Am I Wasting my Money Buying a TFT?

[A]

I'm currently using a 9800Pro and a 19" CRT. I usually run games at
1600*1200. I'm tempted to buy a 19" TFT, but this has a native resolution of
1280x1024. The question is, will i be under utilising my video card if i buy
the TFT?

Will i be able to run the TFT higher than 1280x1024, with anti aliasing? Is
anyone running a high end card on a TFT?

Jez

 

[aep]

I'm currently using a 9800Pro and a 19" CRT. I usually run games at
1600*1200. I'm tempted to buy a 19" TFT, but this has a native resolution of
1280x1024. The question is, will i be under utilising my video card if i buy
the TFT?

Will i be able to run the TFT higher than 1280x1024, with anti aliasing? Is
anyone running a high end card on a TFT?

You really don't want to run it in anything apart from its native
resolution, it looks ugly otherwise.

Andrew.

 

[Usenetter]

I'm currently using a 9800Pro and a 19" CRT. I usually run games at
1600*1200. I'm tempted to buy a 19" TFT, but this has a native resolution of
1280x1024. The question is, will i be under utilising my video card if i buy
the TFT?

Will i be able to run the TFT higher than 1280x1024

Not unless it's listed in the spec.
Don't forget that a 19" TFT has the same viewable area as a 21" CRT.
That said, TFT's kick CRT butt - as long as black-white-black (pixel)
response time is at or below 25ms.
Colour saturation is vastly superior, but the overriding benefit is total
absence of eyestrain and ease of document-reading.
Other benefits : No screen dust (static), tons of deskspace, no refresh
flicker, easy to carry .... and with an articulated arm, you can have it up
to your face, flat on your desk, yadayadayada.
You can also overclock your video card further, with it at a nominal 60Hz.


, with anti aliasing? Is

 

[Sam]

Not unless it's listed in the spec.
Don't forget that a 19" TFT has the same viewable area as a 21" CRT.
That said, TFT's kick CRT butt - as long as black-white-black (pixel)
response time is at or below 25ms.
Colour saturation is vastly superior, but the overriding benefit is total
absence of eyestrain and ease of document-reading.
Other benefits : No screen dust (static), tons of deskspace, no refresh
flicker, easy to carry .... and with an articulated arm, you can have it up
to your face, flat on your desk, yadayadayada.
You can also overclock your video card further, with it at a nominal 60Hz.

, with anti aliasing? Is

I have a 19" Samsung SyncMaster 191T with my 9500 pro, and think it looks
really great. However, I do have one question. At the native 1280x1024, it
can run at either 60 or 70 hertz. Does anyone know what the advantages or
disadvantages of running it at either of these refresh rates are?

Sam

 

[Daniel Tonks]

I have a 19" Samsung SyncMaster 191T with my 9500 pro, and think it looks
really great. However, I do have one question. At the native 1280x1024, it
can run at either 60 or 70 hertz. Does anyone know what the advantages or
disadvantages of running it at either of these refresh rates are?

It doesn't make too much difference. At 70hz there's the possibility you
could display up to 70FPS in a game, rather than 60.

- Daniel

 

[Usenetter]

60Hz.

I have a 19" Samsung SyncMaster 191T with my 9500 pro, and think it looks
really great. However, I do have one question. At the native 1280x1024, it
can run at either 60 or 70 hertz. Does anyone know what the advantages or
disadvantages of running it at either of these refresh rates are?

Makes no difference, as far as I know.

 

[A Thiel]

A TFT with a 25 ms refresh time can display a max of 40 FPS no matter what
the video card can do, A 16 ms display can do 62.5 FPS max. 1 sec = 1000 ms
/ 25 ms = 40 FPS. And they look like crap outside of there native
resolution.

 

[Dodgy]

Not unless it's listed in the spec.
Don't forget that a 19" TFT has the same viewable area as a 21" CRT.
That said, TFT's kick CRT butt - as long as black-white-black (pixel)
response time is at or below 25ms.
Colour saturation is vastly superior, but the overriding benefit is total
absence of eyestrain and ease of document-reading.
Other benefits : No screen dust (static)

You wanna see my laptop then... Never know a screen to get so dusty!

D0d6y.

 

[JF]

You can also overclock your video card further, with it at a nominal 60Hz.

Huh? The refresh rate of the monitor has no effect on the overclocking of
the core or memory. The refresh rate/display mode determines the pixel clock
rate. It cannot be "overclocked".

How does this allow you to further overclock the VPU?

 

[God]

Never suggested it did.


The refresh rate/display mode determines the pixel clock


If your VGA card only needs to run 30FPS at 60Hz, it's less taxed than it
would be 30FPS at 100Hz.

nope...

The GPU has nothing to do with refresh rates...

Refresh rates are specified by the RamDAC on the card.

The GPU pushes out polygons & textures. The RamDAC outputs them to the
monitor afterwards.

 

[Usenetter]

nope...

The GPU has nothing to do with refresh rates...

Refresh rates are specified by the RamDAC on the card.

The GPU pushes out polygons & textures. The RamDAC outputs them to the
monitor afterwards.

Just testing - good to see you're paying attention.

 

[JF]

Just testing - good to see you're paying attention.

Whew! I thought I was going to turn in my engineering degree!

 

[Usenetter]

Whew! I thought I was going to turn in my engineering degree!

Electronics or mechanical ?

 

[JF]

Electronics or mechanical ?

Electronics/Software. I 'm kinda a hybrid. I design video cards.