Ideal Screen Size ?

venomx · 20 Dec 2019 at 17:45

What is it , in your opinion ?

Happy with my 32" FHD LG at the moment, but out of curiousity looking around some websites and it seems like there are very very few monitors which are over 32"

I wouldn't get on with an ultra-wide as I like a nice square screen.

Light gamer but mainly internet browsing.

Don't feel the need for a huge monitor as I have a 43" and a 65" UHD TV for most viewing content.

Donnie Fisher · 21 Dec 2019 at 17:55

A 43 is too big for a desk imho. I had a 4k 43" on my desk and I found I was looking up too much, hurting my neck. I also found that what generally happened was I would open a window and drag it into the centre are of the screen for easier viewing. I also ran it for a while at 3840x1440 to see what an ultrawide looked like and I didn't fancy that either.

I've dropped to a curved 32" 1440p panel now and it's a far far better experience all round for me know.

So, 32" is an ideal size. 1440p is enough.

b00merang69 · 21 Dec 2019 at 17:58

For me 32" 1440p ideally (near/same pixel density as 24" 1080p that was said to the sweet spot, not too small not too blocky).

sandys · 21 Dec 2019 at 17:58

Ideal size is person dependent, I use 43inch 4k and love it, looking to move to 46 144.

b00merang69 · 21 Dec 2019 at 18:00

Within limits of size/distance/res not going to agree on someone sitting 2-3feet from a 55" TV as a monitor like that grampa photo kicking about the forums.

There are charts to guide you but some think they know better so say they are BS, they are from THX so know their stuff.

Squid Vicious · 21 Dec 2019 at 20:21

I'm a big fan of 32" 4k - gives a real nice pixel density and great image

Car_Games_3D · 21 Dec 2019 at 22:38

I have 2 25" 1440p and I'm happy with them.
I just upgraded from 2 22" 1080p.

marcus_667 · 21 Dec 2019 at 22:42

love my 32" 1440p lg monitor

sandys · 22 Dec 2019 at 12:31

b00merang69 said:
Within limits of size/distance/res not going to agree on someone sitting 2-3feet from a 55" TV as a monitor like that grampa photo kicking about the forums.

There are charts to guide you but some think they know better so say they are BS, they are from THX so know their stuff.

Those charts are for watching content rather than productivity use, a big screen is la great replacement for multiple monitors, the biggest failing of a big screen is that the dpi is getting quite low, comfort for me is at 110-130dpi, my 43 falls into 102dpi which is a bit low and you can see the pixels at 2-3ft.

Of course the 46 I am considering is worse again than the 43 as it would be 96dpi, it would be that which would put me off rather than its size, but when I am not gaming I am working on the thing and the size makes it wonderful, what I would like is a 5k @ 46 inch, that would be sweet, 8k might work though would need dpi scaling which can be a ball ache on stuff that doesn't scale having had 28" 4k in the past.

sandys · 22 Dec 2019 at 20:22

venomx said:
What is it , in your opinion ?

Happy with my 32" FHD LG at the moment, but out of curiousity looking around some websites and it seems like there are very very few monitors which are over 32"

I wouldn't get on with an ultra-wide as I like a nice square screen.

Light gamer but mainly internet browsing.

Don't feel the need for a huge monitor as I have a 43" and a 65" UHD TV for most viewing content.

Meant to bring up the following and got distracted.

Don't discount the ultrawide, it is great for multiple pages side by side, I also have a 38" 3840x1600 its a nice size to browse on and not too big, I imagine some of the 34" 3440x1440 would be a nice step up from what you have if 38 seems to much.

DrBombcrater · 22 Dec 2019 at 21:21

Squid Vicious said:
I'm a big fan of 32" 4k - gives a real nice pixel density and great image

This. 32" is the ideal size for 4K - big enough to provide good immersion, but not so big as to lose the 'invisible pixel' look of 4K.

chaparral · 22 Dec 2019 at 21:26

venomx said:
I wouldn't get on with an ultra-wide as I like a nice square screen.

Don't feel the need for a huge monitor as I have a 43" and a 65" UHD TV for most viewing content.

I love my 34" ultrawide due to it not being a huge high square monitor..

And it great for when I want to have 2 windows(Tabs) open side by side

4k monitors still need to much GPU £££££ & horse power for my liking..Maybe this will change with nvidia next gen 3000 GPU's

krooton · 23 Dec 2019 at 08:15

For me either 27" 1440p or 32" 4k, but that is mainly due to my desk not being that deep.

TheBiznes · 23 Dec 2019 at 09:52

Still cant upgrade from 2 x 30" Dell's hate widescreen I want vertical Res. Have looked at C9 but too large. Looking for 40" OLED or newer tech. Trouble is been waiting some 10 years for something worth going to.

233 · 23 Dec 2019 at 10:15

more than happy with my 32/1440p for home,

but at work its triple 28" 4k and a 40" 1080p wall board

suenstar · 23 Dec 2019 at 10:28

As much as I like my 34" ultrawide for having the space to have many of my windows open at a decent size, I think for general use I prefer the look of 27" 1440p monitors.
I've not tried 4K yet so can't say whether I'd prefer that or not.

Psycho Sonny · 23 Dec 2019 at 13:31

venomx said:
What is it , in your opinion ?

Happy with my 32" FHD LG at the moment, but out of curiousity looking around some websites and it seems like there are very very few monitors which are over 32"

I wouldn't get on with an ultra-wide as I like a nice square screen.

Light gamer but mainly internet browsing.

Don't feel the need for a huge monitor as I have a 43" and a 65" UHD TV for most viewing content.

you cannot game (fps competitive) on a screeen bigger than 27" IMO not on a normal desk setup where you are within 2 feet of the screen. the largest you can go before it becomes massively an issue is 32".

i had a mate who games on a 50" but his desk was huge so he was about 3-4 feet back from it. he realised it was terrible for competitive play and went for a 34" ultra widescreen instead. even that IMO is too big for FPS.

for single player games there is no limit. same goes for work. in work I could easily use 8 screens if I wanted to.

Rroff · 23 Dec 2019 at 13:42

27-28" for me especially with online gaming. I do have bigger monitors but I don't find them well suited to either general purpose usage or more serious online gaming but nice to have for other types of gaming and specific usages.

aoaaron · 23 Dec 2019 at 14:56

As big as you can get

NZXT30 · 23 Dec 2019 at 22:03

43" is perfect imo (no need for scaling at 4k). There is a chance 45" curved would be slightly better but it doesn't exist.