High Definition PC Gaming

Kipper67 · 26 Jul 2007 at 16:17

Raikiri said:
There have been monitors available that would do over that for years now, way before TFTs were commonplace.

In a way its the rush from everyone to get a TFT and dump CRTs that has held back hi-res gaming .

If people had been prepared to put up with their 24"+ hot heavy bulky CRTs on their desk then we would have been gaming at 2048x1536+ ages ago.

The disadvantages of large CRTs and the cost of hi-res TFT panels kind of meant a step back in the race to increase resolution .

Kamakazie! · 26 Jul 2007 at 16:26

kola said:
this a windup right ?

Must be.

fornowagain · 26 Jul 2007 at 16:38

xolotl said:
Not really, 1080 is 1920x1080 resolution. So, unless you're using a 23 or 24 inch panel you really haven't been playing in full HD.

True, same can be said for quite a few console users. How many TV panels are a 1920x1080 native? Lots of the cheaper/common ones downscale to 1366 x 768 or there abouts.

KNiVES · 26 Jul 2007 at 16:39

.... and how many games are 1920x1080 native ?

Jono8 · 26 Jul 2007 at 17:47

amount 1080p games on console....oh about 3 or 4 fairly rubbish ones. Cost of a 1080p cabable tv? astronomical.

pc gaming still is the no 1 platform of choice for gaming as you can get a tv cabable of higher res's than 1080p for about £400 and there are 100's of games supported.

LabR@t · 26 Jul 2007 at 17:52

KNiVES said:
.... and how many games are 1920x1080 native ?

loads are if you have the hardware to run it

Jono8 · 26 Jul 2007 at 17:57

KNiVES said:
.... and how many games are 1920x1080 native ?

xbox 360- 0
ps3- about 4?
pc- 100's

KNiVES · 26 Jul 2007 at 18:00

LabR@t said:
loads are if you have the hardware to run it

From a console view I mean.

titchard · 26 Jul 2007 at 18:08

weringo said:
The next step up is 1440p isnt it?

The next step up is 4 X HD (Ultra HD or something - The Japanese already have it, having thrown us normal HDTV after they had used it

)

Rich

Streeteh · 26 Jul 2007 at 18:11

HD is nothing to do with the total resolution, its to do with the density. IE 800x600 on a 32" tele would look awful, however 800x600 on a 2" eyepiece would be considered mega HD.

The native resolution of a tft monitor is, give or take, HD.

Tom|Nbk · 26 Jul 2007 at 18:15

Had to be done sorry.

jaykay · 26 Jul 2007 at 18:18

titchard said:
The next step up is 4 X HD (Ultra HD or something - The Japanese already have it, having thrown us normal HDTV after they had used it )

Rich

Woot i was right for once in my life even though it was the most vaguest answer.

HangTime · 26 Jul 2007 at 18:20

Zefan said:
Yes I know, but that was before games supported that resolution.

Remember people we're talking about games here.

I disagree.

Even in the 90s it was possible to run games in resolutions > 1920x1080 on screens smaller than 23" (e.g. 21" CRT).
Well coded games (those that either queried available resolutions from the driver, or allowed custom resolutions) had the support.

manoz · 26 Jul 2007 at 18:28

titchard said:
The next step up is 4 X HD (Ultra HD or something - The Japanese already have it, having thrown us normal HDTV after they had used it )

Rich

What're you talking about they have it? You mean in their homes? Afaik it's only used for medical and scientific research. Oh yeah, and it's QuadHD btw.

jaykay · 26 Jul 2007 at 18:30

manoz said:
What're you talking about they have it? You mean in their homes? Afaik it's only used for medical and scientific research. Oh yeah, and it's QuadHD btw.

Well it is out for public to buy.

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-ent...play-3840x2160-of-ultrahd-goodness-156777.php
And that was in 2006.
Though not over here.

snow patrol · 26 Jul 2007 at 18:34

lmao, great stuff

Darkwave · 26 Jul 2007 at 18:54

LOL!

james.miller · 26 Jul 2007 at 18:58

Streeteh said:
HD is nothing to do with the total resolution, its to do with the density. IE 800x600 on a 32" tele would look awful, however 800x600 on a 2" eyepiece would be considered mega HD.

The native resolution of a tft monitor is, give or take, HD.

HD in this context stands for High Definition. 720p is HD, whether its on a 15" lcd or a 30ft projected image. its nothing to do with density.

weringo · 26 Jul 2007 at 19:01

titchard said:
The next step up is 4 X HD (Ultra HD or something - The Japanese already have it, having thrown us normal HDTV after they had used it )

Rich

What is 1440p then? It doesn't count? :confused:

Streeteh · 26 Jul 2007 at 19:05

james.miller said:
HD in this context stands for Hight Definition. 720p is HD, whether its on a 15" lcd or a 30ft projected image. its nothing to do with density.

High Definition by... definition means a high level of detail. The density of the pixels determines the definition, not the resolution.

720p on a 60" screen would be anything but HD, infact it would look terrible, the terms 720p etc are just the way in which manufacturers have standardized the resolutions.