What size Monitor for 1920 x 1200?

Rezident

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I have a 22” (1680 x 1050) and want to upgrade to 1920 x 1200 but there seems to be lots of different sized monitor at that resolution: 24”, 25.5”, 27”, 27.5” etc. 27.5” of real estate sounds great compared to 24” but will it look stretched or would image quality suffer much? What about at 25.5”?

It is mainly for Gaming – preferably less than £300. I am very happy with my current TN panel and don’t think I need an IPS one (unless it would be better for gaming?).

Also, what sort of difference would you notice between 1920 x 1200 and 1920 x 1080?
 
Rezident said:
I have a 22” (1680 x 1050) and want to upgrade to 1920 x 1200 but there seems to be lots of different sized monitor at that resolution: 24”, 25.5”, 27”, 27.5” etc. 27.5” of real estate sounds great compared to 24” but will it look stretched or would image quality suffer much? What about at 25.5”?

It is mainly for Gaming – preferably less than £300. I am very happy with my current TN panel and don’t think I need an IPS one (unless it would be better for gaming?).

Also, what sort of difference would you notice between 1920 x 1200 and 1920 x 1080?
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I've been looking at monitors for a while, having had my 21" for the last 15 years! Was tempted by the HannsG 27.5" model but plumped for the 24" LED Benq. Couldn't justify the extra £130 it cost (at the time) over the Benq. For an extra £16 I could have gotten another Benq, giving me two for the cost of one HannsG.

More than happy with it, games are stunning with it, highly recommended. And I can get another one in the future if I want to run Eyefinity.
 
Typically 24" monitors were the native 1920x1200/1080 size though like you say monitors bigger than this still had the same resolution, believe it only jumps upto 2560 res when you hit 30".

Only ever used 24" myself so can't comment on the increased stretchiness of the picture, guessing it will just have a bigger pixel pitch

Only difference you will notice between 1200/1080 is 16:9 / 16:10 and watching movies. on 16:9 you won't get the black bars at the top and bottom of the screen when watching 1080 movies
 
hmmm yes I will be watching movies, dvds also. The 27.5" hans G is getting great reviews in the other thread. Decisions decisions.
 
24" for that res, ive been running a Benq fp241w for a few years now, i find it to be perfectly adequate, even for watching blu rays.
 
At your average viewing distance for most desktop PC setups 24" is spot on for 1920x1200. 24" is still big enough to double up as a TV at moderate viewing distances fine too.
 
PaulyD said:
Only difference you will notice between 1200/1080 is 16:9 / 16:10 and watching movies. on 16:9 you won't get the black bars at the top and bottom of the screen when watching 1080 movies
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this.

oh and 24"

i have a dell ultrasharp 24" 1920x1200
a great purchase
but if you don't care about the extra height, you can save cash getting the lower resolution
 
I'd say go for the biggest you can afford without comprimising quality. I very nearly bought a 24" a couple years ago, but finally decided the spend the extra few quid and got a 27" Dell 2707WFP and have never regretted it.

It's outstanding in games and certainly gives you a viewing advantage, especially in FPSs, and everyone knows bigger is always better for movies and such.

If you go for a 24" you'll forever be thinking "Why didn't I go for the bigger one?" :)
 
Ham said:
I'd say go for the biggest you can afford without comprimising quality. I very nearly bought a 24" a couple years ago, but finally decided the spend the extra few quid and got a 27" Dell 2707WFP and have never regretted it.

It's outstanding in games and certainly gives you a viewing advantage, especially in FPSs, and everyone knows bigger is always better for movies and such.

If you go for a 24" you'll forever be thinking "Why didn't I go for the bigger one?" :)
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What viewing advantage do you think you get with a 27" over a 24"?
 
Phoenixdancer said:
+1 for the 24"

27" has less pixles per inch.. and looks crap
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Have you actually been in front of a 27" or are you just saying that?

I have one and I wouldn't get anything smaller now, it's great for gaming on (pity it's only 60hz but never mind), and for films it's just perfect.

You need to be able to sit with your eyes at least 2 feet away though, but that's about average anyway.
 
Muel said:
Have you actually been in front of a 27" or are you just saying that?

I have one and I wouldn't get anything smaller now, it's great for gaming on (pity it's only 60hz but never mind), and for films it's just perfect.

You need to be able to sit with your eyes at least 2 feet away though, but that's about average anyway.
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Of course you'd say that, you've got one. :p

A 27" isn't crap at all, but a 24" would definitely look sharper at the same distance simply because it has smaller pixels.

But it's all relative to how far you sit from them anyway.
 
Phoenixdancer said:
+1 for the 24"

27" has less pixles per inch.. and looks crap
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Not in my experience. I had a 24in Dell 2408WFP and upgraded to a 27in Dell 2709W with the same resolution (1920x1200). I had the pleasure of running both monitors side-by-side for a few weeks before I sold the 24in to a friend - considering both these monitors are the same res and panel technology (S-PVA) then it was a pretty fair comparison. I found the 27in to look much better and the "quality" of images displayed was identical - the 27 just made them look a bit bigger. The pixels are bigger, but from what I observed this does not visibly reduce the quality of the images displayed - the pixels are still blooming small.

I use my monitor(s) on a desk sitting ~1-2 feet away from them and have pretty good eyesight.
 
for 3d and Photo design the 24" is the best.

You want the best pixels per inch ratio...

hence why 30" monitors have such a larger resolution!

if you like sitting 2-4 feet away then fine, but if your haveing 3 and sitting 1 foot away then the 24" is the best
 
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