Is a 27" monitor too big for a Desktop?

[sizzlinsauce]

3 27" ASUS monitors. they wreck face 81" is never too much screen amiright?

[Clockworks]

using a 22 monitor for folders etc to my left and my 46'' full HD Led tv to the right for wow and internetz, working great.when plaing i have wowhead / youtube on the left.

[ChiefWigman]

I use 21 inch, don't mind using my 27 inch LCD tv as my monitor. Guildmate raids on a 47 inch, i was like dude.. excessive much?

[baller1308]

It's not how big the monitor is, it's how close you play to that monitor.

[OhpUldum]

I use a 27" at home for gaming, office work, movies, etc and I love it. My brother just recently purchased a new computer and went the same route and purchased a 27". It is all about having the space.

[Zephasaurus]

If you are going to get a 1080p monitor then anything over 24" is a waste as its just stretching the pixels. If you want 27" or 30" it better be a higher res or your playing on a streched out image.

[ciggy]

I used a projector for a while. It covered the entire wall and playing games was epic, but the bulb is dim now from overuse and I don't feel like buying new bulbs over and over. So I have a 27 inch monitor to use now and it's nice.

Maybe someday I will get another bulb.

I would buy you a bulb, but the pic in your avatar scares me a little >.<


I use dual 27 inch vizio's and i just love them. I went from a 20 to a 27 and it took a week or so to get used to it, but now i couldn't go back. Buddy of mine uses a 45 inch flat screen and he swears by it. I think it's just boils down to what you like.

[rhorle]

I have a 19" and sometimes when I'm feeling wild I plug my computer into my flatscreen.

thats what I do, but I also have an old crt 15 inch that I use for a second monitor for vent or full screen hulu/netflix videos. If I had a second graphics card I'd have 32 inch tv plugged in full time. I use the tv for watching movies when I want to stay on my bed and relax with my wireless headphones.

[Deleted]

I realized that too. Big screens are like SSDs.

You might not think you need one, or consider it excessive, but once you've tried it you'll never want to go back.

[Kewi]

actually I go back to my 22" monitor frequently when I go for LAN parties. The detail compared to a 32" TV (both 1080p) is noticeable.

But as someone else said.. It really comes down to how close you are going to be to the monitor.. If you're close to a very large screen you'll get lots of eye strain moving your eyes around the screen...

If you're further back.. you can get some crazy sizes comfortably.


Edit: The detail being noticeable as, while they are the same resolution, the 22" has finer pixels and distortions such as around text are less noticed/not noticeable.

[Deleted]

recently downgraded from a 27inch to a 24inch and i can safely say that 24inch is my sweet spot

[Yohassakura]

23/24" is probably best, unless you can get a really good 27"+ otherwise the pixels are stretched and distorted.

(I'm personally using a 46" Quattron LED TV which is perfect, costs around £1,500 though)

[Singen]

I don't think that's too big at all. Anything over 30 inches is pushing it however.

[Izorish]

im using a 64 inch tv as my desktop monitor, 27 is a tad small haha =P

[Jurwi]

There's nothing too big about 27", only poor people say that! Though I would rather take 2x 24" over a single 27" for desktop use. If the purpose of the monitor is 99% gaming, then 27".

---------- Post added 2011-07-19 at 08:10 AM ----------

3 27" ASUS monitors. they wreck face 81" is never too much screen amiright?

Pretty fucked up math, but yea I guess. Put those 3 27"s next to a 81" TV and you'll see what I mean :>

[Lyeranth]

At first I disliked my 27'' monitor, but now that I am used to it I cant believe i got by with a lowly 21" monitor so long ago. I can now open another window while I am watching something on youtube.

[sheffield]

currently running tri-22" (games for 1, web/mail on another, and 3rd for slingbox/movies) .. thinking of upgrading to 3x24s or 2x27s.. might just go w/ the 3x24 since i'm so used to tri-monitor setup.. was contemplating adding a fourth but i dont have the desk space

[Djinni]

I'd say depends what you use it for... if you plan on watching movies on it from the other end of the room like I do :P go for it!

Otherwise i'd probably go for the 24"...

**Says the one planning a 2x 22" + 1x23" screen...***

[Baracuda]

I don't think that's too big at all. Anything over 30 inches is pushing it however.

Heh heh alright, can you say that here ^^?

I've got a 23 inch, but I could picture going bigger. Lol.

[Sephiracle]

I don't see a reason why you'd need a 27inch monitor for something sitting 2 feet away from you. Maybe that's just me.