I've heard gaming at 1920 x 1200 on a 24" monitor can eliminate the need for AA in certain titles due to the large number of pixels on a (comparatively) small physical screen, but the pixel density is actually lower than say 1440 x 900 on a 17" screen (my current primary monitor). Having said that, I know the additional pixels provide superior visual fidelity. A friend of mine recently purchased an LG W2243S-PF (actually 21.5") with a resolution of 1920 x 1080, which I temporarily used, and needless to say the difference was stunning. I'm tempted to purchase a Samsung SM2343BW, an inexpensive 23" monitor with a resolution of 2048 x 1152, meaning higher pixel density than most 24" screens and roughly equal to the aforementioned LG. One of my concerns is the odd resolution; will games allow me to game natively? Another would be the need for AA, because I doubt my graphics card would allow it for any demanding titles.
That is certainly an odd resolution. AA is a joke anyway, I can't discern much visible differences with and without AA.
hehe yeah.. aa is sick, it can make a game that looks like ass turn into a pretty nice one- I still push aa at 1920x1080 when possible.. but your correct it's very noticeable at lower res as an example play something like tomb raider underworld at 8q aa 16x af @ 1920x1080 res.. game looks amazing and you get sucked right in.. play it without and it's not really anything special.. I would stick with 1080 on a 23"- if your going to go higher, get a bigger screen
I still notice jaggies in Crysis with 4xAA at 1440 x 900, although it's only the demo as I don't usually play FPS games and I haven't bothered with advanced tweaking. With the Samsung SM2343BW, I'm hoping the higher pixel density along with its higher (albeit odd) resolution will allow me to play without AA whilst still producing an adequate image. I'm just hoping games will allow me to select its native resolution, assuming they support 16:9.
it should.. you can always add the res into the nv_disp.inf and re-install the driver if it doesn't take by itself.. the res should be available for your games then
aa seems to vary in noticable difference from one game to another and between resolutions also but for the most part a higher res should require less aa
ever tried playing TF2 with no AA? looks terrible fortunately TF2 doesnt need much gpu so can be run with like 8x AA and 16xAF no probs
I usually don't notice a difference over 2x or 4x AA, but most games don't run that well at that res anyway. TF2 does look wonderful at max settings though, and looks like poo at the lowest, especially with the no phong mod on. Glad it scales well though.
