16:9 or 16:10 for gaming?

[riptide]

Does it even make a difference? the two monitors I'm looking at both have the same resolution but one is 16:9 and the other is 16:10 I use the computer mostly for web browsing and gaming.

Thanks

 

[wolfseeker2828]

uh, that's not possible. the ratios talk about the ratio between the number of vertical pixels and the number of horizontal pictures. they aren't the same resolution.

 

[jaguarskx]

The difference between the two is 10% less pixels so you may get a 5% - 8% increase in gaming performance.

You do loose 120 rows of pixels on a 16:9 monitor as opposed to 16:10, so potentially you will need to scroll down more often.

 

[riptide]

ok well I was looking at 2 samsung monitors. the 2253 and the t220

http://www.samsung.com/ca/consumer/detail/detail.do?group=computersaccessories&type=monitors&subtype=lcd&model_cd=LS22AQWJFV/XAA


http://www.samsung.com/ca/consumer/detail/detail.do?group=computersaccessories&type=monitors&subtype=lcd&model_cd=LS22TWHSUV/ZA

they both list 1680x1050 resolution but the t220 says 1680 x 1050 (WSXGA+) whatever that last part means. any suggestions about these monitors?

 

[cjl]

Those are both 16x10.

 

[teaser]

16x10 is used for pc monitors and 16x9 is used for cinematic displays such as tv's....wsxga=widescreen xtended graphics array +

 

[MxM]

16x10 is better suited for computer tasks and for games. Many games are still made with 4:3 in mind and then are adopted for other ratios. Because of it usually 16:9 is visually worse. For example, in most RTS, that have controls at the bottom, those control take so much space on 16:9, that you can see only very narrow strip of the actual field.

But in any case, those two monitors are 16:10. They both good. (I have one of those)

 

[riptide]

I ended up going with the T220 Thanks everyone for the advice.