Common Widescreen Resolutions
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When experimenting with resolutions, while searching for possible performance solutions. I.E 1280x1024 = 1.310MP & 1440x900 = 1.296MP. Therefore, if you find acceptable results for a video card at 1280x1024, then you might very well have comparible results at 1440x900. So by using the RATIO FORMULA & DECIMAL CONVERSION below any number close to the decimal for the WS ratio you want, should work pretty well.
Resolution & Aspect Ratio
The list is sorted by the RIGHT side resolution number wwww X hhhh
| Resolution | Aspect Ratio | Notes |
| 640x400 | 16:10 | |
| 720X480 | 15:10 | |
| 768X480 | 16:10 | |
| 848X480 | 16:9 | |
| 840X525 | 16:10 | |
| 960X540 | 16:9 | |
| 960X600 | 16:10 | |
| 1280X720 | 16:9 | |
| 1280X768 | 15:9 | |
| 1360X768 | 16:9 | |
| 1366X768 | 16:9 | (Viewsonic & DiBoss 32" LCDs) |
| 1368X768 | 16:9 | |
| 1280X800 | 16:10 | |
| 1440X900 | 16:10 | |
| 1440X960 | 15:10 | |
| 1800X960 | 15:8 | |
| 1768X992 | 16:9 | (Sony 32" LCD) |
| 1776X1000 | 16:9 | |
| 1600X1024 | 15:10 | |
| 1680X1050 | 16:10 | |
| 3360X1050 | 32:10 | (Dual monitors) |
| 1920X1080 | 16:9 | (HDTV) |
| 1920X1200 | 16:10 | |
| 2560X1600 | 16:10 | (Dell 3007WFP, 30" Apple Cinema Display) |
| 3200X2048 | 15:10 | |
| 3840X2400 | 16:10 | (Viewsonic 22.2" VP2290b LCD) |
SDTV / EDTV / HDTV Specifications
1080i/p HDTV format is 1920 X 1080 pixels.
720i/p HDTV [aka SDTV (S=Super) or EDTV] is 1280 X 720.
480p EDTV (E=Enhanced or Extended) [may/may not be widescreen] is 640 X 480 or 704 X 480.
<420 SDTV (S=Standard) Less than 480p
HD vs ED vs SD
Refers to the resolution or number of pixels used to represent a single video image frame. Standard Definition refers to having about 350,000 pixels per frame & High Definition refers to having about 2,000,000 pixels per frame, (or about 6 times more than SD). Therefore, 7201/p is NOT HD.
Ratio Formula & Decimal Conversion
WIDTH / HEIGHT
1.25 = 5:4
1.33 = 4:3
1.50 = 15:10 WS
1.60 = 16:10 WS
1.66 = 5:3 (or 15:9) WS
1.77 = 16:9 WS
Display Class Names
| Initials | Name | HxV Resolution |
| CGA | Color Graphics Adapter | 320x200 |
| MCGA | Multicolor Graphics Adapter | 320x200 |
| HGC | Hercules Graphics Card | 720×348 |
| MDA | Monochrome Display Adapter | 720×350 |
| EGA | Enhanced Graphics Adapter | 640x350 |
| VGA | Video Graphics Array | 640x480 |
| SVGA | Super Video Graphics Array | 800x600 |
| 8514 | 8514/A display Adapter | 1024×768 |
| XGA | EXtended Graphics Array | 1024X768 |
| SXGA | Super EXtended Graphics Array | 1280x1024 |
| SXGA+ | Super EXtended Graphics Array | 1400x1050 |
| UXGA | Ultra EXtended Graphics Array | 1600x1200 |
| QXGA | Quad EXtended Graphics Array | 2048x1536 |
| QSXGA | Quad Super EXtended Graphics Array | 2560x2048 |
| WVGA | Wide Video Graphics Array | 852x480 |
| WXGA | Wide EXtended Graphics Array | (1280 to 1366)x(720 to 800) |
| WXGA+ | Wide EXtended Graphics Array | 1280x800 |
| WSXGA | Wide Super EXtended Graphics Array | 1600x1024 |
| WSXGA+ | Wide Super EXtended Graphics Array | 1680x1050 |
| WUXGA | Wide Ultra EXtended Graphics Array | 1920x1200 |
| WQSXGA | Wide Quad Super EXtended Graphics Array | 3200x2048 |
| WQUXGA | Wide Quad Ultra EXtended Graphics Array | 3840x2400 |
| HDTV | High Definition TV | 1920x1080 |
| HDTV+ | High Definition TV Plus | 1920x1200 |
Disclaimer, Author & Feedback
The WSGF makes no warranty on the usage of this information/tutorial. Use this information at your own risk, and use common sense. This tutorial was originally authored by DougoftheNorth (with help from other forum members). If you have any questions or comments about this tutorial, please post into the original forum thread.
