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[no 56k] 1280x600 is my new favorite resolution!

By Emilio September 17, 2009 43 Comments

So I've been playing through my Steam games a lot lately, and I've been really enjoying the 16:9 1280x600 on my 16:10 screen.
I first stumbled upon this res when I saw videos of an "Ultra Widescreen" option for Burnout Paradise. Since then, I loaded up TF2 one day, and started messing around with its resolutions. My screen is 16:10 so I didn't really know I could use 16:9 settings. When I would pop in the highest 16:9 res, it would just look stretched or bloated. But if I chose 1280x600, I would get this:

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So, since my TF2 looked so nice, I thought the "cinematic" experience would go well with Episode 2.

Best part about this res is that I can somehow run L4D with better graphics. At my desktop res of 1280x800, the game would run poorly if I tried to put any settings on high. Now, the game looks well and plays well, but the game won't run as smooth if I have my flashlight on. I have to say that the colors/contrast on the PC version don't look as nice as when I play the game on the 360. I'm guessing its just my TV settings.

Knowing that my game runs well now is making me consider buying the PC version of L4D2 over the 360 version.

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[no 56k] 1280x600 is my new favorite resolution!

By Emilio September 17, 2009 43 Comments