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January 11th, 2007 14:00

3007WFP at 1920X1200

Hello,
 
I'm purchasing the 30 inch to use with my MSI 7900GT HD card. The card supports dual-link and is even HDCP compatible(just in case).
 
I plan on running the monitor at 1920X1200 though, instead of 2560X1600, because I don't need that extra real estate, and gaming should be smoother at the lower resolution. Most people will say just to get the 24" or the 27" to run that resolution, but I want the physically larger screen for watching movies from across the room.
 
My question is, how does the 3007WFP handle non-native resolutions? Will 1920X1200 look just as good as it would on the 24" or 27". I don't want things to look blurry.
 
The 30" at 1920X1200, any problems with that?
  • xStainDx

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    Posted January 12th, 2007 08:00

    If you don't run the monitor at its proper resolution you will get streching or have the choice for a black border around your screen. You say you want the extra 3" of space but when you use a lower resolution and get the black borders to keep the aspect ratio 1:1 you will basically lose it anyway.
  • XPS_MAYHEM

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    Posted January 12th, 2007 16:00

    you shouldnt get the 3007FPW for 1920X1200, doesnt do justice to the screen and it looks bad...i have 3 30" and only good to use @ 2560X1600. nothing less.
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    Posted January 13th, 2007 00:00

    I wasn't going to post a reply to this message because I think what looks good or bad is a highly subjective criterion (within reason), and the best judge is the viewer...
     
    However, to even things out, I will tell you this, for watching movies, and playing games the 1920x1200 scaling is not so bad.
     
    The scaling is worse for me in the desktop, where I long for the clarity of 2560x1600. Also, as the resolution comes closer to the native, I found it starts looking better and better. So 1920x1200 looks better than 1600x1000 etc.
     
     
     
     
  • timgone

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    Posted January 13th, 2007 21:00

    thank you all for the feedback