Comments on: Is It Still A 1024×768 World? http://www.pcmech.com/article/is-it-still-a1024x768-world/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Satishhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/is-it-still-a1024x768-world/comment-page-2/#comment-46641 Satish Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:11:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/is-it-still-a1024x768-world/#comment-46641 My office laptop, HP EliteBook 8530p (15.6 inch) has 1680x1050 resolution, and with that resolution I can hardly read any text. I am programmer and I still use 1024x768 on any laptop or desktop. That's the best resolution I have seen till now, and it is also good for me as I develop web sites still with that resolution. My office laptop, HP EliteBook 8530p (15.6 inch) has 1680×1050 resolution, and with that resolution I can hardly read any text. I am programmer and I still use 1024×768 on any laptop or desktop. That’s the best resolution I have seen till now, and it is also good for me as I develop web sites still with that resolution.

]]> By: Maureenhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/is-it-still-a1024x768-world/comment-page-1/#comment-39395 Maureen Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:07:01 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/is-it-still-a1024x768-world/#comment-39395 I believe my work monitor is 17" and I use 1024x768. I had good eye sight when I started my job, but now I'm on my second pair of glasses/prescription and I feel that upping the resolution just makes viewing file names, etc. annoying. Someone tried to get me to up my res. and then independently adjust icon/font sizes. I tried this and it looked awful. I think the text enlarged more than necessary. I'm glad you posted that 30% statistic. I'm currently trying to get the people who run our company website to adjust it to be more user friendly for people browsing with 1024x768 (currently you have to scroll left to right to see many of our client's advertisements in the margin at this resolution). Since some people saying gaming is faster at a lower res I wonder if that would affect the speed of anything graphics related (ie Photoshop). I make ads for a living and I wonder if that would slow down my programs. Not worth it to me, but my coworker seems to have a higher res.At home we have one computer hooked up to our 52" flat screen tv and have the resolution at 1024x768. My husband does gaming, but I don't think that's necessarily what influenced our resolution settings (we surf the web, watch movies, tv shows streamed from the internet). Viewing the tv from across the room would make any higher resolution really difficult to read. Again, I don't know if tinkering with the font sizes would be the results we'd want. I just try to choose "hi res" when I view tv clips on hulu.I'm 27 by the way. I believe my work monitor is 17″ and I use 1024×768. I had good eye sight when I started my job, but now I’m on my second pair of glasses/prescription and I feel that upping the resolution just makes viewing file names, etc. annoying. Someone tried to get me to up my res. and then independently adjust icon/font sizes. I tried this and it looked awful. I think the text enlarged more than necessary. I’m glad you posted that 30% statistic. I’m currently trying to get the people who run our company website to adjust it to be more user friendly for people browsing with 1024×768 (currently you have to scroll left to right to see many of our client’s advertisements in the margin at this resolution).
Since some people saying gaming is faster at a lower res I wonder if that would affect the speed of anything graphics related (ie Photoshop). I make ads for a living and I wonder if that would slow down my programs. Not worth it to me, but my coworker seems to have a higher res.

At home we have one computer hooked up to our 52″ flat screen tv and have the resolution at 1024×768. My husband does gaming, but I don’t think that’s necessarily what influenced our resolution settings (we surf the web, watch movies, tv shows streamed from the internet). Viewing the tv from across the room would make any higher resolution really difficult to read. Again, I don’t know if tinkering with the font sizes would be the results we’d want. I just try to choose “hi res” when I view tv clips on hulu.

I’m 27 by the way.

]]> By: ChanTranhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/is-it-still-a1024x768-world/comment-page-1/#comment-35078 ChanTran Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:39:52 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/is-it-still-a1024x768-world/#comment-35078 My desktop computer having 2 screens. Both are 21" CRT. The main one oriented in landscape mode is running at 2048x1536, the second one in portrait mode running at 1900x1400. The laptop is 15" and running at native resolution of 1600x1200. I am 54 year old and is wearing +2 glasses. Larger text doesn't read better but sharper text does. I always run my monitor at highest resolution. If the text is small then simply change the font size. My desktop computer having 2 screens. Both are 21″ CRT. The main one oriented in landscape mode is running at 2048×1536, the second one in portrait mode running at 1900×1400.
The laptop is 15″ and running at native resolution of 1600×1200.
I am 54 year old and is wearing +2 glasses.
Larger text doesn’t read better but sharper text does. I always run my monitor at highest resolution. If the text is small then simply change the font size.

]]> By: DukeCylkhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/is-it-still-a1024x768-world/comment-page-1/#comment-33935 DukeCylk Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:56:33 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/is-it-still-a1024x768-world/#comment-33935 two side by side 19" Dell LCDs at work running 1280x1024....not sure about the view sonic 18" at home, but the 20" LCD the kids use tops out at 780 lines of resolution and I'm not sure what res they're using thereone this I know about gaming from my son, it doesn't matter what res you run the game changes the res for it's optimal graphics two side by side 19″ Dell LCDs at work running 1280×1024….not sure about the view sonic 18″ at home, but the 20″ LCD the kids use tops out at 780 lines of resolution and I’m not sure what res they’re using there

one this I know about gaming from my son, it doesn’t matter what res you run the game changes the res for it’s optimal graphics

]]> By: Johnhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/is-it-still-a1024x768-world/comment-page-1/#comment-33080 John Sat, 03 Oct 2009 05:31:46 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/is-it-still-a1024x768-world/#comment-33080 Primary computer, 1920x1200 running an hd2900xt on a 24" monitor... (or dual monitor's at 1920 x 1200 and 1024 x 768 respectively if i feel like it). Occasionally for some intensive games I do lower the resolution in game, but I prefer not to go any lower than 1440 x 900. The computer i set up for my mum runs 1440 x 900 with an HD 3450 on a 19" monitor with the windows text size slightly increased. (My ageing P4 3.2 currently runs at 1024 x 768 on a 17" (spare) monitor although it has run all other resolutions I have listed with the other two monitors listed using a radeon 9550 with no problems but relatively poor gaming performance.) Primary computer, 1920×1200 running an hd2900xt on a 24″ monitor… (or dual monitor’s at 1920 x 1200 and 1024 x 768 respectively if i feel like it). Occasionally for some intensive games I do lower the resolution in game, but I prefer not to go any lower than 1440 x 900.
The computer i set up for my mum runs 1440 x 900 with an HD 3450 on a 19″ monitor with the windows text size slightly increased.
(My ageing P4 3.2 currently runs at 1024 x 768 on a 17″ (spare) monitor although it has run all other resolutions I have listed with the other two monitors listed using a radeon 9550 with no problems but relatively poor gaming performance.)

]]> By: Jasonhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/is-it-still-a1024x768-world/comment-page-1/#comment-32246 Jason Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:34:17 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/is-it-still-a1024x768-world/#comment-32246 I've been using a laptop as my primary (and only) computer for several years now, but it took me a while (and a few returns) to find the size and resolution that works best for me...I've had my Dell Latitude E6400 for almost a year and the 14.1" WXGA+ (1440x900) LED-backlit display is the best I've ever used! I originally purchased an E6400 with a WXGA (1280x800) standard (CCFL) display and returned it after a few days. In addition to the higher resolution, the WXGA+ display is also LED-backlit and has significantly higher max. brightness (250-nits vs. 200-nits).On my previous 15.4" notebooks, the sweet spot was WSXGA+ (1680x1050) but it has been slowly disappearing as WUXGA (1920x1200) has replaced it on most models. I’ve been using a laptop as my primary (and only) computer for several years now, but it took me a while (and a few returns) to find the size and resolution that works best for me…

I’ve had my Dell Latitude E6400 for almost a year and the 14.1″ WXGA+ (1440×900) LED-backlit display is the best I’ve ever used! I originally purchased an E6400 with a WXGA (1280×800) standard (CCFL) display and returned it after a few days. In addition to the higher resolution, the WXGA+ display is also LED-backlit and has significantly higher max. brightness (250-nits vs. 200-nits).

On my previous 15.4″ notebooks, the sweet spot was WSXGA+ (1680×1050) but it has been slowly disappearing as WUXGA (1920×1200) has replaced it on most models.

]]> By: Mahdihttp://www.pcmech.com/article/is-it-still-a1024x768-world/comment-page-1/#comment-32048 Mahdi Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:11:49 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/is-it-still-a1024x768-world/#comment-32048 I'm 28. my monitor is a 17" CRT and my resolution is 1024x768 an I use this because I use my computer for reading and web surf and in this resolution its readable but for a 19" or 20" at least 1280×1024 its depend on monitor size and I think this resolution is widely use just because of suing 17" monitor and if new wider LCD replace current monitor the resolution will increase I’m 28. my monitor is a 17″ CRT and my resolution is 1024×768 an I use this because I use my computer for reading and web surf and in this resolution its readable but for a 19″ or 20″ at least 1280×1024 its depend on monitor size
and I think this resolution is widely use just because of suing 17″ monitor and if new wider LCD replace current monitor the resolution will increase

]]> By: marchttp://www.pcmech.com/article/is-it-still-a1024x768-world/comment-page-1/#comment-32020 marc Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:20:15 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/is-it-still-a1024x768-world/#comment-32020 I use 1280 x 1024 with my desktop icons enlarged via Windoze Display Properties.Monitoring traffic on a half-dozen sites indicates a handful of visitors still using 800 x 600, a handful at rez higher than 1280 x 1024, but the rest pretty evenly split between 1280 x 1024 and 1024 x 768. Just my experience.The problem with lower resolutions is in viewing web pages. Although I see a few web designers still fixing widths and font sizes to be user-friendly at 800 x 600, most have graduated to wider widths that require folks at low rez to scroll. Font sizes for 800 x 600 cause people at higher rez to squint or adjust their browser view.The ultimate web pages, IMO, are liquid in width with font sizes that adjust to the viewer's screen rez. Sizes are done in percentages rather than fixed values. Although the graphics stay fixed, no one has to scroll to view the full page, the text is always sized to be readable and the full page fills the browser window regardless of rez. I use 1280 x 1024 with my desktop icons enlarged via Windoze Display Properties.

Monitoring traffic on a half-dozen sites indicates a handful of visitors still using 800 x 600, a handful at rez higher than 1280 x 1024, but the rest pretty evenly split between 1280 x 1024 and 1024 x 768. Just my experience.

The problem with lower resolutions is in viewing web pages. Although I see a few web designers still fixing widths and font sizes to be user-friendly at 800 x 600, most have graduated to wider widths that require folks at low rez to scroll. Font sizes for 800 x 600 cause people at higher rez to squint or adjust their browser view.

The ultimate web pages, IMO, are liquid in width with font sizes that adjust to the viewer’s screen rez. Sizes are done in percentages rather than fixed values. Although the graphics stay fixed, no one has to scroll to view the full page, the text is always sized to be readable and the full page fills the browser window regardless of rez.

]]> By: joe6966http://www.pcmech.com/article/is-it-still-a1024x768-world/comment-page-1/#comment-31975 joe6966 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:20:42 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/is-it-still-a1024x768-world/#comment-31975 1440 x 900 17" LCD laptop 1440 x 900 17″ LCD laptop

]]> By: Rich Mengahttp://www.pcmech.com/article/is-it-still-a1024x768-world/comment-page-1/#comment-31926 Rich Menga Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:04:32 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/is-it-still-a1024x768-world/#comment-31926 We do, I'll have to ask Dave about that, he has the stats.This however is also a good read:http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_display.aspIt shows plainly that yes, 1024x768 is still on top of the heap (overall, the higher resolutions are split into lower figures). Incredible! We do, I’ll have to ask Dave about that, he has the stats.

This however is also a good read:

http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_display.asp

It shows plainly that yes, 1024×768 is still on top of the heap (overall, the higher resolutions are split into lower figures). Incredible!

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