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Title: Monitor with 1080p native resolution. Good idea for gaming...or no?
Post by: huckleberry on November 15, 2008, 06:40:10 PM

Here (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9047541&type=product&id=1218012053333) is the URL.  Does anyone know if most computer games accept 1920 x 1080 as a resolution?

Title: Re: Monitor with 1080p native resolution. Good idea for gaming...or no?
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 15, 2008, 06:48:48 PM

Holy fuck that's cheap and tempting. 

You need a pretty hefty machine to run games maxed at that res, but if you don't mind a hit in framerate, you'll be fine.  I'm not sure how many games actually support that res though.

Title: Re: Monitor with 1080p native resolution. Good idea for gaming...or no?
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 15, 2008, 07:02:08 PM

360 + VGA cord + that = sex

Title: Re: Monitor with 1080p native resolution. Good idea for gaming...or no?
Post by: huckleberry on November 15, 2008, 07:08:30 PM

I was thinking I could run it double duty.....good reason to get my own personal 360 (already have 2).  Just not sure if computer games have that resolution or not.

Title: Re: Monitor with 1080p native resolution. Good idea for gaming...or no?
Post by: MCD on November 15, 2008, 07:21:55 PM

i don't see why not.

i mean, it's 16:9 so it will work with the 360 with no problem.

Title: Re: Monitor with 1080p native resolution. Good idea for gaming...or no?
Post by: huckleberry on November 15, 2008, 07:24:52 PM

yeah...a dvi to hdmi adapter and I am good to go on the 360. 


It is the pc part that I am not so sure about.  I haven't messed with pc games for a while now, but just built a new computer and ready to get back in to some pc gaming goodness.  1920 x 1080 doesnt seem to be a resolution that I remember in the last few computer games I played.

Title: Re: Monitor with 1080p native resolution. Good idea for gaming...or no?
Post by: MCD on November 15, 2008, 07:29:33 PM

even if it isn't, 360 will do all the upscaling for you or you can set it to 720p and let the monitor do the upscaling job.

360 doesn't support 1920x1200 (16:10) but it sure as hell support 16:9 resolutions like 1080p.

edit: ah pc games, i doubt you will get into any problems.

Title: Re: Monitor with 1080p native resolution. Good idea for gaming...or no?
Post by: cool breeze on November 15, 2008, 08:08:33 PM

ha, I actually have this same monitor (if not a size smaller)  It's nice for the most part.