# LCD Monitors Resolution

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**Created:** [November 4, 2007, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lcd-monitors-resolution/243186 "2007-11-04T00:20:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hellion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Hellion](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Hellion)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2007, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lcd-monitors-resolution/243186/1 "2007-11-04T00:20:16Z")

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Hi:

I have to buy a new monitor and as you can expect I have to buy a flat screen lcd. I noticed those monitors distort the images on the screen, and being a designer I cannot conceive how could a monitor distort an image so bad. It’s like they stretch the image horizontally. A relative of mine bought one the other day and my website logo ([www.carloslugo.com](http://www.carloslugo.com)) looked like an oval, instead of a circle! I have a 17’’ CRT at 1024 x 768 res. Is there a specific resolution I should look for in a lcd so it doesn’t distort the screen? Is 1024 x 768 still the default resolution for web design? The common res I have seen is 1280 x 1024.

Thanks in advance.