MeleeMonk
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Post by MeleeMonk on Jan 10, 2019 4:18:36 GMT
I have a simple question: Which aspect ratio do you prefer for PC gaming, 4:3 or 16:9?
Discuss.
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stratogustav
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Post by stratogustav on Jan 10, 2019 4:34:23 GMT
My LG monitor is 21:9. I like it because even if it is a 34 inches monitor, it doesn't look oversized.
It is only 120Hz though. I wish I had a 240Hz one, but my current PC is not powerful at all, so it does the job. The picture quality is good anyway, and it supports 2K resolution which is also nice.
I'm planning to get a video card, maybe I can use it with a Thunderbolt port. That is my hope at least. Mostly for VR stuff. I think a 1070 will do for now.
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MeleeMonk
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Post by MeleeMonk on Jan 5, 2022 1:06:24 GMT
Important PSA: you can still buy 4:3 monitors new. Some companies are still making them. I found these while browsing on Newegg today: www.newegg.com/zxd-h15-15/p/0JC-00CD-00040www.newegg.com/nexanic-h15-15/p/0JC-00CD-00023www.newegg.com/nexanic-h17-17/p/0JC-00CD-00024www.newegg.com/p/0JC-009P-00003?quicklink=trueIt seems like the only 4:3 monitors that are intended for desktop use are only made by a select number of Chinese companies now. All the other 4:3s I saw today were smaller models intended for security use. HOWEVER, the latter examples still have great response times, built in VGA ports, and can be found in reasonable sizes (the last link I posted is a 10" monitor, similar in size to a laptop screen), so you can still game with them. Plus, these 4:3s are all pretty affordable if you ask me. The last one I posted (the 10" one) is only $91 new, and even the 17" I found was only $193. I mean, it's better than buying refurbished. |
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Post by Imperial Khador on Jan 5, 2022 17:13:51 GMT
I'm usually good with whatever aspect ratio the game was designed for. For newer games, that tends to be a widescreen aspect ration (usually 16:9, but as stratogustav mentions there are other widescreen aspect ratios that many games support). For older games, I don't mind a 4:3 at all, but I don't mind the black side-bars on my monitor for those games enough to try to source a 4:3 monitor.
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MeleeMonk
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Post by MeleeMonk on Jan 9, 2022 0:53:38 GMT
I'm usually good with whatever aspect ratio the game was designed for. For newer games, that tends to be a widescreen aspect ration (usually 16:9, but as stratogustav mentions there are other widescreen aspect ratios that many games support). For older games, I don't mind a 4:3 at all, but I don't mind the black side-bars on my monitor for those games enough to try to source a 4:3 monitor. Black side bars?? How the...Whenever I play older games that don't support widescreen on my widescreen monitor, it always just stretches the image and looks terrible. How are you able to fit a 4:3 image onto your widescreen without it stretching, if you don't mind telling me?
BTW sorry about the late reply. My laptop broke two weeks ago so I hadn't been using the internet as a result.
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Post by Imperial Khador on Jan 9, 2022 15:52:12 GMT
It varies. Most newer games of course give screen resolution options. On my laptop, whether I'm playing on the built-in screen or an external monitor, if I see a 4:3 resolution in the game settings (for example, 800x600), I get the black bars.
For games that are full-screen that don't have display options, I would just set my display resolution to a 4x3 aspect ratio resolution (again, we'll use 800x600 as an example) instead. I also usually end up manually adjusting this setting when I am using my television as an external monitor for 16:9 PC games, as is it 4K capable, but my laptop is not high-powered enough to run most things at that resolution. So I usually crank it down to 1080p, or 720p depending on the game.
For some computers, I know the display/resolution settings for Windows are overridden by whatever display settings are included in the management suite for the graphics card,the equivalent settings would be present there.
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MeleeMonk
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Post by MeleeMonk on Feb 12, 2022 1:17:05 GMT
It varies. Most newer games of course give screen resolution options. On my laptop, whether I'm playing on the built-in screen or an external monitor, if I see a 4:3 resolution in the game settings (for example, 800x600), I get the black bars. For games that are full-screen that don't have display options, I would just set my display resolution to a 4x3 aspect ratio resolution (again, we'll use 800x600 as an example) instead. I also usually end up manually adjusting this setting when I am using my television as an external monitor for 16:9 PC games, as is it 4K capable, but my laptop is not high-powered enough to run most things at that resolution. So I usually crank it down to 1080p, or 720p depending on the game. For some computers, I know the display/resolution settings for Windows are overridden by whatever display settings are included in the management suite for the graphics card,the equivalent settings would be present there. Huh. I think it must depend on the monitor itself. I've tried retro gaming on my newest 16:9 monitor and my first Windows 10 laptop, and in both cases it stretched the image. However, when gaming on my Windows 7 laptop, I get black bars on the sides even though the built-in display is clearly widescreen. That last point is interesting if true. I'm gonna have to look into this issue further. It would be nice to never need separate 4:3 monitors again. |
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