for pc games, medium/1080p vs high/720p

for those with monitors that have 1920x1080 native resolution

as far as visual quality goes,

if you use 1280x720 resolution, but crank up the settings to high and maybe add 2x AA, is it better than the alternative,

which is using 1920x1080 resolution for the extra crispness and sharpness but play on medium with no AA (not that you need it since its at native resolution)

what are your thoughts on the two settings, they both lose and gain some but maintain the same aspect ratio of HD 16:9, which is better overall.

lets use crysis for example, 720 with higher settings vs 1080 with lower settings for the same framerate.

I personally prefer using the native resolution with lower settings.

native resolutions are always better

1080 with lower settings

is 720 really that bad to you guys?

most console games use 720 with AA, even ME2, and they don't look all that bad

is 720 really that bad to you guys?

most console games use 720 with AA, even ME2, and they don't look all that bad

Decrate

Resolution makes the image clearer with less jagged edges, if you have very high with lower resolution the textures wont even look as good as they are supposed to.

If you remove the scaling you would get a nice image, but otherwise it stretches the whole screen and makes it blurry. The native resolution is always better. That's one of the reasons console games look blurry up close.

Native resolution. Anything else makes games look horribleharry_james_pot

is 720 really that bad to you guys?

most console games use 720 with AA, even ME2, and they don't look all that bad

Decrate

I argee with using native resolution. But, Crysis at 1280x768 on a 32" 720p TV doesn't look too shabby. I know it looks better than if I was playing the game on a19" monitor at 1440x900.

I agree with native res.

Native res, yeah. It looks so blurry without your monitor's native res.

Always go for native resolution over graphics.

I agree with what most people here have said. Native resolution is best, always.

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is 720 really that bad to you guys?

most console games use 720 with AA, even ME2, and they don't look all that bad

edinsftw

Resolution makes the image clearer with less jagged edges, if you have very high with lower resolution the textures wont even look as good as they are supposed to.

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is 720 really that bad to you guys?

most console games use 720 with AA, even ME2, and they don't look all that bad

blues35301

Resolution makes the image clearer with less jagged edges, if you have very high with lower resolution the textures wont even look as good as they are supposed to.

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Resolution makes the image clearer with less jagged edges, if you have very high with lower resolution the textures wont even look as good as they are supposed to.

TheMistique

is 720 really that bad to you guys?

most console games use 720 with AA, even ME2, and they don't look all that bad

Decrate

Yeah, it doesn't look very good if you're used to gaming in high resolutions. I game on consoles too, but I've been spoiled by using pcs. My eyes definitely have to readjust to the inferior graphics on consoles.

neither, how about 1080P/highest setting? as always

anyways im surprised by the amount of people favoring native resolutions despite reduced game settings vs lower resolutions but maxed game settings

I choose high settings/720p over medium/1080p. 720p is the bare minimum for any game for me though (it happens rarely now that I have a Radeon 5850). When tweaking, it's always my start point, and if the game can handle a higher resolution, I boost it higher.

this is a troll postDecrate

anyways im surprised by the amount of people favoring native resolutions despite reduced game settings vs lower resolutions but maxed game settings

Decrate

anyways im surprised by the amount of people favoring native resolutions despite reduced game settings vs lower resolutions but maxed game settings

Decrate

Why is it surprising? If you dont use native resolution the screen is going to look stretched. Higher resolutions are like higher settings in and of themselves. 1080p at medium is always going to look better than 720p at max. No one plays at 720 on PC anyways, except maybe on a laptop and even then it's because you dont really have a choice.

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anyways im surprised by the amount of people favoring native resolutions despite reduced game settings vs lower resolutions but maxed game settings

PTMags

Why is it surprising? If you dont use native resolution the screen is going to look stretched. Higher resolutions are like higher settings in and of themselves. 1080p at medium is always going to look better than 720p at max. No one plays at 720 on PC anyways, except maybe on a laptop and even then it's because you dont really have a choice.