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Title: 1920x1080 on a 27" LED?
Post by: WallysWorld on September 07, 2013, 10:41:20 AM
Thinking of replacing my 23" LED with a 27" because it's getting harder to read the small print with my eyes aging. Does anyone use a 16:9 27" monitor?

I've read that the graphics won't look quite as sharp as on smaller monitors at the same resolution due to the larger size monitor and the same number of pixels. I would like to go to 27", but not at the expense of larger pixels making for poorer graphics.
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Post by: eyebiter on September 07, 2013, 01:12:23 PM
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Title: Re: 1920x1080 on a 27" LED?
Post by: Staggerwing on September 07, 2013, 01:29:57 PM
Are you hooked up to the TV through VGA, DVI or HDMI?
Title: Re: 1920x1080 on a 27" LED?
Post by: GDS_Starfury on September 08, 2013, 01:21:29 AM
Quote from: eyebiter on September 07, 2013, 01:12:23 PM
Rather than a a 27" monitor, you might consider a 32" or larger 1080p television instead.

Earlier this year upgraded from a 23" monitor to a 46" LED TV.  Couldn't tell much difference in quality from the monitor at 1920x1080, other than items being larger on the TV.  Shop around and get a display with the fastest response rate >6ms if possible.   

how close are you sitting to that?
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Post by: eyebiter on September 08, 2013, 02:50:31 AM
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Title: Re: 1920x1080 on a 27" LED?
Post by: WallysWorld on September 08, 2013, 10:12:04 AM
Isn't a 46" a little big for just three feet away? I'm sitting about two and a half feet away and I think anything bigger than a 27" is too big from that distance.
Title: Re: 1920x1080 on a 27" LED?
Post by: GDS_Starfury on September 08, 2013, 08:14:31 PM
he's going for the home grown IMAX experience.
Title: Re: 1920x1080 on a 27" LED?
Post by: Boggit on September 14, 2013, 08:55:19 AM
Quote from: WallysWorld on September 07, 2013, 10:41:20 AM
Thinking of replacing my 23" LED with a 27" because it's getting harder to read the small print with my eyes aging. Does anyone use a 16:9 27" monitor?

I've read that the graphics won't look quite as sharp as on smaller monitors at the same resolution due to the larger size monitor and the same number of pixels. I would like to go to 27", but not at the expense of larger pixels making for poorer graphics.
I'm not the only one then. I was thinking of getter a bigger screen for the same reasons.
Title: Re: 1920x1080 on a 27" LED?
Post by: WallysWorld on September 15, 2013, 02:30:00 PM
I sit about 2 to 2.5 feet from my monitor so I'm also thinking that 27" might be too big from that short distance.
Title: Re: 1920x1080 on a 27" LED?
Post by: Mr. Bigglesworth on September 17, 2013, 03:44:27 AM
You get used to it. Im at arm's length on a 42". Very immersive.
Title: Re: 1920x1080 on a 27" LED?
Post by: WallysWorld on September 19, 2013, 02:00:37 PM
After much debate (and headaches!) and after staring at a 27" beside a 24" at the store, I've decided to get a 25" instead. The picture on the 27" at 1920x1080 just didn't look as clear as on the 24". For $300 more, I could have gotten a 2560x1440 27", but my 660 Ti probably couldn't keep up with some games at the highest graphic settings.

The Asus 25" looks great with no light bleeding at all. A good improvement from my 23". The 25" are getting to be pretty rare.

Many thanks for all of the replies.