Weekly Poll: Widescreen vs Standard Resolutions
I want a 30" monitor...
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 by Zoomba | Discussion: WinCustomize News
Lets look at your PC capabilities a bit more closely. Last week I asked about whether you used a desktop or a laptop as your main machine. Desktops won out easily. This week lets talk screen resolutions. For authors of wallpapers, DX themes, skins, icons and almost every other category in skinning, screen resolutions can be a massive pain in the rear. What looks fantastic at 1600x1200 might look like garbage or simply be unusable at 1024x768. At the same time, users with widescreen monitors can have a hard time finding content that doesn't look stretched on their monitor.
So, to start with, I'd like to hear from everyone on whether they use a more regular standard aspect rations like 4:3 and 5:4, or if they go in for widescreen (16:9, 16:10).
Results, as usual, next week.
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angus1949
Reply #2 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 8:18 AM
Reply #2 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 8:18 AM
Thanks for the article and poll. I use a 1680x1050 resolution and find it difficult to find a wide variety of walls. Larger walls like 1900x1200 resize pretty well for my resolution and of course the subject matter of the wall dictates how it will look resized. Round objects are the most noticable of course. Lately, many more artists are providing walls in assorted resolutions, and to them I tip my hat for their extra effort. That aside, I extend my appreciation to all of the artists who provide us with content, sized for me or not. 
Z71
Reply #3 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 8:36 AM
Reply #3 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 8:36 AM
I have both. There isn't an option for that.
If I had to choose, I'd go with widescreen.
AngelicJean
Reply #4 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 9:12 AM
Reply #4 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 9:12 AM
This will help me decide what aspect ratio to make any future designs 
fontinalis
Reply #5 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 9:23 AM
Reply #5 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 9:23 AM
Typical Dell Inspiron laptops like I and many others run are 1400x1050 (4:3) at their highest resolution. I would like to get a new laptop but the new LCDs look like mirrors. In order to get one of the matte finish with professional graphics, and high resolution, it's a special order and more expensive.
zakai1369
Reply #8 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 10:21 AM
Reply #8 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 10:21 AM
Currently 1280x1024 on a 17' monitor. But I've been convincing myself for about 4 months that I don't need to buy a 22" monitor. I think I'm getting close to losing that battle though
SanChonino
Reply #9 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 10:30 AM
Reply #9 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 10:30 AM
I've been converted to the widescreen. I'll avoid standard resolution in the future, period - it's out of the question for a desktop and a large black eye on a laptop in my book.
SB: Wiiiiiiiiidescreeeeeeeeen! Left side: WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Right side: WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Hey - how long have you been standing there?
HR: I think I live here.
Widescreen FTW!
narbytrout
Reply #11 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 10:48 AM
Reply #11 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 10:48 AM
I'm diggin' the new 24" widescreen I got last month. I'm sure I'll never go back to a standard screen. I run my browser at 1440 x 900, but I get my game on at 1920 x 1200. It's aaaaaaawsome. 
Zoomba
Reply #12 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 11:09 AM
Reply #12 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 11:09 AM
SanChonino: Thanks. I read through the complete LFG archives this weekend. Richard may be the best character ever.
liquidguru
Reply #13 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 12:13 PM
Reply #13 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 12:13 PM
been running 1680x1050 for the last four years on my laptops....couldn't go back to anything else...on a 15.4" screen it's perfect..anything higher makes it too difficult to read...for video/photo editing it's perfect for me
windoe
Reply #15 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 1:22 PM
Reply #15 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 1:22 PM
A 1280x1024 15" as office laptop, and at home : 1920x1200 17.10" widescreen laptop.
Adamlenn127
Reply #16 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 2:07 PM
Reply #16 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 2:07 PM
I use widescreen I love all of the space you get. I could never go back to 4:3 again. 
I just need to get a second one now so I can run dual monitors.
I just need to get a second one now so I can run dual monitors.
Electo
Reply #17 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 3:24 PM
Reply #17 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 3:24 PM
I use a standard monitor, 1280x1024.
I tried to vote, but nothing seemed to happen (the total votes did not go up). Do I need to subscribe to WinCustomize in order to participate in polls?
pmulcahy11b
Reply #18 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 3:35 PM
Reply #18 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 3:35 PM
I couldn't vote on this -- my main monitor is a 20" 1280x1024, and the left monitor is a 20" 1400x900 widescreen.
Electo
Reply #19 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 3:40 PM
Reply #19 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 3:40 PM
I couldn't vote on this
Yes - in fact, I forgot to mention that I haven't been able to vote on any other polls. I tried to vote on the Desktop vs. Laptop poll, but I had the same problem as I said above.
Bebi Bulma
Reply #20 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 5:17 PM
Reply #20 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 5:17 PM
Widescreen FTW. 1920x1200 on this 24" and 1280x800 on my 15.4 laptop. Now if only there was a "Widescreen" category in the wallpapers section to sort by.....finding widescreen wallpapers is really difficult unless you know where to look (namely, interfacelift and dA). Especially for the larger sizes (for my 24").
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Reply #1 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 9:10 AM
I run dual monitors at work cause I really need the space.
Same at home, but I plan to go widescreen with my next desktop purchase tho.