Resolution question for PC-->HDTV gamers

[jaredgood1]

Is there any benefit in running my PC resolution higher than the native resolution of my HDTV? The TV is a 37" HDTV (native resolution of 1366 x 768) with a DVI-to-HDMI cable running from my comp. I mostly game on the HDTV, with office/web stuff on my small CRT.

I'm mainly questioning this as a performance issue. E.G. running games at my HDTV's native resolution with all the eye-candy turned on vs. running at a higher resolution but possibly taking a performance hit (would it matter, since my TV will down-convert to the native res). Also, I have an older small CRT that I use for non-gaming stuff, so the resolution question really only applies to games.

[kylebisme]

Yeah, running higher than native will look better assuming your TV has a decent scaler, so you might as well do so whenever you have the preformance to spare. Running lower than native can also look better if it allows you the performance to run with AA, AF and/or other graphics option where otherwise you couldn't.