24" to 27"...is it worth it?

[Anomaly1964]

Anyone who has gone from a 24" to 27" monitor, was it worth it to ya?

Thanks for any input!

 

[VirtualLarry]

I went from a 22" and a 20" to a pair of 26" LCDs. Was it worth it? Heck yeah!

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

important factors unmentioned:
what resolution? 1920x1080 to 1920x1200 or 2560x1440?
how's your eyesight?

 

[tviceman]

I went from a 22 to a 25.6 and love it.

 

[RaistlinZ]

I'm going from 20" to 30" shortly. Bigger is better, baby.

 

[fffblackmage]

If both monitors are 1080p, it's only worth it if you're getting a slick deal.

 

[tweakboy]

A TV will never replace a actual PC monitor. Why ? The pixels are much bigger and reading fonts is not that great.

Which is why people spend 400 bones and buy a 30" 1080p TV , and use it as primary pc monitor. thanks,, gl

 

[Jacky60]

Yes absolutely worth it my Hanns G 27.5 inch is the best most noticeable upgrade and the best value PC upgrade I've ever made and I've made MANY expensive upgrades (£500/$650 7800 GTX 512mb comes to mind) in my time.

 

[exar333]

Depends on the 27 your talking about. If you are going for a TN panel, then a 25-27 is a great deal. I don't think the 27-28 size IPS or PVAs are a good deal though, when you can get a 30 for 20% more. That's just my opinion though.

 

[Anomaly1964]

A TV will never replace a actual PC monitor. Why ? The pixels are much bigger and reading fonts is not that great.

Which is why people spend 400 bones and buy a 30" 1080p TV , and use it as primary pc monitor. thanks,, gl

What KIND of TV?

I just tried this with a 42" Panasonic 1080p plasma and while the gaming was great (no mouse lag), websurfing and desktop was bad because the font lost a lot of clarity...

If I were to go down to 30 inches, what do you think?

 

[ZipSpeed]

I'm using a 27" Dell 1920 x 1200 and love it. Thinking of going to a 30" sometime next year.

 

[Patrick Wolf]

Depends on the 27 your talking about. If you are going for a TN panel, then a 25-27 is a great deal. I don't think the 27-28 size IPS or PVAs are a good deal though, when you can get a 30 for 20% more. That's just my opinion though.

The 27"+ IPS monitors are 2560x1440/1600. They're still too expensive but will be far more crisp and have better color than an equal sized 1080/1200 TN display.

 

[Anomaly1964]

The 27"+ IPS monitors are 2560x1440/1600. They're still too expensive but will be far more crisp and have better color than an equal sized 1080/1200 TN display.

OK, been out of PCs for a while, what does IPS stand for and who sells IPS monitors?

 

[Patrick Wolf]

OK, been out of PCs for a while, what does IPS stand for and who sells IPS monitors?

http://www.pchardwarehelp.com/guides/s-ips-lcd-list.php

Namely Dell and HP. But also Apple, NEC, and the others.

 

[ImpulsE69]

I went from 22" 1024x to 27" Asus 1900x1080 LED monitor (2ms) and love it. I know there are people going on about the extra dps above that, but you're usually paying a premium for that. You can get very good deals on larger monitors now if you stick to 1080.

 

[solofly]

I have a 26 inch LCD TV and I can tell you I notice the difference in size, and 27" is even bigger...

In January Dell U2711 will be calling my name...

 

[exar333]

The 27"+ IPS monitors are 2560x1440/1600. They're still too expensive but will be far more crisp and have better color than an equal sized 1080/1200 TN display.

Agreed. I am just saying when you spend $1000 on a 27, why not just spend 1200 or so on a 30? It's a signficiant size increase. Unless you get a great deal on a 27, the 30 is just so nice.

You can't go wrong with the resolution of either (they are awesome) but the resolution is almost a little small for my taste on a 27.

 

[Anomaly1964]

Thanks for all the feed back guys!

 

[pmv]

Went from 22 to 28 (monitor not TV) and that was certainly worth it. Though it was a very cheap 28. I think I'm just not very fussy about image quality to be honest.

 

[Anomaly1964]

A brick and mortar COMPUsa has this for $249!

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...540&CatId=3774

 

[happy medium]

How about a 28 inch 1900x1200 Hanns G for 300$ & free shipping.

24" to 27" seems ehhh
24" 1900x1080 to 28" 1900x1200 seems better

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824254043

 

[Nintendesert]

I was thinking of going down from my 28inch Hanns G to a 23-24inch 120hz monitor. I'm wondering if that move will be worth it.

 

[happy medium]

I was thinking of going down from my 28inch Hanns G to a 23-24inch 120hz monitor. I'm wondering if that move will be worth it.

I believe 3d will be the next big thing in gaming, My next monitor will be 3d capable. I would wait for the prices to drop some. I'd give it 10 months or so.

http://www.suite101.com/content/3d-video-games-coming-to-a-3d-tv-near-you-a244805

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/digital/gaming/4342437

In fact I dont recommend anyone to upgrade there monitors till next year because I think 3d is where its at.

 

[GTaudiophile]

I can't decide. Even with a $1K budget, whether to get a high-end 24" (NEC) or mid-grade 27" (U2711) or 30" (E3011). I really don't know what I want.

I still have my trusty DELL FP2001. I don't want anything smaller in terms of screen height, but I do want something larger in terms of diagonal size (wide screen).

I primarily want it for digital photo and general office work. Gaming would be third on my list of priorities. If 3D gaming is where it's all going, and I intend to keep my next monitor for another 5-10 years, then sure, 3D capability might be a plus.

 

[Nintendesert]

I really don't care about 3d, I was looking for the smoother gameplay aspects of a 120hz monitor. Gaming is geeky enough without wearing glasses the whole time.