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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steel_Wind" data-source="post: 2521165" data-attributes="member: 20741">On the issue of SVGA vs XGA... a few points:1 - In terms of home cinema, there is no comparison. XGA blows SVGA away. I have a projector in both resolutions, a DLP native SVGA and a LCD native XGA. The higher resolution wipes the floor with the SVGA. It's not even close.2- In terms of gaming applications, the higher resolution produces a much sharper and more detailed picture.  However, in order to really get use out of this - you need to consider what you will be showing with it<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If you are showing NWN1 (or in the future, NWN2) layouts, it is definitely worth it and the higher resolution shows up on your tabletop in unmistakable eye-candy. Advantage: XGA </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> If you are showing scanned maps, it will show up on your tabletop if you take the time to scan your maps in at 400dpi or so. Advantage: XGA </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> If you are showing low resolution scanned maps, the details is not going to be there if you are showing 100-200 dpi maps. Advantage: Draw </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> If you are just going to use pre-generated art from Dungeon Magazine available in the online supplements - you are not going to notice much at all. As I have started to run some adventures from Dungeon lately, namely Age of Worms 1: "The Whispering Cairn", I used pics from the online supplement and Tabletop Mapper.   The Dungeon online supplement pics are deceptively attractive at first as they require no work and the numbers have been removed from the maps; however, when you zoom in digitally on the map using Tabletop Mapper, the jpg resolution is MUCH too low to support the level of zoom you will need to get one grid square on the jpg to one inch in size on your tabletop.  You can do it - but it's UGLY. Advantage: Draw</li> </ul>3 - Resale Value: If you are planning on upgrading a projector in the near future, investing in a new SVGA is a little dicey. These things are on the low end of the market and will vanish soon as all moves to XGA or better. Selling a SVGA unit second hand is going to fetch a much lower price as the tech is now obsolete for home cinema.  (Even if you plan to use it for gaming - most prospective purchasers are not).</blockquote>

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