24" LCDs with a resolution of 1680x1050?

SwedishChef · 4 Feb 2008 at 14:38

I'm looking at getting an LCD to replace my 21" Mitsubishi Diamond Plus 91 CRT for gaming and photography work. I'm thinking of either a 22" or 24" and have been looking at screens like the Dell 2407WFP. I have only seen 24" screens with a native res of 1920x1200 - I'm a bit worried that my 8800GT won't have quite enough power for games like CoD4 at this res. Can they be bought with a native res of 1680x1050, or should I not worry about it and let the monitor downscale if the gfx card can't handle 1920x1200?

waso_dude · 4 Feb 2008 at 15:05

Just run the screen at 1680x1050 in games if it won't take this res.

They will map pixels automatically so it uses the whole screen

Jeeva · 4 Feb 2008 at 15:08

By all reports, the downscaling is A-OK on the Dell 2407's.
I'm in a similar position, but I'd far prefer to have the option of 1920x for desktop etc use than to not.

SwedishChef · 4 Feb 2008 at 15:33

waso_dude said:
They will map pixels automatically so it uses the whole screen

Is this the 1:1 pixel mapping that is mentioned occasionally?

Waxmyballs · 4 Feb 2008 at 19:37

SwedishChef said:
Is this the 1:1 pixel mapping that is mentioned occasionally?

No, 1:1 mapping would involve running the monitor at its native resolution. Or running a reduced picture if the resolution is lower.

banja · 5 Feb 2008 at 04:16

Is there anywhere you might see comparisons between native res and lowered res (on the higher native res) as the above example?? I'm interested to see what kind of quality difference there is.

skanky · 5 Feb 2008 at 06:46

i run all my games at 1680x1050 res on my dell 24" --to my eyes it seems fine.