#16
You won't win more because of the screen.
I usually play with 16 but sometimes also with a 5:4 and its really not a problem.
16:10 to 16 isn't even much of a difference in terms of space.

But for an LCD you usually want to use the native resolution. With most screens it looks a little bit off when you use a different resolution and also tasking in and out takes more time.
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ishboh
Profile Joined October 2010
United States954 Posts
February 10 2011 21:02 GMT
#17
i play on 4:3 D:
optical630
Profile Joined August 2010
United Kingdom768 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-10 21:43:18
February 10 2011 21:24 GMT
#18
thats stupid... you should be able to see the same regardless of resolution
edit: at least now i know im seeing the best i can ^^ gotta get used to 1400x900 now ;/
deanyo
Profile Joined December 2010
United Kingdom206 Posts
February 11 2011 14:38 GMT
#19
Use the native resolution of your monitor. No reason to use anything different.
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ensign_lee
Profile Joined June 2010
United States1178 Posts
February 11 2011 15:50 GMT
#20
Wait...something intrisically doesn't make sense with that pic showing the differences.

Why would 16:10 be SMALLER than 16?

16x10 > 16x9 ...?
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