What is native resolution?
Unlike CRT monitors, plasma screens, projectors and LCD screens have a fixed number of pixels, referred to as the native resolution and is the resolution at which the display device does not have to expand or compress the input signal. In other words, this is the resolution the device looks best at.
Native resolution is a term that is often used, particularly with data projectors. But what is it? All display devices have a resolution handling limit that is dependent on the number of pixels they have, plus the processing capability of the device’s input electronics. Native resolution refers to the resolution that can be displayed without the signal being modified or compressed in anyway, and is determined by the number of pixels the display has. For example, a very common display resolution setting from a laptop or PC is XGA. This is 1024 x 768 pixels. Most data projectors including desktop types will handle this resolution in its native form. However, with higher resolution settings such as 1280 x 1024 (SXGA) some projectors (particularly the lower budget ones) will not display these natively. A projector will handle higher resolutions above the native resolution up to the maximum specified for the projector, and this is determined by its processing electronics. The projector proc
