is 1080 the same regardless of screen size?

ExoMale · 10 Jan 2016 at 15:33

i have not looked to see if there is anything available, but i have 2 22" led 1080 monitors, no 120hz and beyond stuff and once i sort out driver issues i will try my first hand at proper dual monitor setup and see what movies and games are like and so if i like it and want to keep it that way for the most part then when i eventually upgrade gpu i will look at a 3rd monitor.

problem is my desk while fairly large is not big enough for 3 22" monitors nor do i have the room space to expand and without going for a too much of a triangle layout i was thinking of a smaller screen for the centre, but obviously 1080.

that leads to the question, if you can get 1080 monitors smaller than 20/19" will the quality be the same when it comes to setting up or will you notice the size difference?

cheers for reading and any replies

coupe69 · 10 Jan 2016 at 15:44

Sell your current monitors and purchase a 34" ultrawide. Seems like the only solution here. You can thank me later

danoliver1 · 10 Jan 2016 at 16:18

coupe69 said:
Sell your current monitors and purchase a 34" ultrawide. Seems like the only solution here. You can thank me later

This. Ultrawides are awesome.

theMilitant · 10 Jan 2016 at 17:17

coupe69 said:
Sell your current monitors and purchase a 34" ultrawide. Seems like the only solution here. You can thank me later

+1. I definitely think having a smaller centre monitor would be a bit of an eye sore and so I'd recommend going ultrawide instead. I'm in a somewhat similar situation to you in that my desk, whilst also fairly large, also wouldn't fit 3 24" monitors comfortably. I personally intend on going to a 34" ultrawide for my next upgrade.

ExoMale · 10 Jan 2016 at 19:23

ha thank you for the suggestions, sadly that is not an option, the one monitor is around 6 months old and the other which is identical was a christmas present

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the orgirinal idea was to have xbox on and pc or game with browser open on the other screen, but ive managed to sort my issue out and watching a movie this dual wouldnt be too bad, not tested a game yet, but 3 monitors would be ideal for the better effect

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so to sum this up are you saying there are no smaller 1080 screens or just one bog screen is always the better?

Haggisman · 11 Jan 2016 at 13:42

To answer the question - a smaller 1080p monitor would actually look "better" in terms of PQ than a larger one, since the pixels would be smaller, giving a sharper image.

However...

theMilitant said:
+1. I definitely think having a smaller centre monitor would be a bit of an eye sore and so I'd recommend going ultrawide instead.

This. If you want 3 monitors, then IMO either 3 identical, or large central and smaller on the edges.

Bear in mind that when you're gaming, your main focus is going to be on the central screen - why would you want to make that experience worse (in terms of size) by having a smaller monitor as the main screen?

ExoMale · 11 Jan 2016 at 14:18

thanks for the feedback.

to answer the last bit, it was simply because i couldnt fit 3 22" screens on my desk, well i probably could in some way, but only if i go from a atx case to a cube of some kind as i have a m-atx build and case is wasted on it and the case is on the desk for its window and no space on the floor other than that i thought the image of the 18.5/19 centre and the 22" sides would look somewhat like i was in an x-wing or something lol.