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11-11-2006, 08:28 PM
Millia Billia

Resolution resolution!

So, we're currently housing an exchange student from Texas, U.S.A, and he's very funny at times. Particularly when it comes to sharing my computer, which he does when his is dead (he uses a laptop). So anyway he keeps complaining about my screen resolution! He keeps saying that it's too big and it makes his eyes bleed (I use 1280x960). I thought this was standard, but he likes to keep switching it to 1024x768! Too small! He's doing it again right now. :p

So I guess the topic is...do you ever have quarrles over the home computer? And what resolution do YOU use? :)
11-11-2006, 08:33 PM
Shiny

The screen resolution I use is 1280x1024. The only problems I ever had with my home computer was the fact that my brother kept going on naughty sites and it put viruses on the computer. I put an end to that though.
11-11-2006, 08:33 PM
Jimmy Dark Aeons Slayer

Yes i do mainly when i am locked up in my room watching porn and my sister is banging on the door because she needs to send some pathetic mail to one of her friends...

I tell you it can really piss someone off!
11-11-2006, 08:57 PM
Yamaneko

1280x1024x32 is standard on my monitor. No one messes with it.
11-11-2006, 09:00 PM
Roto13

1280x800 is the way to go.
11-11-2006, 09:19 PM
GeneralSapphire

The only computer realted arguments we have are who is alowd on!Oh and when my mum thinks that little things like favourites can slow the computer and cause virus'!!!!
11-11-2006, 09:21 PM
Shlup

I have my own computer. My husband has his own four computers, so he never touches mine.

And my resolution is 1280x1024.
11-11-2006, 09:33 PM
rubah

I use 1100somethingx800something. It's a 3:4 resolution though whatever it is xD 1156x867 I think?

I can barely see this one the way it is a lot of the time, especially the way I sit in my chair, so I'm not about to go higher xD
11-11-2006, 09:35 PM
The Summoner of Leviathan

Quote:

Originally Posted by roto13-ness

1280x800 is the way to go.
11-11-2006, 10:34 PM
NorthernChaosGod

1600 x 1200 for me.

No one dares change it or lose their computer priveledges.
11-11-2006, 10:45 PM
ff7+ff10 gurl 100

I use 1024x768. This is my laptop, I got it for my birthday and I am forced to share it with my older brother. He's an ass. He always uses it longer than me and bugs me about how im always at EoFF. I wanna shove it in his face that it's mine, but I'm not like him. But whatever. I always thought he'd have to buy one when he goes to college. Apparently, he's not moving out. .__.
11-11-2006, 10:54 PM
kikimm

I used to use 800x600. Cause I love it. But then I realized it was smurfing up yahoo games and stuff so I just decided to switch to 1024x768, and now it's been like that for a few months. The first couple days were horrible! :whimper: But it's okay now.
11-11-2006, 10:59 PM
Vincent, Thunder God

My resolution is 1024x768.

Also, I've been quarreling with my mother (who owns the computer) about using Mozilla/Firefox instead of the Rogers Yahoo browser and about using Limewire (which is now legal in Canada.) She wants to keep the crappy Rogers browser with it's IE 6 engine, and doesn't want me to use Limewire.
11-11-2006, 11:01 PM
Captain Maxx Power

1024 * 768. Seriously, I can't think of a reason to have it any larger than that unless your a graphics designer or something.
11-11-2006, 11:06 PM
o_O

1280x1024@32 for me. X doesn't want to go any higher for me, but that's ok, I like this resolution.
11-12-2006, 12:11 AM
~*~Celes~*~

I don't know what I set my resolution for but the only arguments we have are when my little brother should get on during the day and when he shouldn't, mainly because he likes to get on during weekends/days off of school when I'm trying to sleep still.
11-12-2006, 12:17 AM
Sylvie

Quote:

Originally Posted by roto13-ness

1280x800 is the way to go.

Yes. And I have my own laptop that I use.
11-12-2006, 12:19 AM
Shoeberto

1200x854, because my LCD monitor has a weird native resolution.

But widescreen is soo nice.
11-12-2006, 06:10 AM
Cipher

1024x768 here. Sometimes I go larger, depending on what games I'm playing, etc. I used to have HUGE rows with my dad about resolution though. He's farsighted (can't see things very well up close) and likes to set resolution to 800x600 or larger...which I don't have a problem with, except he never changes it back! >.<

I took my computer and moved clear across the country though, so now I'm the only person that uses this rig!
11-12-2006, 06:14 AM
Sylvie

I got a question. Since the highest my resolution will go is 1280 x 800, is there a program or something that could make it higher?
11-12-2006, 06:14 AM
XxSephirothxX

I use 1280x800, which was the default resolution with my laptop and I haven't had any reason to change it. Before I got a laptop I always used 1024x768; anything below that was horrible. :p
11-12-2006, 06:20 AM
Moon Rabbits

Quote:

Originally Posted by kikimm

I used to use 800x600. Cause I love it. But then I realized it was 2006 so I just decided to switch to 1024x768, and now it's been like that for a few months. The first couple days were horrible! :whimper: But it's okay now.
11-12-2006, 06:55 AM
Shoeberto

Quote:

Originally Posted by Genji

I got a question. Since the highest my resolution will go is 1280 x 800, is there a program or something that could make it higher?

It's all based on your video card drivers and monitor. If neither of them support higher resolutions than that, then you're stuck.
11-12-2006, 07:12 AM
Rase

I've had mine set at 1152 x 864 since I got it, and I'm used to it too much to change it.

Also, I have my own computer, and therefore don't have to worry about getting in arguments over it.
11-12-2006, 07:33 AM
Mirage

I use the highest resolution available. If possible, I like to use 1600x1200, but even higher is also fine, as long as I get at least 85 Hz (unless it's an LCD screen, but LCDs that do 1600x1200 or more cost a ton :().
Just be sure to use a 4:3 resolution on a 4:3 monitor, not a 5:4 resolution, like 1280x1024 is. 1280x960 is 4:3.
11-12-2006, 07:49 AM
Denmark

I just checked, mine's 1280x768. at home, we use the default of 1024x768. so this looks the same to me, just the screen is wider.
11-12-2006, 08:00 AM
Mirage

That's a widescreen resolution (15:9, or 5:3 if you want), so if your monitor is widescreen, all is well
11-12-2006, 09:14 AM
Burtsplurt

1280x800. Mine's a widescreen laptop.

My parents still use 800x600 and get a little miffed when I switch it up. Largely because they don't have a clue how to turn it back. Endless fun? (Er, no.)
11-12-2006, 09:37 AM
The Real Dark Messenger

Well, I bougth my own pc, so I am in charge of it.
Resolution 1280x960 is the one I use.
11-12-2006, 09:47 AM
starseeker

My main computer has a resolution of 1280 x 1024, which is the highest that it'll go.
11-12-2006, 04:46 PM
Chloe.

1280 x 960 :bigsmile:
11-12-2006, 04:54 PM
Nominus Experse

1280x1024x32

No one touches MY computer's resolution settings, or my CPU for that matter.

In fact, no one can look at it, or touch it, or...

IT'S MY PRECIOUS....
11-12-2006, 05:13 PM
Clouded Sky

I'm on my own personal laptop, and the only other people that touch it are my two roomates. When their Apple Laptops are screwing up. But I keep my resolution at 1280x800. Yay widescreen!
11-12-2006, 09:07 PM
Reine

The 1024 resolution is my prefered one. 800 is often too big, and resolutions higher than 1024 tend to be too small for me.

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