Game Resolution Q?

me227 · 10 Aug 2009 at 20:05

I normally game on 1024x768 and don't bother going any higher. I've tried with a few games before and while some a fine others just make it really hard to read the text.

Civ 4 is the best example I can think off, I find the writing too small.

Now OcUK am I just getting old and blind or are other people like this too?

Mr.Fantastic · 10 Aug 2009 at 20:10

I game at 1920x1200 but the only game i liked in a small resolution was championship manager cause the same reason you gave the writing was easier to read and easy on the eyes aswell.

RickST · 10 Aug 2009 at 20:17

same as above really, game at 1920x1200 except for text heavy games

Rroff · 10 Aug 2009 at 20:21

I game at 2048x theres very few games (but there are some) where the text/icons become too small... I haven't tried civ 4 mind to compare that tho.

Mailman86 · 10 Aug 2009 at 20:26

I always game at the native resolution of my monitor (1920x1200) or the nearest available. I've never had a problem reading text that I can recall. I've never really compared, but I would have thought most games would scale the text when you adjust the resolution?

Swi1ch · 10 Aug 2009 at 20:33

Mailman86 said:
I always game at the native resolution of my monitor (1920x1200) or the nearest available. I've never had a problem reading text that I can recall. I've never really compared, but I would have thought most games would scale the text when you adjust the resolution?

I tried playing Startopia the other day and nearly burned my eyes out reading the text at 1920x1200. Evil Genius is the same.

Mailman86 · 10 Aug 2009 at 20:43

I guess I have just been lucky with my game choices then!

AbsenceJam · 10 Aug 2009 at 20:57

My eyesight is poor but playing at non-native resolution is so ugly. So I game at 19x12 or 16x12 for older games.

x1m · 10 Aug 2009 at 22:46

Text is dependent on pixel size really - hence why I choose a 22" over a 20" - much more legible.

Confused · 11 Aug 2009 at 10:01

I game on my 42" 1920x1080 TV.

Some games, however, decide to keep the UI/text at a fixed pixel size, rather than scale with the resolution - so many games are unplayable at a distance more than about 4 feet!

Which means some games I have to play in a lower, and non-native resolution

me227 · 11 Aug 2009 at 10:40

I changed Civ 4 to my native resolution of 1280x1024 last night and it wasn't as bad as I remember. It certainly looks a lot better but it'd be much easier if you could scale the text as it takes a bit of getting used to.