Choosing A Monitor Size

[Midgitwarrior]

Hi All,

 

At the moment I have a 1080p 22" 60hz monitor and I am looking to upgrade to a 1440p 144hz monitor I have seen some at the 32" curved size for around £40 more then a 27" monitor. I sit around 2ft away from my monitor but as I would be vesa mounting if needed I could move the 32" further away if needed. So overall should I go with a 32" inch curved or save a few pennies and get a 27"

[homeap5]

It depends on many factors, but main is - how good your eyes are. If you not wearing glasses and have good upper, strong, diffused light - you may buy 32". If you prefer to play games in darkness - too big monitor may be not so healthy. Another aspect - if you not increase brightness and contrast too much and you're using your monitor for work too, bigger letters (on 32") may be good (but you can increase font size on smaller screen anyway).

 

[Dedayog]

9 minutes ago, Midgitwarrior said:

Hi All,

 

At the moment I have a 1080p 22" 60hz monitor and I am looking to upgrade to a 1440p 144hz monitor I have seen some at the 32" curved size for around £40 more then a 27" monitor. I sit around 2ft away from my monitor but as I would be vesa mounting if needed I could move the 32" further away if needed. So overall should I go with a 32" inch curved or save a few pennies and get a 27"

Go see them (or similar ones) in person, and then decide.  No way you can know without actually seeing how a resolution looks on a given size.

 

For me, I prefer 1080 in 22 or 24" and 1440p in 27" sizes.

[Midgitwarrior]

@homeap5 I don't wear glasses and have pretty good vision (since optometrists haven't tried selling me anything... yet) and I pretty much always play in a well lit environment as focused/ task lighting is bad for extended periods of time. As for larger text as you mention that can always be scaled up in windows if needed. It's a shame In the UK we don't really have any stores with a wide range of displays out for show so I can make informed decisions

[Akira Shimazu]

depend on yourself actually. like im using 1080p 21.5inch from distance around 55-60 ish CM

[Midgitwarrior]

@jstudrawa I wish I could but as mentioned above in the UK we don't have outlets that have those size displays on show, I could always ask for a demo and see if they comply if so that would be a major help in making a personally informed decision

[Midgitwarrior]

@Wolfycapt That's the exact same as me at the moment