The pros and cons of 1600x900

[MoonKnightSpidey]

I have not posted in a while. because I have been to busy playing on the PC you guys picked out for me, thank you. This post, however, is not about my baller PC.

I have a 1600x900 monitor, so I would like to tell you the pros and cons.

PROS:

Better performance

CONS:

LITERALLY EVERYTHING ELSE

 

Sometimes the game auto boots in 1080p, so my monitor freaks out and I have to restart my PC, and there are no good wallpapers for 1600x900. Is there a tool to fix the random pixels?

[MoonKnightSpidey]

Wow, did this forum die, I used to get replies as soon as the thread was posted.

[steezemageeze]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but if you have a 1699x900 monitor a game shouldn't be physically able to start in 1080p unless you added it manually in Catalyst (or Crimson. I don't use AMD so i don't really know how that works.). Even then, it shouldn't freak out or anything. Maybe it's a driver error? Oh and I use WallpapersWide.com, they have a pretty good selection of weird res/aspect ratio wallpapers.

[EarthboundHero]

Pretty much the issue with any monitor not 1080P, 1440P, 4K or UHD.

[MoonKnightSpidey]

Just now, steezemageeze said:

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but if you have a 1699x900 monitor a game shouldn't be physically able to start in 1080p unless you added it manually in Catalyst (or Crimson. I don't use AMD so i don't really know how that works.). Even then, it shouldn't freak out or anything. Maybe it's a driver error? Oh and I use WallpapersWide.com, they have a pretty good selection of weird res/aspect ratio wallpapers.

The game autostarts in 1080p and does not let me change it in some situations, so I have to dive into the config files. Why do devs still do this for real. lol. At least 20% must use a monitor with a resolution of under 1080.

[TheAudiophile]

2 minutes ago, MoonKnightSpidey said:

Wow, did this forum die, I used to get replies as soon as the thread was posted.

That only happens when you post a topic people want to reply to

[EarthboundHero]

Just now, TheAudiophile said:

That only happens when you post a topic people want to reply to

Theoretically, isn't that every thread?

[MoonKnightSpidey]

1 minute ago, TheAudiophile said:

That only happens when you post a topic people want to reply to

Man, I need some cold water for that burn.

[Clyne]

I have a 1680x1050 monitor, not any problems.

Just that my monitor doesn't have HDMI or DP support...

Pixel density is fine for a 20 inch 1050P monitor...

[aeroencychris]

I use one at school, it's not that bad.

Pros:

• cheaper usually
• better FPS than 1080p
• ???

Cons:

• doesn't look as good
• you can see individual pixels much easier
• backgrounds look dumb
• everything looks pretty dumb compared to 1080p
• rarely but sometimes you may get resolution problems with games/ShadowPlay or something weird

Overall it's ehhhhh but not a terrible choice