Big or small?

Andybtsn

Andybtsn

Andybtsn

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I thought this would be quite a good discussion with us gamers..

TV/Monitor size, always a big (no pun intended) decision when choosing your display device to go along with your console, so what size did you go for? I presume people will think bigger is better, but is it?

I'm only biring this up because I'm enjoying my 360 on my 26" so much, I started with a 42", went to a 32" now this (I still own the other two) but I seem to game a lot better on it, COD and FIFA anyway. I'm not sure why. I can remember gaming on a 13" SDTV at my girlfriends years ago and I was suprised how much you can concentrate on such a small TV and thus performing better in game! I guess this is the same scenario.

What do you prefer and why?
 
For me it's always been down to the size of the room/how far I am from the screen.
32" was fine in my old house but when I played in the new lounge I kept finding myself pulling the sofa forward so I whinged enough to the mrs and we got a 42". Personally I think 50" would be better but I know when to call it quits.

I think it works in reverse as well. You can have too big a screen.
 
Loving the 46"... got the consoles for multi player games pretty much so bigger the screen the better (seeing as the screen is highly likely to be split into 4!!!)
 
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I'm setup in our bedroom, so it's a 26" for me, it is perfect for my needs as I can have it on my desk with my Mac hooked up to it also, I can then play UT3 at the desk on mouse and keyboard, or lie back on the bed and be more relaxed.

When we stop renting this dump of a house and get a place of our own though, I'd probably look at something bigger cause I'll be having a 'Games' room :D
 
27" inch in my room. I sit pretty close to it as well, its all relative size vs distance etc.
 
I prefer my 24inch dell over either my 32's or 37 inch screen. Especially for shooters, you sit closer like a traditional PC shooter and can see far more little movements.
 
55" currently :) lol

I got to say that bigger isnt always better. I used to have a 72" screen when i first got my 360 back in 2005 and tbh as awesome as it looked, i found it really horrible to play games on, probably cos i was sitting too close lol :(

so since then i've dropped the screen size down and i much prefere it now. Guess the moral is, dont have a screen thats too big for your room and viewing distance, it may look good in a willy waving kinda way but you will regret it!
 
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42"

It's my gaming tv by default as it's the only one available to use. I'm sure a smaller monitor would be fine (depending on how far away from it I sit) but I'm also happy on the bigger screen.
 
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You don't want to have to move your eyes too much to see the whole screen as your peripheral vision is crap for noticing fine details. There's definitely a size/distance relationship and you want to go bigger if you regularly split screen.
 
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