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#1 2012-05-07 13:20:23

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Desktop Background Help Needed

What is the normal image size for a desktop background? Thanks!


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#2 2012-05-07 13:45:25

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Re: Desktop Background Help Needed

your screen resolution is the size


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#3 2012-05-07 18:03:27

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Re: Desktop Background Help Needed

muppetds wrote:

your screen resolution is the size


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#4 2012-05-07 18:05:56

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#5 2012-05-07 18:08:48

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Re: Desktop Background Help Needed

My screen res is so hipster: 1440x900
16:10 and an uncommon one.


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#6 2012-05-07 18:11:58

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Re: Desktop Background Help Needed

veggieman001 wrote:

My screen res is so hipster: 1440x900
16:10 and an uncommon one.

What do you have? That's the MBA 13 res...  tongue  on my iPad (OMG finding hidden wifi hotspots  is awesome!  tongue ) it said that I have 0*0. Now it says the right res thugh.


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#7 2012-05-07 18:13:48

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Re: Desktop Background Help Needed

16Skittles wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:

My screen res is so hipster: 1440x900
16:10 and an uncommon one.

What do you have? That's the MBA 13 res...  tongue  on my iPad (OMG finding hidden wifi hotspots  is awesome!  tongue ) it said that I have 0*0. Now it says the right res thugh.

Is it really? Wow. Didn't know.

I suppose it's hipster for PCs then.


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#8 2012-05-07 18:26:32

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Re: Desktop Background Help Needed

I have 1920 * 1080 and I'm lovin it.

Usually, desktop backgrounds will be 1440x900, 1920x1200, or sometimes 2560x1440 so that they resize well for all desktop background sizes.

It's best to use a desktop background resolution that has the same screen ratio as your screen resolution.


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#9 2012-05-07 18:32:34

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Re: Desktop Background Help Needed

jji7skyline wrote:

I have 1920 * 1080 and I'm lovin it.

Usually, desktop backgrounds will be 1440x900, 1920x1200, or sometimes 2560x1440 so that they resize well for all desktop background sizes.

It's best to use a desktop background resolution that has the same screen ratio as your screen resolution.

The most common sizes I know are 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1920×1080, and 1920x1200


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#10 2012-05-07 18:36:24

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Re: Desktop Background Help Needed

veggieman001 wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

I have 1920 * 1080 and I'm lovin it.

Usually, desktop backgrounds will be 1440x900, 1920x1200, or sometimes 2560x1440 so that they resize well for all desktop background sizes.

It's best to use a desktop background resolution that has the same screen ratio as your screen resolution.

The most common sizes I know are 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1920×1080, and 1920x1200

Yes, but the largest common resolution for each screen ratio 4:3, 16:10 and 16:9 is often used because they resize well and can be used for most resolutions.


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#11 2012-05-07 18:38:43

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Re: Desktop Background Help Needed

jji7skyline wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

I have 1920 * 1080 and I'm lovin it.

Usually, desktop backgrounds will be 1440x900, 1920x1200, or sometimes 2560x1440 so that they resize well for all desktop background sizes.

It's best to use a desktop background resolution that has the same screen ratio as your screen resolution.

The most common sizes I know are 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1920×1080, and 1920x1200

Yes, but the largest common resolution for each screen ratio 4:3, 16:10 and 16:9 is often used because they resize well and can be used for most resolutions.

That would be what I just listed for 4:3, 5:4, 16:9, and 16:10. :I


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#12 2012-05-07 18:40:12

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Re: Desktop Background Help Needed

veggieman001 wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:


The most common sizes I know are 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1920×1080, and 1920x1200

Yes, but the largest common resolution for each screen ratio 4:3, 16:10 and 16:9 is often used because they resize well and can be used for most resolutions.

That would be what I just listed for 4:3, 5:4, 16:9, and 16:10. :I

However, 1440x900 is a larger resolution for 4:3 and you forgot that some displays use 2560x1440.


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#13 2012-05-07 18:44:35

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Re: Desktop Background Help Needed

jji7skyline wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:


Yes, but the largest common resolution for each screen ratio 4:3, 16:10 and 16:9 is often used because they resize well and can be used for most resolutions.

That would be what I just listed for 4:3, 5:4, 16:9, and 16:10. :I

However, 1440x900 is a larger resolution for 4:3 and you forgot that some displays use 2560x1440.

1440x900 is 16:10 :III
And that one isn't that common


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#14 2012-05-07 18:56:25

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Re: Desktop Background Help Needed

veggieman001 wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:


That would be what I just listed for 4:3, 5:4, 16:9, and 16:10. :I

However, 1440x900 is a larger resolution for 4:3 and you forgot that some displays use 2560x1440.

1440x900 is 16:10 :III
And that one isn't that common

Is it? I thought it was 4:3 *bangs head against wall*.


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#15 2012-05-07 18:57:30

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Re: Desktop Background Help Needed

jji7skyline wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:


However, 1440x900 is a larger resolution for 4:3 and you forgot that some displays use 2560x1440.

1440x900 is 16:10 :III
And that one isn't that common

Is it? I thought it was 4:3 *bangs head against wall*.

Uh... yeah...


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#16 2012-05-07 19:05:18

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Re: Desktop Background Help Needed

veggieman001 wrote:

My screen res is so hipster: 1440x900
16:10 and an uncommon one.

Mine is worse - 1366 x 768

Maybe it's common, but I've never found a background that fits it.


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#17 2012-05-07 19:15:18

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Re: Desktop Background Help Needed

luiysia wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:

My screen res is so hipster: 1440x900
16:10 and an uncommon one.

Mine is worse - 1366 x 768

Maybe it's common, but I've never found a background that fits it.

You can just use 16:9 backgrounds, like 1920x1080, and scale them down

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#18 2012-05-07 19:17:33

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Re: Desktop Background Help Needed

Mine's 1440x900, which is fairly common for older (3-5 years old) HP laptops.


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#19 2012-05-07 22:08:07

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Re: Desktop Background Help Needed

veggieman001 wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

I have 1920 * 1080 and I'm lovin it.

Usually, desktop backgrounds will be 1440x900, 1920x1200, or sometimes 2560x1440 so that they resize well for all desktop background sizes.

It's best to use a desktop background resolution that has the same screen ratio as your screen resolution.

The most common sizes I know are 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1920×1080, and 1920x1200

Don't forget 600x800!  Windows '95 users have that.


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#20 2012-05-07 22:09:48

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Re: Desktop Background Help Needed

veggieman001 wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:

1440x900 is 16:10 :III
And that one isn't that common

Is it? I thought it was 4:3 *bangs head against wall*.

Uh... yeah...

4:3 is the old TV ratio.


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#21 2012-05-07 22:12:21

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Yep, along with 1024x768


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#22 2012-05-07 22:13:53

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Re: Desktop Background Help Needed

Rexpup wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

I have 1920 * 1080 and I'm lovin it.

Usually, desktop backgrounds will be 1440x900, 1920x1200, or sometimes 2560x1440 so that they resize well for all desktop background sizes.

It's best to use a desktop background resolution that has the same screen ratio as your screen resolution.

The most common sizes I know are 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1920×1080, and 1920x1200

Don't forget 600x800!  Windows '95 users have that.

It's uncommon though. And it's not OS based, it's monitor-based.


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#23 2012-05-07 22:21:07

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Re: Desktop Background Help Needed

veggieman001 wrote:

Rexpup wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:


The most common sizes I know are 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1920×1080, and 1920x1200

Don't forget 600x800!  Windows '95 users have that.

It's uncommon though. And it's not OS based, it's monitor-based.

That's right, although most current OSs will not run well on a 800x600 monitor  tongue


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#24 2012-05-07 22:25:07

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Re: Desktop Background Help Needed

jji7skyline wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:

Rexpup wrote:


Don't forget 600x800!  Windows '95 users have that.

It's uncommon though. And it's not OS based, it's monitor-based.

That's right, although most current OSs will not run well on a 800x600 monitor  tongue

Quite.


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#25 2012-05-08 05:21:30

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Re: Desktop Background Help Needed

veggieman001 wrote:

My screen res is so hipster: 1440x900
16:10 and an uncommon one.

That's...rather uncommon.


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