Which monitor size is best for gaming

Which is the best for experience a game on, a 15´4, 17 or 20?
I personally think a 20 would be the most amazing but the power consumption would also be greater and what about performance, would playing a game on a big size monitor laptop have any impact on frame rates?

 

If you're gonna get a 20" notebook, you might as well get a better gaming desktop for half the price, cause those 20"'s are huge, heavy and unable to travel.
17" is the most preferred size for gamers, because they stay under 10 pounds and still have the latest and greatest notebook CPU's and GPU's.

Also, the size of the screen doesn't affect frame rates, but the resolution does.

 

Well it really depends on the person on what screen size.

For me playing on a 14.1 is just right.
If I want a bigger screen I just plug it to a external LCD.

 

Ive seen the Acer's Acer Aspire 9920G of 20 inches almost at the same price as a normal 17 inch gamers laptop.

 

You can get a 20" HP HDX...

17" laptops are ideal for gaming.

 

17 inch if you want to play at max WUXGA, for a 20` you`d best consider SLI.Just to keep the proportions.

 

17" is a good gaming notebook as they also come with good GPU's

 

The best gaming experience:

Dell Ultrasharp 2407 (or newer) at 1920x1200.

That is the total sweetspot for gaming, 1920x1200 on a 24 inch screen.

Really though, that is best done on a desktop, because most laptop GPUs willl not be able to push frames fast enough to make games playable on that monitor. It is possible that the 8800m GTX could do it with certain games, though.

On the NOTEBOOK side of things, 17 inch gaming is probably the best at a resolution of about 1680x1050. The resolution is low enough that a powerful mobile graphics card can still handle it, but it is still high enough that it looks really nice.

For the gamer on the go, get a decent GPU above 8600m GT and go 1440x900 or 1200x800 on a 15.4 inch screen. I prefer 1440x900 for the screen real-estate.

 

I have a question

Suppose we have the same GPU on two different laptops but one with an 17" monitor and the other with 15", will it be a difference in gaming performance between these two?

 

None if they are both set to the same resolution. If they are set to native res (assuming the 17 has a higher one), the 17 inch will experience a drop in fps while having a better picture.

 

Oh boy now you really have me worried. I ordered a Vostro 1700 with the standard display @ 1400x900. How bad do you think games will look on it? It also has Vista Premium as well.

 

well my discovery after being very happy with lower resolution screens (1280x800, 1280x1024 etc) I got a 1920x1200 screen, and providing you have a gpu that can run games at such a resolution like the GF8800mgtx, you will find you can be more accurate in games.

My scores went up as soon as I started playing on the higher res screen, so there is a lot to be said for resolution

 

1440x900 on a 17" doesn't look took bad, thats what I have. In fact, my external 19" at that resolution look just fine as well.

 

LOL, do not worry!

A monitor always looks best at its native resolution, that's all you need to worry about. It will look just fine! Plus, if you have not-so-great-eyesight like me, having a 17 inch at 1440x900 makes it MUCH more pleasant to read!

It will look wonderful, resolution doesn't alter quality.

 

Whew what a relief. Yeah my eyesight is no longer the greatest so I need all the help I can get. That's why I chose the standard 1400x900 display.

 

Hehe...reminds me of the poor alienware m15x owners who ordered the 1920x1200 resolution on a 15 inch screen.....must have hurt their eyes real bad...Bet they are all reading this forum with their eyes 2 inches from the screen...or with a magnifying glass...lol...

 

I find my 15" 1680x1050 just fine (although usually game at 1280x800). My wife has a 14" laptop and it doesn't look noticeably smaller than the 15". Although when switching to my 24" 1920x1200 desktop monitor there is a noticeable difference.

Bottom line is that if it is primarily for gaming and don't mind a heavier laptop, or need a very long battery life, then a 17" is a good idea for bigger screen size and usually has more powerful GPU and better upgrade options (like dual HDD's, etc).

 

I have 1680x1050 on my 15" and for desktop work its fine. For gaming I run at 1280x800 usually only due to the 8600m GT performance limitations, but it scales down well to that resolution and looks great.

Nice thing about 1680x1050 is that you can run legacy screens at 1280x1024 just fine.

 

IMO 1440x900 couldnt be the more perfect res for gaming on a 17inch screen, it doest strain the GPU as much as WSXGA/WUXGA but still looks very detailed.

 

Which one is better for gaming?
15'4 1280x800 2.5ghz 9500m gs
or
17 1440 x 900 2.2ghz 8600m gt

 

id have to go with the 15 inch even if the res is a little lower than usual

 

Both GPU's are pretty much same performance-wise, and will probably run most at 1280x800 anyhow due to the limited performance of these GPU's. They run modern games great at 1280x800, but higher than that can cause fps issues at times.

Only difference is the larger desktop space for windows.

If it were me I'd go for the 15.4" 1280x800 and faster CPU. It should be lighter too, and probably better battery life.

 

The 9th series should be better , at least in terms of heat.

 

the 9th Series is more advanced..

although RAW performance DOES NOT beat 8800Ultra

but it has more improved features for DX10.1

 

I think it really doesn't matter how big the screen is. I've been playing games since 1988 and I can tell you for sure. getting a bigger monitor doesn't make the game any fun. you wont even notice how big the screen is once you get into the game!

and easiest example is the psp. when playing it, do you really feel its a tiny screen? no!

plus, when playing on a big screen and staying very close from it ... you'll get headaches and might even feel sick.

if i were to buy external display for playing games i'd go for wide 19". if i'm using it for work i'll get 21" wide. for gaming? i'm having to trouble using my 13" for games

 

Of it doesnt?
Ok, then , let`s make an Asus EEE PC with a 8800M GTX and play at 1024x768 on a 9` screen.
It matters. I`d say a 17` is ideal for both gaming and watching videos.

 

A 17" screen is very nice, and the 1440x900 is a good enough resolution, although some times I find that I could have more screen space. But the games look fine at 1440x900 on this screen, even at 1280x800 they don't look that bad. I also like the numeric keypad with 4 columns that you can have on some 17".

The biggest problem with a large notebook is that you have to be stronger to carry it around.

 

Stronger? I dunno. My girlfriend is 1.65m and weighs 52 kg and can carry my 8 pound Hp without issues. But it does get soar if you carry it too much. However the battery life is pretty nice on a good 17 incher.My HP packed about 4 h of battery life at maximum battery life options and now packs about 3 h, after 2 years
It has the 1440x900 resolution,and yes both gaming and movies look awesome on it.
But I`m a fan of WUXGA now.