resolution |
aspect
ratio |
name |
comment |
|||
width |
height |
Mpel |
integer |
real |
description |
|
640 |
480 |
0.30 |
4:3 |
1.33 |
VGA |
VESA |
720 |
480 |
0.35 |
3:2 |
1.50 |
DVD |
|
800 |
600 |
0.48 |
4:3 |
1.33 |
SVGA |
VESA |
1024 |
768 |
0.79 |
4:3 |
1.33 |
XGA |
VESA |
1152 |
864 |
1.00 |
4:3 |
1.33 |
Mac |
1 Mpel |
1280 |
720 |
0.92 |
16:9 |
1.78 |
HDTV |
720p, ex., DLP, LCD, LCoS
HDTVs |
1280 |
768 |
0.98 |
5:3 |
1.67 |
< HDTV aspect, ex., LCD HDTVs |
|
1280 |
854 |
1.11 |
3:2 |
1.50 |
Mac 15W |
15-inch Wide Powerbook |
1280 |
960 |
1.23 |
4:3 |
1.33 |
Mac 17 |
eMac max res |
1280 |
1024 |
1.31 |
5:4 |
1.25 |
SXGA |
VESA, not 4:3 |
1366 |
768 |
1.05 |
16:9 |
1.78 |
WXGA |
VESA+, HDTV aspect, ex.,
LCD
HDTVs, NVidia 1360x768 |
1440 |
900 |
1.30 |
8:5 |
1.60 |
Mac 17MW |
17-inch Megawide Powerbook
or
iMac |
1440 |
1080 |
1.56 |
4:3 |
1.33 |
SXGA+ |
VESA, |
1600 |
1200 |
1.92 |
4:3 |
1.33 |
UXGA |
VESA, LCD max |
1680 |
1050 |
1.76 |
8:5 |
1.60 |
Mac 20MW |
20-inch Megawide Cinema
display
or iMac |
1920 |
1080 |
2.07 |
16:9 |
1.78 |
HDTV |
1080i or 1080p |
1920 |
1200 |
2.30 |
8:5 |
1.60 |
Mac 21MW |
21-inch Megawide Cinema
display |
2560 |
1600 |
2.30 |
8:5 |
1.60 |
Mac 30MW |
30-inch Megawide Cinema
display |
1920 |
1440 |
2.76 |
4:3 |
1.33 |
VESA |
|
2048 |
1536 |
3.15 |
4:3 |
1.33 |
QXGA |
VESA, CRT max, 3 MP digicam |
2272 |
1704 |
3.87 |
4:3 |
1.33 |
4 MP digicam |
|
2560 |
1920 |
4.92 |
4:3 |
1.33 |
5 MP digicam |
|
3264 |
2448 |
7.99 |
4:3 |
1.33 |
8 MP digicam |
Action |
Example |
Survey your displays | 1600x1200 1440x900 1280x1024 1280x864 1280x720 1024x768 640x480 |
Survey and select your wallpaper software settings | KDEBackground - Wallpaper - (*)Multiple
wallpapers, Mode: Tiled, Setup Multiple ... Interval: 30 minutes
Mode: Random Mac OS X - Desktop - Fill screen, [v] Change picture: every 30 minutes, [v] Random order Windows XP - Display - Desktop - Background: httpwall, Position: Center, httpwall |
Group your displays by aspect ratio from high res to low res |
4:3 1.33 - 1600x1200 1280x960 1024x768 640x480 3:2 1.50 - 1280x864 8:5 1.60 - 1440x900 16:9 1.78 - 1280x720 |
Select aspect ratios and (adjusted) resolutions |
4:3 1.33 - 1600x1200 1280x960 1024x768 640x480 8:5 1.60 - 1440x900 16:9 1.78 - 1280x720 |
For each selected aspect ratio crop or border save set |
Photoshop image crop, select background fill
color, image canvas Photoshop action image size & save for each resolution in aspect |
Software |
Mode Position |
Aspect preserved |
Full image |
Single
screen |
Multiple
screen |
KDE Appearance & Themes Background |
supports multiple
wallpapers with selectable interval, In Order or Random Multiple screen for Driver "mtx" Option "TripleHead" is really single screen on 3 equal heads |
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Centered |
yes |
yes <= |
good only when wallpaper size is close to screen size | good only when wallpaper size is close to full screen size | |
Tiled |
yes |
yes <= |
good only
when screen width is a multiple of wallpaper width |
good only when single head screen width is a multiple of wallpaper width, better than centered tiled | |
Centered Tiled |
yes |
yes <= |
good only when screen width is a
multiple of wallpaper width and screen height is a multiple of
wallpaper width |
good only when wallpaper width equals single screen width, tiled is better | |
Centered
Maxpect |
yes |
cropped != |
good when
wallpaper aspect is
close to screen aspect |
good only when wallpaper aspect is less than or equal to screen aspect | |
Tiled Maxpect |
yes |
cropped != |
good when wallpaper aspect is close to screen aspect | good only when wallpaper aspect is less than or equal to screen aspect | |
Scaled |
no |
yes |
not recommended |
not recommended |
|
Centered Auto Fit |
yes |
yes |
good only when wallpaper aspect is close to screen aspect | good only when wallpaper aspect is close to screen aspect | |
Mac
OS X Desktop & Screen Saver |
supports multiple
wallpapers with interval 5 sec, 1/5/15/30 minutes, hour, or day, in
order or Random order |
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Fill screen (Centered Maxpect) |
yes |
cropped != |
good when wallpaper aspect is close to screen aspect | good when wallpaper aspect is close to screen aspect | |
Stretch to fill screen |
no |
yes |
not recommended |
not recommended |
|
Center |
yes |
yes <= |
good only when wallpaper size is close to screen size | good only when wallpaper size is close to screen size | |
Tile |
yes |
yes <= |
good only when screen width is a multiple of wallpaper width | good only when screen width is a multiple of wallpaper width | |
Windows
XP |
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Center |
yes |
yes <= |
good only when wallpaper size is close to screen size | good only when wallpaper size is close to full screen size | |
Tiled |
yes |
yes <= |
good only when screen width is a multiple of wallpaper width | good only when wallpaper width equals single screen width | |
Stretched |
no |
yes |
not recommended |
not recommended |
PC/XPC
- Interesting PC Configurations and Topics - Home Theater,
Wallpaper, and Small Form Factor
PC |
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HDTV HTPC - record and playback HDTV with DVICO FusionHDTVII tuner card | ||
Digital TV -- DTV notes, includes mathematical comparison of NTSC 4:3 versus HDTV 16:9 aspect ratios | ||
HDTV versus
SDTV(NTSC) Screen Size - includes diagram of aspect ratios, scale
factors, conversion graph, advocacy for HDTV |