— Is 1600×900 better than 1080p 1600×900 vs 1920×1080 Generally speaking 1600×900 is considered worse than 1080p 1080p has more pixels therefore higher resolution and sharper visuals A 1600×900 must downgrade 1080p video in order to play it On the other hand a 1080p monitor can play 1600×900 video without any