Monitor screen resolution means the number of points from which the image is formed directly on the monitor screen. Today there are new devices with different screen resolutions.
What is screen resolution?
First, a little about theory. The screen resolution varies depending on the device you are using. Some users mistakenly think that the screen size and screen resolution of the monitor are the same. For example, the screen size and its maximum resolution is 1600 x 1200, and the user can set the resolution, for example, 800 x 600. Naturally, the image on the screen will be formed according to the principle that was set by the user himself. As a result, it turns out that screen size and screen resolution are slightly different concepts. In order to achieve the perfect picture, you need to set the maximum resolution that your monitor supports, and then the image will be of the highest quality.
What screen resolutions are there?
Today there are a huge number of monitors and the same number of resolutions. It should be noted that all these devices have different aspect ratios, for example: 4: 3, 5: 4, 16: 9, 16:10 and many others. Widescreen devices with an aspect ratio of 21: 9 are in great demand. It is simply not sensible to use such devices today, since they are best suited for watching films shot according to the CinemaScope standard. This is directly related to the fact that if you set a different resolution on such a monitor, for example, FullHD (1920 x 1080p), then wide black bars will remain at the edges of the monitor.
As for the resolution of monitors themselves, they are divided among themselves, as you might guess, by the aspect ratio. The following stand out: For the aspect ratio 4: 3 -1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200, 1920x1440, 2048x1536. For 16: 9 aspect ratio: 1366x768, 1600x900, 1920x1080, 2048x1152, 2560x1440, 3840x2160. For 16:10 aspect ratio: 1280x800, 1440x900, 1600x1024, 1680x1050, 1920x1200, 2560x1600, 3840x2400. The most popular resolutions today are: 1920x1080, 1280x1024, 1366x768.
It is worth noting that the higher the screen resolution, the better the image itself will be, but at the same time it can be very small and some owners of such devices will have to change it to a smaller one in order to see at least something on the monitor. As a result, of course, everyone can look directly before buying a device in a store, which image will be on it, and whether it suits him.
