PC Gaming on 32 inch

craigxt22 · 10 Feb 2011 at 22:14

Hi guys, (Hope this is the right place to ask)

I'm about to buy a 32inch TV mainly for Blu Rays/ PS3/ general TV.

I was wondering if you think it would be suitable to play PC games on at a distance? It's a 1080p display.

I'd use my 'normal' monitor for standard PC use.

Cheers...

Macky · 10 Feb 2011 at 22:24

Should be fine at that resolution.

stopper · 11 Feb 2011 at 00:06

32" from across the room? 1080 is almost a waste on such a small tv.
I would lower the resolution and have smoother frame rates with AA+AF maxed out instead

chaparral · 11 Feb 2011 at 00:49

craigxt22 said:
I was wondering if you think it would be suitable to play PC games on at a distance? It's a 1080p display...

At roughly what distance ??

[TFU] Thegoon84 · 11 Feb 2011 at 09:29

I'l never again use anything above 24inch for PC gaming!!!

Got a bad head and my skill level went right down....

Lithon · 11 Feb 2011 at 09:48

I guess it's personal preference, being slightly short sighted I'd prefer a 20" 1080p PC monitor at arms reach than a 1080p TV a few meters away because the distance and size would negate the resolution and make small details hard to see still.

FlukeRogi · 11 Feb 2011 at 09:56

For me, it depends on what I'm playing. With anything like an RTS or MMO where you have a lot of small text/info panels, I prefer my monitor. For FPS or action games, I much prefer my TV.

Energizer Bunny · 11 Feb 2011 at 10:02

It will probably be ok, but nothing more. Isn't 1080p 1280x1024? For a normal PC monitor you'd expect to have a native res of 1900x1200 for anything in excess of 22". That said, at the range you're talking about it probably wont make a difference.

LeJosh · 11 Feb 2011 at 10:04

No 1080p is 1920x1080.

It's personal preference, try it and see how it feels.

trickycurve · 11 Feb 2011 at 11:12

I use my 32" 1080p TV for racing games and GTA IV/EFLC when my girlfriend is round. I don't sit miles away from the TV--probably about 1.5M away, though this is mainly due to me being marginally short-sighted. The picture looks just as good as my 22" monitor.

Guest2 · 11 Feb 2011 at 11:30

I replaced my 22" Dell 2209WA with a 32" Samsung c530. It wall mounted, about 4 feet away from where I sit. Its great for watching films and gaming. There is a bit of ghosting in fast FPS games (SOF2) and its obviously not as good quality as the Dell that has a va panel. But its massive in comparison, full HD and only cost £300

gareth170 · 11 Feb 2011 at 14:18

i game on my 46" 3d tv in my bedroom, having a big screen makes gaming much more enjoyable tbh

RedStarRiot · 11 Feb 2011 at 14:24

gareth170 said:
i game on my 46" 3d tv in my bedroom, having a big screen makes gaming much more enjoyable tbh

Hmmm I think sometimes it can be too big though gareth. My mate has a projector set up and I cant see everything thats happening on screen really. I went the way of eyefinity instead.

ThomasTheTankEngine · 11 Feb 2011 at 14:25

I use a 42" 1080p and it's great. Just make sure you get one that had a decent response time. On some models all of the picture processing features create a small amount of input delay: not something you want when gaming.

iamtheoneneo · 11 Feb 2011 at 16:19

gareth170 said:
i game on my 46" 3d tv in my bedroom, having a big screen makes gaming much more enjoyable tbh

i hope your far back!
i gamed on a 40" tv at my desk haha, put it this way i didnt last long...never again.

RichardH754 · 11 Feb 2011 at 16:35

I use a 32" Samsung LCD TV 1920x1080 at my desk, its fine!

(Takes a week to get use too!)

Energizer Bunny · 11 Feb 2011 at 16:35

LeJosh said:
No 1080p is 1920x1080.

It's personal preference, try it and see how it feels.

I stand corrected.

craigxt22 · 11 Feb 2011 at 16:37

chaparral said:
At roughly what distance ??

About 2 metres

Guest2 said:
I replaced my 22" Dell 2209WA with a 32" Samsung c530. It wall mounted, about 4 feet away from where I sit. Its great for watching films and gaming. There is a bit of ghosting in fast FPS games (SOF2) and its obviously not as good quality as the Dell that has a va panel. But its massive in comparison, full HD and only cost £300

I'm hoping to get the 32C500!

Anyway, I'd like to get the Xbox360 controller linked for FPS.

gareth170 · 11 Feb 2011 at 16:52

iamtheoneneo said:
i hope your far back!
i gamed on a 40" tv at my desk haha, put it this way i didnt last long...never again.

yeah about 8 feet

Retromatic · 11 Feb 2011 at 17:06

At the moment, my pc room is being decorated so I'm using my pc on a 50" plasma with the sofa right in front of it (about 1 meter), I've surprisingly become accustomed to the slight quality decrease from my monitor and now I'm almost not wanting to go back to my monitor/desk setup. I seem to be finding it easier in FPS like BC2 as well, will see what happens.