[QUOTE="JP_Russell"] Sig.
I don't play at any particular res as I have a CRT and am not restricted by something as ridiculous as native resolution. But for modern games, I play them anywhere from 1024x768 to 1600x1200 (obviously I play all my current games at 1600x1200 right now, I just mean for games of today or the future, should I have to lower the resolution to maintain good performance, I'll go as low as 1024x768 ), and I play usually at 1024x768 or less for old games that shrink the hud and crosshairs and all that when you increase resolution.
howlrunner13
You can change the resolution of a game on a LCD. :|
Yes, but LCD's cannot actively change the number of pixels on-screen. Unlike CRT's, they have a set number of pixels, a set resolution, that they can only display. They display other resolutions by upscaling and downscaling, and almost always stretching. Any scaled resolution that can't divide perfectly into the native resolution (1600x1200 / 800x600 = 2x2, or perfectly divided) has to be stretched, even if the aspect ratio is the same. LCD's can't change the number or dimensions of their pixels, so when an image is stretched, the LCD pixels have to emulate varying numbers both vertically and horizontally of pixels for the resolution trying to be displayed, which creates all kinds of blockiness and blurring and whatnot. It's difficult to explain, but simply put, displaying any resolution other than your native will look like garbage.
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