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1024 & 1280. Who uses more?

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1024 & 1280. Who uses more?

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In looking at DX Themes I have noticed that *most* themes are for reso's of 1280+ and the authors generally say that the only ones using 1024 are people with 15" monitors or laptops.

So, my question is: Of the people using DX Themes, which is the greater number, 1024 or 1280? Has there already been a poll done on this and what was the result. If not, could that be considered for a future poll.

Sign me 'Just Curious'
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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Oh Jafo, not Mitsubishi! I cringe when I hear Mitsubishi, but thats another story, you don't find the 1024x768 too over exagerated on that 19"?

Who said anything about being bigger for the sake of it - I am sure that you didn't buy that 19" because it came standard with your computer?

When I purchased my 19" it was with one thing in mind - more viewing area! In fact, over the past year I have come to see that purchasing ever growing monitors sizes is futile! Its become my personal belief that power-users should in fact relie on dual monitors to increase work efficiency but then again I have always been a little crazy when computers are concerned!
Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top
17" monitor - 1280x1024. Perfect for me.
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Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I use 1280x1024 on my desktop LCD, 1600x1200 on my dell laptop, and 1600x1024 on my apple powerbook, (widescreen)
Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I use 1280, when working on a design or a website I hate low resolutions.
Reply #32 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Raithe...I upped to the 19" because it can be pushed to 1600x1200 at 75 hz....[or 1280x1024 at 85hz]....so when setting multi-res LiteSTEP themes I can actually finally test the 1600 without killing a monitor...
Reply #33 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Wow! - You mean there is a higher resolution than 640x480



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Reply #35 from WinCustomize Forums Top
1024 is too big while 1280 is too small. I use the inbetween 1152 on my 19" monitor. A big reason why my friends don't use 1152 is because they don't have that resolution option.
Reply #36 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I will say it again - why do you people insist on using such big res? The bigger the res, the smaller things get. I find it hard to read anything on my screen at 1024 so I like 800x600.
Reply #37 from WinCustomize Forums Top
17" monitor at 1280x1024 - perfect for me.
Reply #38 from WinCustomize Forums Top
17" monitor at 1280x1024 - perfect for me.
Reply #39 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Kona,

The things may be smaller (even though there's room for some changes in font size and the like), but I can read everything quite nicely at 1600x1200. I can also get a lot more on a give page (document or web page, etc.).

People have different comfort levels with visual abilities, so what works best for you is cool

I know people who have 640x480 on a 21" monitor. I can read text on that screen from 20 feet away
Reply #40 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Jafo,

That was my point - the average joe will just purchase the standard size monitor that comes with a computer but an artist or power-user has a need and will purchase as much as he or she can to be more productive.

Kona,

Listen to Aleatoric, perhaps he says it the best.

Damn it always seems that when I say something its never quite clear enough! Chalk it up to my own stupidity, I guess
Reply #41 from WinCustomize Forums Top
17" monitor with 1280x1024 res. is perfect for me.
If the font is too small, just increase the size.
Reply #42 from WinCustomize Forums Top
17" monitor with 1280x1024 is perfect for me.
If the fonts are too small, just increase their size.
Reply #43 from WinCustomize Forums Top
gef....you have a problem stutter there....
Reply #44 from WinCustomize Forums Top
17" monitor running 1280x1024 is perfect for me.
If the text is too small, you can easily increase the font size.
Reply #45 from WinCustomize Forums Top
OK....now this is getting weird....
Reply #46 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I've used 128oX1024 on a 19" monitor for 3 years now -with several OS's but I think 19" is the minimum for that setting.



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Reply #47 from WinCustomize Forums Top
1280 on my home 17"

1600 at school on a 15" (for photoshop)
Reply #48 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I've been using 1280x1024 almost as long as I've used a computer. I went to from 800x600 to 1024x768, and about 15 minutes later I tried 1280x1024. Everything seemed so much crisper on my 17". The extra real estate didn't even occur to me at first, that was a bonus!......... I've never considered going back. I'd be using 1600x1200 now if my monitor would handle it. 



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Reply #49 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Enh. Depends on what I'm doing. For normal day to day usage, and most games, I run 1280. Whenenver I fire up Photoshop or Dreamweaver, or for games that my system can handle at that res, it gets pushed up to 1600. And I've gotta say, Freelancer at 1600 is /too/ sweet. ^_^

All you Dell owners, I'm partially jealous. I don't like the laptops at all - but their 1600x1200 screens are /amazingly/ clear and easy to read. Honestly easier to make out than my Toshiba's 1024 screen.
Reply #50 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Sorry jafo & everyone - my message replies wern't showing on my system for some reason. It's fixed now.