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    Gaming at 1080p on 23" vs 27" IPS monitors

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by gschneider, Sep 22, 2014.

  1. gschneider

    gschneider Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi all.

    So I currently have my AW18 and I normally hook it up to one of these for usage at home which is 95% of the time:

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/MX279H-Wide...ie=UTF8&qid=1411404327&sr=8-1&keywords=mx279h


    I have the chance to get the monitor below at £100 basically brand new
    Asus MX239H 23" IPS HD LED-backlit LCD Monitor (80000000:1, 250 cd/m2, 1920 x 1080, 5ms, DVI/HDMI/VGA): Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

    I was wonder what your guys opinions were regarding gaming at 1080p on certain monitor sizes. I can tell my 18.4 inch laptop is sharper than the 27" when it comes to text. Do you think dropping down to a 23" monitor will make a difference? Will it help me when gaming or anything else making worth the drop?

    I don't wish to go to 1440p 27" on my laptop as I want to game at ultra settings on the majority of times with the system I have i'd have visual fidelity then lower my settings.

    information that might help: I sit roughly a 1.5/2foot from the screen it is dead centre with my eyelevel thanks to some useful books.

    Anyway what's your thought guys?
    (Should say IPS in the title)
     
    gschneider, Sep 22, 2014
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  2. hypervenum

    hypervenum Notebook Geek

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    Hello, it is dependent of habits, if you're used to playing from a distance of course I take the 27" remember that there is always the downsampling
     
    hypervenum, Sep 22, 2014
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  3. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    Personally I like the biggest screen possible but it all depends on your personal likes. :)
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Sep 25, 2014
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  4. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    i'd go with a 23"-24" monitor at 1080p and that's fine for me.
     
    thegh0sts, Sep 25, 2014
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  5. Meaker@Sager

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    Biggest you can comfortably get. 1080p is a fairly easy res for your GPUs so you can always apply AA/AF to help.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Sep 28, 2014
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  6. DDDenniZZZ

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    23 should be plenty and its cheaper, especially since you sit quite close to the screen anyways.
     
    DDDenniZZZ, Sep 29, 2014
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  7. Meaker@Sager

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    By the way 1440p should be fine for dual 780m cards. Especially if you tweak them a little.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Sep 29, 2014
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  8. gschneider

    gschneider Notebook Evangelist

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    That's a good thought. I am just fussy about quality. I am like it with everything.
     
    gschneider, Sep 30, 2014
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  9. s1rrah

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    You will notice sharper edges/images with the 23" almost for sure ... especially sitting that close.

    I've always thought 27" 1080p screens look pretty bad, personally ... especially desktop text and icons and the like ...
     
    s1rrah, Sep 30, 2014
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  10. Meaker@Sager

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    There should be AA applied in 2d mode too, but a 27" 1440p would be a large step up in quality.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Sep 30, 2014
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