1680x1050 on a 1080P 27" Monitor

elrasho · 5 Oct 2011 at 00:01

Im thinking of upgrading to a monitor that does 1080p (my current one does 1680x1050). Is 1680x1050 to 1080P to a massive jump and will it require a lot more GPU power? Im happy I can play BF3 beta at 70fps a 1680x1050, can I still have this resolution on a 27" monitor?

This is the monitor I want to get: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-029-AS&groupid=17&catid=1120&subcat=

Surveyor · 5 Oct 2011 at 00:16

Check out the results in this HD 5850 Crossfire review and compare 1680x1050 with 1920x1200.

It'll give you some idea of the drop in frame rate.

You'll get frame rates a bit higher than 1920x1200.

elrasho · 5 Oct 2011 at 08:32

So an average drop of about 5fps... hmmm maybe I'll stick to 1680 X 1050. What does this resolution look like on a 27" monitor? Will it be stretched or have borders?

NeverWinter · 5 Oct 2011 at 09:24

Stretched unless the monitor has 1:1 pixel mapping, but if you're going to do that; Why change your current monitor?

elrasho · 5 Oct 2011 at 09:27

NeverWinter said:
Stretched unless the monitor has 1:1 pixel mapping, but if you're going to do that; Why change your current monitor?

I was just thinking of upgrading thats all, I dont really need to. I do find when playing games like BF3 I have to lean forward closer to the screen to see if someone is moving in the distance.

I was thinking if I got a bigger monitor I wouldn't have to do this as its bigger and Ill be playing at a higher resolution.

NeverWinter · 5 Oct 2011 at 09:56

What size is your current monitor, 22"? I think a 5fps drop isn't that much at all, you may find you're scanning across the monitor rather than viewing the whole of the screen at once...

elrasho · 5 Oct 2011 at 10:07

Yep current one is 22", I don't mind panning across the screen

Getting that Asus will allow mt to connect my 360 via HDMI too, I'll finally see what 1080P looks like lol

NeverWinter · 5 Oct 2011 at 10:15

lol, if you're going to get that monitor you're better off running everything at 1080p. Also, not sure if that Asus has 1:1 pixel mapping so stretched 1680*1050 would really bug me.

elrasho · 5 Oct 2011 at 10:19

NeverWinter said:
lol, if you're going to get that monitor you're better off running everything at 1080p. Also, not sure if that Asus has 1:1 pixel mapping so stretched 1680*1050 would really bug me.

I'm searching google to see if it does 1:1....

EDIT: Found one post in a forum saying it does. The official website doesn't mention it though.. hmmmm maybe I'll email Asus

elrasho · 5 Oct 2011 at 10:42

Can someone take a picture of 1680 X 1050 on their 27" monitor please?

Skidder · 5 Oct 2011 at 11:10

don't run it at non native, waste of the upgrade, sacrifice a few fps or a couple of setttings

l3g3ndfi3rc3 · 5 Oct 2011 at 11:20

I have the monitor ,and yes it does do 1:1 pixel mapping.

elrasho · 5 Oct 2011 at 12:45

Just come across this beast: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-083-IY

It has a 1ms response time!

FoxEye · 5 Oct 2011 at 17:25

I wouldn't run my desktop non-native, but I run games non-native all the time.

1280x800 on a 1680x1050 monitor; 1680x1050 on a 1920x1080 monitor... and to me they look fine. Just consider it as a form of free anti-aliasing

That being said, I do normally run native with eye candy turned down. Just saying, if you have to drop down the res, it's not the end of the world.

PCM2 · 5 Oct 2011 at 18:21

FoxEye said:
I wouldn't run my desktop non-native, but I run games non-native all the time.

1280x800 on a 1680x1050 monitor; 1680x1050 on a 1920x1080 monitor... and to me they look fine. Just consider it as a form of free anti-aliasing

That being said, I do normally run native with eye candy turned down. Just saying, if you have to drop down the res, it's not the end of the world.

That's an interesting way of looking at it. When you make a relatively large 'scaling' jump (for example 2560 x 1440 to 1920 x 1080) you end up with an effect that is quite similar to AMD's morphological anti-aliasing.

setter · 6 Oct 2011 at 18:28

Just tried dropping to 1680x1050, (native res of 1920x1200), 5-10fps better depending on scenario, used my monitors 1.1 pixel mapping, (benq fp241w). Took a while getting used to the black borders but it was better than full/stretched aspect. But ill stick with native and drop a few settings.

elrasho · 18 Oct 2011 at 16:58

Got my Asus VE247H 24" on Friday and WOW what a difference over the old Dell 22". Colours are a lot more vibrant, and the resolution for 1680*1050 to 1080P is noticeable. I can see the player reactions in Fifa12 and BC2 looks better too. Cant wait for BF3 next week!