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Celestia and monitor resolution

Posted: 01.05.2005, 14:11
by danielj
Is there any difference in watching Celestia in 800X600 or 1280X1024?
The only real difference I saw is that the locs names are more separated.
Is there another difference I didn??t realize?
Maybe the planets and moons seems bigger?At least its features...

Posted: 01.05.2005, 22:51
by kikinho
There's a big difference. Textures seems better. The larger the resolution, smaller will be the pixels, so the texture look more realistic. I do normally use 1280x1024. It looks better than 800x600

Posted: 01.05.2005, 23:09
by julesstoop
Danielj: what if your display were 4*3 pixels?
You would probably rather have 8*6, or even 16*12, etc...
Or am I misinterpreting your question?

Anyway. If you can't see the difference between 800*600 and 1280*960 you probably have a poor computer screen.

Posted: 02.05.2005, 12:48
by danielj
My monitor is a flat 5*3 pixels.I can see a difference,but don??t know what??s the difference is.It??s hard to tell...

julesstoop wrote:Danielj: what if your display were 4*3 pixels?
You would probably rather have 8*6, or even 16*12, etc...
Or am I misinterpreting your question?

Anyway. If you can't see the difference between 800*600 and 1280*960 you probably have a poor computer screen.

Posted: 02.05.2005, 13:19
by t00fri
danielj wrote:My monitor is a flat 5*3 pixels.


AHA! :roll:

So it's probably good for travelling. ;-) If 1280 pixels fit into a TFT terminal of 34 cm width, then 1 pixel would be 34 cm/1280 = 0.26 mm!

Hence the screen of your monitor is then 5x3 pixel^2 => 1.3 x0.8 mm^2. Really a handsome travelling format...

Bye Fridger

Posted: 02.05.2005, 15:15
by danielj
So,the bigger the resolution,smaller the pixel and more crisper is the image.Is that right?

Posted: 02.05.2005, 15:25
by selden
Danielj,

More pixels = better resolution = higher quality picture. LCD panels don't have as good colors as CRTs have, though.

Posted: 03.05.2005, 21:26
by t00fri
danielj wrote:So,the bigger the resolution,smaller the pixel and more crisper is the image.Is that right?


Usually pixel sizes are about the same, since they are determined by technology. More pixels typically means bigger sized screens. But certainly, the more pixels fit into an image the more details you can distinguish.

In case you have never seen some "pixels" here they are, specially for you ;-)

Image

Bye Fridger

Posted: 04.05.2005, 23:18
by Bob Hegwood
t00fri wrote:In case you have never seen some "pixels" here they are, specially for you ;-)

Thanks Fridger... :lol:

You just made me spit out my lemonade while reading this thread. Started
laughing so hard my wife thought I was having a heart attack. :wink:

Keep up the good work.

Take care, Bob

Posted: 05.05.2005, 03:01
by ElChristou
t00fri wrote:In case you have never seen some "pixels" here they are, specially for you ;-)


:D

The real question now is : who is behind those pixels?? 8O :wink:

Posted: 05.05.2005, 10:44
by t00fri
Bob Hegwood wrote:
t00fri wrote:In case you have never seen some "pixels" here they are, specially for you ;-)
Thanks Fridger... :lol:

You just made me spit out my lemonade while reading this thread. Started
laughing so hard my wife thought I was having a heart attack. :wink:

Keep up the good work.

Take care, Bob


Hi hi...

good to see you are well and laughing!

Bye Fridger

Posted: 05.05.2005, 10:50
by t00fri
ElChristou wrote:
t00fri wrote:In case you have never seen some "pixels" here they are, specially for you ;-)

:D

The real question now is : who is behind those pixels?? 8O :wink:


Since > 2 years I repeatedly was tempted to reappear in disguise through that virtual, emanzipated Swedish girl Christina_A. Her sole purpose would be to fiercely and eloquently attack this "abrasive" character t00fri :lol:

The above "pixel-queen" indeed exhibits some features of virtual Christina_A...

Bye Fridger

Posted: 05.05.2005, 11:16
by ElChristou
t00fri wrote:Since > 2 years I repeatedly was tempted to reappear in disguise through that virtual, emanzipated Swedish girl Christina_A. Her sole purpose would be to fiercely and eloquently attack this "abrasive" character t00fri :lol:


:lol: Cool idea!!

Posted: 05.05.2005, 15:24
by t00fri
ElChristou wrote:
t00fri wrote:Since > 2 years I repeatedly was tempted to reappear in disguise through that virtual, emanzipated Swedish girl Christina_A. Her sole purpose would be to fiercely and eloquently attack this "abrasive" character t00fri :lol:

:lol: Cool idea!!


:lol:

Sure enough, one day Christina_A will login to "hunt me down" ...

Bye Fridger