You would get a better image with a 1600 x 1200 display. You will not get the usually image artifacts when the screen resolution is a multiple of the image size.

Jon Danniken wrote:
>
> I am looking to purchase an LCD monitor, one with a native resolution of
> 1400x1050. I will be using this at its native resolution in 2D apps
> (Windows desktop).
>
> Playing some games, however, I will be using it at 800x600 resolution.
>
> My question is, how will the game (at 800x600) look on a 1400x1050 monitor?
>
> My other question is, would I get a better (800x600) image on an LCD with a
> native resolution of 1600x1200 than on one with 1400x1050?
>
> Thanks for any insight into this,
>
> Jon

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