Is higher resolution always better?

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I am buying a new 22" or 24" monitor (usual debate covered elsewhere!), but these monitors come at different resolutions x1050, x1080, x1200 etc...

I am thinking that with a smaller screen size you can, in theory, drop the resolution without a perceived drop in quality to the human eye. Assuming that is true, has anyone seen reviews/papers etc which show this relationship, i.e. res 'a' x 'b' at 20" is equivalent to res 'c' x 'd' at say 26" etc etc. I have read debates in AV forums which suggest 1080p is not worth it for sub 32". But that would be movies not PC work where the distance from the screen is less.

Perceived drop in quality is clearly unique to an individual, but it must be possible to assume some 'average' user to define sensible "bounds" in resolution, with a view to cost/benefit?



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In my eyes, bigger is better. Its not a case of a*b at 20" is the same as c*d at 24". The pixals per inch are fairly similar across the range of sizes. But the higher resolution the screen is, the more you can fit on it.

I'd get the biggest you can afford.

You can be more productive on a bigger screen, for example on a 19200x1200 you can fit 2 full size A4 pages side by side on the screen, on a 1680x1050.
 
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Higher Resolution is better, but be warned some monitors have or use whats called a native resolution. Meaning they are designed really to operate at that resolution i.e I have 3007 30" native resolution is 2560 x 1600 everything below this is not handled as well as at its native.

It also depends what you want to do with your monitor, some like larger icons and fonts and stick with lower resolutions, but in my mind more real estate i.e desktop can only be a good thing.
 
thats one reason I love my CRT. A game that is too demanding for my g.card at high resolutions ;I turn down the resolution and it still looks sweet. Like it's my CRT's native resolution - even though I don't have one.:)

The only problem I see is if you get a smaller screen with a TFT @ 1920 res and then you might find your text a bit too small.
 
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CaptainCrash said:
Any CRT for a start... :)
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He clearly wasn't referring to CRTs.

First of all using the word "some" is a bit of an understatement. Secondly, his 3007 having a native resolution isn't surprising. I was merely trying to get the point across that all LCDs have a native resolution.
 
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