Do you have a monitor with 1024x768 res. or better for civ 3?

[yin26]

LOL! It's a Trinitron. And it HAS improved my sex life. More information than you wanted to know, I think.

[Fidel]

wow. i never had sex with a computer screen

[1Razor]

[QUOTE] Originally posted by Falconius


Most people should be able to change their settings, but they just don't realize it. It's a Windows 98 feature (maybe Win 95 too.) Here's how to change your settings to 1024 x 768:

Click Start
Click Settings
Click Control Panel
Double-click Display icon
Click Settings tab
Move the "Screen Area" tab a notch or two to the right until it says "1024 x 768"
Click Apply.
Answer yes to any questions it asks.

A much quicker way is to 'Right Click' on the desktop and select properties which takes straight to the relevant box then select
Settings etc.... Hope this helps someone.

[Adm.Naismith]

Originally posted by yin26
LOL! It's a Trinitron. And it HAS improved my sex life. More information than you wanted to know, I think.

May be more info than your wife wants to know...

Yin, in a sweet voice tone:
Honey, while you are sending mail, enjoying that new monitor, I'm going out for a walk to the pub...

A few minutes later, Yin was drinking at a Strip & Lap Dance, surrounded by many girls barely wearing anything but shoes and laces... (sorry, next part must be censored under any know law)

Come on Yin, tell us more about the Trinitron great colours and resolution. Really.

Edit: part removed to mitigate the disgusting of Yin, mentioned in his post below.

Oh my, I'm in a strange mood today. Better I stop here or the moderators will ban me for a week...

[yin26]

Hey, give that guy a vacation! That was DISGUSTING!

[Fidel]

Originally posted by yin26
Hey, give that guy a vacation! That was DISGUSTING!

i certainly hope not hola admiral

[Bleyn]

On the subject of getting older monitors to go up to resolutions they say they can go at, but people haven't been able to get them to go to....

There are a couple of things I can add that I haven't seen people mention before. I worked in TS for a company that made video cards for a while, and these two steps are among the first things we always told people to do(or made sure they had done)...

1. Make sure you have the latest drivers for your video card. If its an older card and you have a newer version of Windows, it may already have the latest drivers installed, but check just to be sure. And don't just check the website of the video card maker. If you know the manufacturer of the chipset its based on, check their website too. They may have reference drivers that are newer than the board manufacturer's.

2. Make sure you have the correct INF installed for your monitor. If Win9x does not know what refresh rates and resolutions your monitor is capable of, it may not allow you to try using some of the higher rates. And the only way Windows can know this info is by having the correct INF file installed.

You would not believe how many people I dealt with who would buy a nice fancy new video card, then call and complain it wasn't working right, yet had never bothered to make sure their monitor was installed correctly in Win9x. Be aware, however, that finding the right INF file can be a bit of a pain with some of the smaller companies.


These two simple steps may greatly improve the performance of your video card and monitor.

[Ozymandous]

Originally posted by LaRusso


sounds like one of those TV shop infomercials what is the brand of your monitor, i am buying one

Nah, what Yin said was the typical response people have when they see a 19" or 21" monitor after they have squinted at their dinky 15" monitor for years.

I have known people (my mother even) who bought a 17" or bigger monitor just because she was tired of having to squint.

[Fidel]

Originally posted by Ozymandous


Nah, what Yin said was the typical response people have when they see a 19" or 21" monitor after they have squinted at their dinky 15" monitor for years.

I have known people (my mother even) who bought a 17" or bigger monitor just because she was tired of having to squint.

hm. perhaps when i have desktop at home. also, i doubt that i can persuade people at work here to buy me a flat 17''. stingy bastards, bean counters

[Ozymandous]

Well a flat screen 17" will run you roughly $900-$1000, but a "regular" 17" is inexpensive (comparatively)

[Satis5d]

The obligatory CivIII upgrade is now complete!

Bring it on.

(I suppose the next upgrade will come in about 5 more years, just in time for CivIV )

[Solver]

Well.... You get nothing but the ability to see more, have higher resolutions and, of
course, run Civ3 as it was intended.

I only get the ability to run Civ 3. And all in all, the monitor costs about the same as Civ 3. I wouldn't use higher resolution than 800x600 awyway, for my Windows desktop - everything looks so darn small then.

Also, remember I don't live in USA. I live in a former Soviet country. It's surely quite advanced, compared to other ex-Soviet countries, but not that good at all.

As for saying about Lemons I was partially joking. I don't have anything wrong with the Americans at all.

New monitor reduces eye strain? Huh. I've been using this monitor for several hours a day each day for the last 6 years, and I still got an absolutely excellent sight. I can see very small details, and I can see very far - I can't tell you the results because, AFAIK, you have another sight-test-system.

Why replace something while it still serves its purpose?

Just my take on the monitor. It server for its purpose.


As a sysadmin, I certainly know how to change screen resolution. Some told me though it's possible to have a virtual desktop for windows. It would certainly save me the headache.

I believe it would even be possible to get a new monitor (almost) for free, but I'll not. I'm protesting and boyoctting Firaxis! And I announce myself president of the official Apolyton 800x600 club!

At least I see I'm not the only one with that thought. Paiktis 22, come here!

I demand a 800x600 patch from Firaxis OR a clear explanation of why do they think 1024x768 is the only way to go. One or another. Otherwise, my rants will be very loud, on each thread of any forum .

[connorkimbro]

Solver, tell me WHY should Firaxis, or any company work to make their products backwards compatable, when you (or whatever other person that has old equipment) CLEARLY in the minority?

My parents still have an oooooold 486 mhz computer. Should Firaxis also make the game backwards compatible for them, just to make sure they can play it too? of course not.

For whatever strange reason, one that you won't even talk about, you refuse to buy a new monitor. That's fine. But don't expect Firaxis to listen to you, as MOST people either are fine, or are willing to upgrade to keep up with the times.

[Blake]

Question is... should I upgrade my clunky 2 year old AMD-K6-2 400 to a 1.4GHz system...
I thinking I should, with all the new animations and stuff.

[Bleyn]

Originally posted by Solver

Well.... You get nothing but the ability to see more, have higher resolutions and, of
course, run Civ3 as it was intended.

I only get the ability to run Civ 3. And all in all, the monitor costs about the same as Civ 3. I wouldn't use higher resolution than 800x600 awyway, for my Windows desktop - everything looks so darn small then.

Small? Have you ever used a 17" or 19" monitor? I did a little math, and by my estimate, on a 17" monitor 1024x768 should actually appear a bit Larger than 800x600 on a 13" monitor. Yes, Larger. And on a 19" monitor, you should be able to go up to 1280x1024 with only a very slight reduction in percieved size compared to your monitor.

And no, its not just math. I have a 14" monitor. I use it at 1024x768. My parents is a 17" and they use it at 1024x768 also. It it drives me nuts because everything is just enough larger that I want to push the res. up a notch or two.


And yes, they will reduce eye-strain. Size isn't everything when it comes to eye-strain and monitors. Refresh rate is also very important. The higher the refresh rate, the easier it is on the eyes. Newer monitors are capable of being driven at much higher refresh rates than older monitors. And if you are using a 17" or 19" at 1024x768 or 1280x1024 and a decent modern, it should be capable of being driven at rates upwards of 125hz or higher. Rates that undoutably your 13" monitor would die if you tried to use.

BTW, in a previous post you mentioned seeing the usefulness of upgrading everything in a computer except the monitor. Does this include the video card? If so, is your video card one with more than 8megs of RAM?