Is there any real difference between 1920x1080 or 1920x1200? I also hear about higher resolution ones but I don't think a GTX 660 could run it natively. Any suggestions? P.S i'm mainly gaming and watching movies.
1920x1200 is a 16:10 screen (common for computer monitors) and 1920x1080 is a 16:9 screen (common for TVs)
movies (and usually videos as well) are 1920x1080, but either one will work fine, and you prolly won't notice the diff....
the 16:10 screen will be slightly taller and slightly narrower than a 16:9 screen of the same size, but you will likely not notice the diff.
Don't listen to commissar, there is a reasonable difference and it is well worth it.
Of course there is a difference, 10% difference. Ask yourself what do you need. Compare to the screen you already have. Do you want more screen space or slightly higher fps in games?
I myself would go for the higher resolution one - so I can work more comfortable.
It dosent cost that much more and the difference is well noticeable in person, you would know this if you actually had any experience with this sort of stuff.
My suggestion is go 1920x1200 for the extra real estate.
I do dillweed..... stop trolling.
my laptop screen is 16:10, and I have a 16:9 monitor. if you view videos in a 16:10 screen, there will be black bars on the bottom of you screen, whereas with a 16:9, there won't be.
...you guys do realize that screens are measure on the diagonal, so you gonna have the same amount of space whether you go wit a 16:10 or a 16:9
so...I should go... for... the cheapest one?
yeah, in gaming, you won't notice much difference if you screen is a decent size, in videos, 16:9 is actually better, since the common resolution are 480p, 720p, and 1080p
you'd ahve a hard time finding a 16:10 monitor, industry is moving to 16:9... newegg has 24 of em, they're all 24" and the lowest resp. time is 5ms. and their all about $300 or more
pixel space - I have 1920x1080 on 13.3" laptop and its far better for work than the lower resolution 'standard' for 13.3" panels. I can simply fit more stuff on the screen.
Sorry, how is 1920 pixels narrower than 1920 pixels?
.... physically
Commissar is right. The number of pixels do not account for the size of the monitor, but only the aspect ratio (examples 16:9, 16:10, 4:3 etc...) as he said.
Videos (as Commi said) are in 1920x1080 at max resolution. So they will not be completely compatible with 1920x1200 screens (As said, there will be black on the bottom and top of the screen).
For games, I have no experience with 1920x1200, but 1080 looks pretty awesome already and I can't imagine that there would be a lick of difference. 1920x1200 (in this one's opinion) is more useful toward productivity (since you can have a little more information on the screen at one time). But for movies and games, I would go for 1080p if its significantly cheaper.
Now to find the send button because I am on a 800x600 screen and I can't see squat.
P.S.- Very wise about your decision not to go higher on the 660s. Would have been a huge waste of money and no fun
If you're watching movies on your PC, then 1920x1080 is usually going to be the better option. If you're gaming more than watching movies though, then 1920x1200 might be better for you.
You get a little more vertical vision in games with 1920x1200, so that's something to consider. Blu-ray movies are always going to look better on a 1920x1080 screen though, because that's their native resolution and aspect ratio. They will fill out the entire screen at 1920x1080 unless the recording has letterboxing by default, but either way you're going to get more black space when watching movies with a 1920x1200 monitor.
16:10 is better for browsing, coding and everything that is related to working with text because of more vertical space.
With 16:10 you will see black bars when watching 16:9 video.
There's no noticeable difference in gaming between 16:9 and 16:10.
I personally wouldn't buy a 16:10 because they are way more expensive than 16:9 ones even if they use the same matrix.
i think i would personaly go for a 24 for 27 inch 16:9 screen, IPS panel, or TN
If you do more then just gaming i would go for an ips panel, very great colors, and great viewing angles. and those 1080p models are on a great price point.
But if you do mainly gaming, and you don´t care alot of viewing angles, then a TN panel 1080p will also be a great choice realy on a good price point, i realy dont see a point going on a much more expensive 16:10 panel.. maybe if you do some professional graphical designing work or something, but those screens are much more expensive..
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i went to microcenter a week ago and looked at thier 1080p and 1200p monitors, and wow what a difference, the picture on the 1200p monitor was so good, then i went over to the 1440p monitors and my head exploded
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