Graphics and resolution

[Apocalypse57]

Hi guys, i bought my pc about a year ago here are the specs:
-amd 3800+ x2 @2.4ghz
-leadtek GeForce 7600gt 256.
-2gb ocz value ram
-Asus a8n sli motherboard
-250 WD HD 16 mb cache sata2

I was in the market for buying a new monitor, because i have a crappy 17'' daytek. I was looking into buying a widescreen monitor. I do a lot of gaming so i had my eye on two monitors, the Samsung SyncMaster 226BW, and the lg L204WTX. Now they both have the same native resolution but the samsung is bigger. Will this result in a more unclear image than the lg? on my 17'' native is 1280x1024 but if i run lets say.... World of warcraft at 1024x768 it looks horrible and unclear but as soon as i run it at 1280x1024 it looks awsome! My biggest worry is how games would look at 1650x1080 which is the res of both of those monitors, if i run them at resolutions like 1440 960 or 1650x1080 will it look stretched on the samsung or normal since its at native?? plz guys help me out

thnx for all you help... its greatly appreciated.

[George Hallam]

well i have just got a monitor with 1680 x 1080 and its wicked well big. and games at that resolution look great they just put more on the screen. on most EA games they dont support 1680 x 1080 at the moment so you have to put something in the shortcut box. you have to make sure the game support that resolution. about the monitor choice i bought that samsung a few weeks back it ROCKS!!! well good very sharp and lots of space

[Apocalypse57]

what kind of games do you play?? i usually play Cs source, F.E.A.R, BF2, silkroad online, wow etc...if u play n e tell me how they look. And the games dont look blurry at all? how bout on ur 17'' monitor does it look nicer?

[George Hallam]

fps mainly. BF2 + BF 2142 DO NOT support it but u can put +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +szx 1680 +szy 1050 in the target box on your shortcut and it works fine. dont know about the other games not played them on this monitor oblivion looks good. the games do look crisp on the 22" and the 17" you cant tell the difference in pixel size but the 22" is massive and it looks great and on FPS you get that little bit of extra viewing angle so you can see people coming lol

[odannyboy000]

I love most of the games you listed and play lots of them regularly. I have a 226BW and its great. Blows away a 17in.

at 1024x768 it looks horrible and unclear but as soon as i run it at 1280x1024 it looks awsome

This is odd. Update all your drivers and see if this is still an issue.

Another thing to add is when running games in 1680x1050, you may need a better graphics card for games like F.E.A.R. and better. It's not a necessity, but it would make the games much more enjoyable.

[George Hallam]

i think hes trying to say thats its alot sharper i noticed that

[Erik]

It should look clear at the native resolution no matter what the size of the monitor. Things get unclear as you go to a lower resolution because of how the technology works. The native resolution is using all of the available pixels on the screen, changing it forces a change in the number of pixels used to some number other than the screen was designed for. Thus it becomes less clear.