3 screens for Eyefinity use - is bigger really better?

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Hey guys,

Im busy looking at some monitors, looking to get 3 of them to use with FSX in Eyefinity.

Wandering around the internet lookin at various monitors and reading their tech specs Ive come across this "pixel pitch" thing mentioned a few times.

To cut a long story short is this true, an example. Am I right in understanding this correctly.

22" screen @ 1080 X 1920 - pixel pitch 0.26

24" screen @ 1080 X 1920 - pixel pitch 0.28

Both screens have the same rez but would the smaller one actually be a little sharper cuz its pixel "grid" is smaller. The same rez is used on the bigger monitor but to cover the bigger space the "grid" has to be enlarged (pixels made bigger) to cover the larger surface area.

Now Im a realist - youre not gonna notice this difference. Im just askin from a technical standpoint :D

I guess this goes to show that if you can afford it if youre getting a larger screen try and get it at a higher rez that accomodates the bigger screen area.

I initially wanted to get 3 X 24" with HD rez but this is making me think a little more about considering 3 X 22" with HD instead. However I cant deny the sheer amount of screenspace a 24 incher will give. And the big screen will also come into its on for those games that dont like Eyefinity.

So yea this was more a curiosity question like :o

PS: Not really sure I get what pixel pitch is. Is it the actual size of the pixel istelf or the seperating distance from the pixel on either side of it?
 
Hopefully this article can answer your questions about pixel pitch.

It is true that images on a monitor with a smaller pixel pitch can look sharper than the same image on a larger pixel pitch monitor. However, it really depends on how good your eyes are, what you will be using the monitor for and how far away from it you are sitting.

One other thing to bear in mind that Windows has a standard size for text, this is in pixels. So, if you have a very low pixel pitch monitor then the text will look very small. If you adjust a 22in 1080p monitor so that the text is the same size as it would be on a 24in 1080p monitor - you will not be able to display as much on the screen (as the text is taking up more of the pixels).
 
The pixel pitch is the size of each pixel, specifically the length of the side of the pixel, measured in mm. So, the smaller the pixel pitch, the "finer" the image produced.

It's true, you get the same amount of detail and on-screen information with a 22" or a 24" (or any other size), at the same resolution. But, the image will simply be smaller - the same image crammed into a small space.

Which is best depends on personal preferance, and also intended viewing distance, but I would definitely go for a 24" with a slightly larger pixel pitch than the 22".
 
@ cmndr_andi - thanks for that very informative link :)

@ Duff-Man, yeah I think I might just go for the 24". I only really want them for FSX and not that bothered for other games, which is where the bigger screen will come in handy. Im well aware that my HD585o while no slouch is not a monster card and will struggle with pushing all those pixels! But i think it will handle FSX ok!

I guess 24" is the biggest one would go @ HD rez? Any bigger and I would want a higher rez than HD!
 
i went for 2343bwx, has rotate for portrait and landscape (very useful)
thin bezels (just about the thinnest) simple design. cheap price, good image and 2048 x 1152p res @ 23" is about the same pixel pitch as a 30" apple 1600p screen but without the overhead of the extra pixels (still more than 1080p and a few more than 1200p)
 
ive got 3x22's although only 1680*1024 however the biggest issue ive come across is finding a desk big enough for you to be able to see it all and not have to turn your head from side to side too much, bare this in mind if you are thinking of 24's

ive got a desk that is 75cm deep now with the monitor stands just starting to hang over the edge((dell 2209wa's) just for your reference)
 
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