8800GT 512 enough for PF at 1920x1200p?

Originally Posted by mondo

I have a similar setup to Ivan and have no problem seeing dots. I was surprised because when I first booted up IL2 at that res when I got my 24" BenQ, I could see dots and ground objects better in this setup/resolution than I ever could before at any resolution I'd previously tried and I've always had good quality monitors (mainly Iiyama Visionmaster pro's) and graphics cards in the past.

tvrdi, that 8800GT 512 would do the trick with a 24" at 1920x1200 with ease. Get the 24", don't get a cheaper TN panel. The quality difference between TN and SPVA's is shocking as is the difference between a cheap 24" and a good quality 24".

actually there is a new Lenovo L220X which is 22" with 1920x1200 resolution with price between average 22" TN and 24" s-pva (cca 640$ here)....i wonder if smaller dot picth would be a problem in detecting dots...

Lenovo:
22 wide 1920x1280 = 11295 pixel / sq. inch (0.247 mm square)


15.4 wide 1280x800 = 9608 pixel / sq. inch
15.4 wide 1440x900 = 12161 pixel / sq. inch
15.4 wide 1680x1050 = 16552 pixel / sq. inch

17 4:3 1280x1024 = 9437 pixel / sq. inch
19 4:3 1280x1024 = 7555 pixel / sq. inch
20 wide 1680x1050 = 9811 pixel / sq. inch (0.258 mm)
22 wide 1680x1050 = 8107 pixel / sq. inch (0.282 mm)
24 wide 1920x1280 = 9494 pixel / sq. inch (0.282 mm)

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Originally Posted by Tvrdi

....i wonder if smaller dot picth would be a problem in detecting dots...

I'm pretty sure dot pitch DOES make a difference. That was one of the reasons I went ahead and got the Dell 2707WFP 27" LCD. It has a native res of 1920x1200 which isn't as high as many larger panels (but still way more than enough to get beautiful images), but it had larger dots in all tests than the 24" panels.

In a nutshell, when I run the same resolution as most other folks (regardless of the size of their monitor) my dots are larger and accordingly, easier to see. Having said that, I still run IL2 online at 1680x1050 with 4xAA and 8xAF, perfect, water=3.

[mondo]

I guess it comes down to this, is IL2 all you'll ever play? Does seeing dots in one game mean more than any other factor? Remember contrast and colour will also matter in these sorts of things.

If your going for a monitor that can do 1920x1200 then I'd go for as large a monitor as possible that has that as its native resolution. Your going to be asking your graphics card to do 1920x1200 on a 22" you might as well be doing that on a higher quality spva 24" or 27" since you'll get exactly the same frame rate but it will look better.

I really advise looking at www.widescreengamingforum.com before making any flat panel purchase since the reviews they do there really pull the monitors apart and show warts and all that other reviews don't even bother to investigate.