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Currently I have an Apple 23" Cinema HD display monitor - at a resolution of 1920x1200. Does anyone know where I could find high resolution, widescreen desktop wallpaper? The only place I know of that offers any right now is www.digitalblasphemy.com but you need to purchase a subscription in order to have access to it. When I first got the monitor I purchased one, but my year just ran up, and I really don't want to put out another $100 for another year.

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This thread collected lots of good gallery suggestions (see contributions from , , and others), but few replies explain how to make widescreen images actually look crisp on a 23" 1920×1200 display or across multiple monitors. The notes below fill that practical gap: concrete steps to prepare, scale and troubleshoot widescreen wallpaper so graphics stay sharp and well-composed without relying only on pre-made downloads.

Recommended workflow for a single 1920×1200 wallpaper:

  • Start with a canvas set to 1920×1200 (aspect 16:10) in sRGB. Import the largest available source as a non‑destructive layer/smart object.
  • If cropping, lock the 16:10 aspect and compose so the subject isn’t trimmed. Avoid aggressive upscaling; enlarging a small image more than ~20% will soften it.
  • For a photo, resample with a high-quality algorithm (bicubic/Lanczos); for art with flat areas consider vector or PNG export. After final sizing, apply subtle sharpening (Unsharp Mask or equivalent — low radius, moderate amount), then export photos as JPEG at high quality (85–95) or PNG for graphic art.
  • Embed the sRGB profile to reduce color shifts between editor and display.

Dual-monitor and spanning tips:

  • Build a canvas equal to the combined native resolution (example: two 1920×1200 screens → 3840×1200). Keep primary subjects off the bezel seam; place one focal point per screen when possible. Test the exported file at native resolution and use the OS wallpaper “span” option rather than stretching.

Licensing and quality cautions:

  • Use images with explicit permission (public domain / permissive license) or contact the artist before altering/removing marks. If banding appears in gradients, add subtle noise or export at higher bit depth where supported. Reverse-image search helps locate original high-res sources when only a smaller copy is available.

These practical steps complement the gallery suggestions already posted and make it feasible to get professional-looking widescreen or multi-monitor wallpapers without losing image quality.

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Member Avatar for DaveSW

Well membership here: http://www.plasmadesign.co.uk/desktopwallpaper.htm costs £7, which isn't so bad...

Also you could visit: - the 2meg photos in there are hi-res ones.

Other than that, what exactly are you looking for? a pattern or a photo?

Member Avatar for Dani

It's actually funny - about an hour after I posted my question, I bought the subscription to plasmadesign.co.uk - nice designs and it's a lifetime membership instead of the renewing annually thing. Exactly what I was looking for :)

Member Avatar for DaveSW

lol
Did you by any chance find it on google? ;)

Member Avatar for Dani

Actually, when I do a search for widescreen wallpaper, I end up at this thread :)

Member Avatar for YoungCoder

Actually, when I do a search for widescreen wallpaper, I end up at this thread :)

You are right...google seems to LOVE this site

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That works for me :)

Member Avatar for Xahjckahry

Phew! *Takes a much needed breather after registering..."
Figured I'd let you know I found this site:

Member Avatar for mikeSQL

Phew! *Takes a much needed breather after registering..."
Figured I'd let you know I found this site:

MMM, I didnt see much on this site even if I did register or Whatever. Just nnothing that caught my eye yet!

Member Avatar for crizatu

You can fin a large collection of wallpapers here: StyleXP .ro

Member Avatar for peter_budo

Sorry but I dont think you will get to much from 1024 x 768 resolution!!!
I use 17" and resolution here is 1280 x 1024, what about Dani with 23" :confused:
Also images are not of greates kvality, have ugly logo in right bottom corner, looks to me that most of them been simple scaned.

Sorry my friend

Member Avatar for vw_bugg

hundreds of free wallpapers and ability to pick out the needed size.


InterfaceLIFT - Free GUI Enhancements for Mac OS X and Windows XP

Member Avatar for jophus555

those are all awesome sites... does anyone know the desktop wallpaper site that has a picture of a faucet spouting fire, maze with white walls,anda lego man, or a couch watching tv with a gray background. for some reason, i think it might be a foreign site, or the url is spelled funny or something.

thanks in advance

Member Avatar for charbo187

i have this wallapaper that i loveand i dont remember where i got it and i cant find it anywhere on the web, i want to put up a new wallpaper but i dont want to lose the one i have, has anyone seen this wallpaper b4 or know where i can save it?

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i cant get the image to upload

Member Avatar for vw_bugg

If you cant upload a description and a resolution might help a little.

I have the same problem only i alreadyy lost the wallpaper. It was a very high res with just an oak tree in the middle taking up most of the picture in the afternoon.

Member Avatar for talkfreelance

Is it possible to have a wallpaper that spans a dual screen setup?

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That's moved to

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Currently I have an Apple 23" Cinema HD display monitor - at a resolution of 1920x1200. Does anyone know where I could find high resolution, widescreen desktop wallpaper? The only place I know of that offers any right now is www.digitalblasphemy.com but you need to purchase a subscription in order to have access to it. When I first got the monitor I purchased one, but my year just ran up, and I really don't want to put out another $100 for another year.

you can select the size in pixels and it finds the pictures of that particular size

Member Avatar for rixius

www.deviantart.com you can search by resolution i believe..

Member Avatar for riversofbabblon

Yeah, I would have expected our CineMassive Displays array to have shipped with some triple monitor wallpapers...would have been a nice perk for sure. I hear 9x media has some decent ones. We just use mandolux though. impressive stuff for sure and his prints are for sale at istockpro.

Member Avatar for MidiMagic

In Corel Photopaint, I can resample an existing image to be larger.

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hope you have as much fun as I did:cool:

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Member Avatar for badgerguy

Lost my old domain thats linked earlier in the thread, so here is the link to my wallpapers. Enjoy!

Member Avatar for Phaelax

I subscribed once to digital blasphemy back in the 90's. I think it was like $10 a year then, but after only seeing 3 new wallpapers made for members over the entire year, I gave up on it. I ran at 1600x1200 around '99, which was huge back then, and it was rather difficult finding wallpaper for my screen. That's why I just started making my own!

Took a glance at plasmadesign.co.uk, they got some quality stuff there.

Member Avatar for fructose

This post is coming a bit late but I recently started a website called DigitalDefault and I offer free high resolution wallpaper in many sizes. I started this becaue I ran into so many sites that had tons of wallpaper but they were not good quality or required a payment to use.

I hope you take a look, there is not a huge selection yet but I am working hard on getting photographers and artists to share their work. Enjoy!

Member Avatar for ToxicWolf

There are some good widescreen screensavers at if that's what you are really looking for. If it is just wallpaper, I like

Hope this helps.

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