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So recently found out that to get the full use out of my PC it would be advised to upgrade from my 720 26" tv to a 1080 Monitor, now I know I'm being very picky but Ive become acustomed to my 26" display and was browsing for a decent 27" monitor - damn are they expensive :O, in all honestly I should really be getting a 22-24 inch monitor with my budget (have to recover from my recent splurge on CPU and Motherboard lol ), but I have found http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-029-AS&groupid=17&catid=1120&subcat=

now its still more that I would like to pay (but thats because I dont know the prices of monitors) but seems to be a good quality display at 27" for a reasonable price.

Another problem I sorta have is that I know Samsung,Acer,Asus and what sorta quality there monitors would be, but BenQ,AOC etc I dont know what to expect from these Manufacturers, your opinions would be apreciated lol

edit: I can always use my current TV for movies etc (watch a lot of films)
 
Thanks for the info, I may have to compromise and get a 24 inch as uve suggested, better quality for a similar price, and I dont think I'd get another th because the image doesnt seem to match the tvs and I have to manual make it fit the panel exact

would ther be a noticable diffrent going form 26 to 24? or will it be less noticable
 
Yeh think I'l go for a IPS 24" monitor, the 1200p monitor that you suggested would - ive read a few things regarding the size of text on such a screen?
 
The dell seems to be the best at this price range, when comparing ti to other monitors it says it doesnt have "vesa" and I assue that I wouldnt have any issues with the deskop not filling the screen or the desktop being to large for the screen (not 100% on the 1200p part, Ive nly every used my tv as a monitor as the pixels never "matched")
 
Yeh I have scalig issues with my tv, and would prefernot to havethe issues if buying a 200+ monitor, obv. just get a dvi cable then, I think ive been swayed into this monitor lol
 
Thanks for the info, but Ive had that solution for a while it was just irrating me that I had to use it and that it wouldnt work from the start, and very nice dvi and DP, its the lil extras that make all the diffrence XD

edit - so I follow a pc mag. and last months issue was on monitors, one of which covered was that dell lol
 
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Sorry to bump this up but how well do you think my current gpu will cope with a 1200p 24 inch dell?
 
I assumed as much just wanted to check lol ive got my 1gb card overclocked to 850/1050

only recently got into pc gaming - play skyrim (and after buying my parts I got a Battlefield 3 code),

managed to get a lend of a 32 inch 1080p tv

skyrim running on high setting is ok about 0 fps

battlefield 3 runs at 25-30 fps (think on high I'l double check that - but runs 190fps durning the cut scenes XD) Just wanted to know if 1080p 32" could be compared to the quality i'd get on a 24 " 1200p monitor

ps I do watch a lot of films (when I've time lol )
 
Thanks for that, Ive been doing some reseach, but I was wondering more along the lines if the 32" 1080p tv is currently putting as much strain on the gpu as a 24" 1200p monitor would, that is the FPS im getting atm going to be roughly the same as it will be on a far smaller screen size, but of better quality?
 
I see where your comming from but would the fact that the lower resolution is 25% larger in size not count?
 
Damn, I want to upgrade to a monitor over my 720p tv, but my FPS and overall quality is going to drop by a significant margin, going to have to bear with it for a wee while till I can get an alright gpu lol
 
Yeh I get that now, under estimated the part resolution plays and vastly over estimated the part screen size played XD i'l have to do some mre research
 
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