iMac game resolutions

[pknz]

What do you iMac owners or other widescreen gamers use as your resolution for gaming?
I am having problems playing many games on my iMac as can be seen in this thread http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=163625 I was wondering if the resolution could have something to do with it as the games that are quitting are all graphically intensive

[Josh396]

I've never heard of these problems before or have I experienced them before. For the games, what resolution are you running them at? Maybe you should try turning them down and see how they do then.

[Eidorian]

I use 1024 x 640 very often for my games. It's widescreen and it works for me.

[pknz]

Most games I play I use 1024 x 768 which gives the bars. I just ask this because Jammin Racer unexpectedly at that size but at 1680 x 1050 (native screen resolution) in windowed mode it didn't quit

[eXan]

It really sucks that a lot of games do not support widescreen resolutions. For Example KOTOR :mad: It would be sooo much better on widescreen res.! Did u watch in-game cutscenes and movies? Lol they are 2.35:1, so large black bars on the top and on the buttom of the screen + bars at the sides (4:3 ratio)

[bousozoku]

UT2004, UT2003, UT, and UT-related games can be modified to work in widescreen mode by changing a text file, as I'm using 1280x768 for those.

I've not had any luck with other games though, even though some of them work with the PowerBook resolution of 1280x854. I will normally play at a (stretched and ugly) 1024x768.

[risc]

I play games at the native resolution of my monitor so 1680x1050, it a game doesn't support it out of the box or by editing a file or 6 I wont buy it.

[BlizzardBomb]

I use 1024 x 640 very often for my games. It's widescreen and it works for me.

Yes this and 1152 x 720 are good resolutions to play at as long as there's some kind of FSAA.