what size monitor do you play with

spydergst1 · 06-10-2010, 10:46 AM

Hey all, I'm just curious because I play on my laptop. Am I missing out not playing on a bigger monitor?

I have a 28in I was thinking about playing on but I've been to lazy to drag it out and hook it up. Also, it will look crazy big on my little deak at home.

blevok · 06-10-2010, 10:51 AM

i have a 17", 1280x1024 native, but i play 1024x768 windowed. i like it just fine, although i do have a projector and a 96" screen, but... laziness, so i haven't tried it yet.

Maddog · 06-10-2010, 11:23 AM

17"HP laptop, and a LG 46" lcd 1080p

TheMadDoctor · 06-10-2010, 11:46 AM

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...although i do have a projector and a 96" screen, but... laziness, so i haven't tried it yet.

If you don't use it, let me get rid of it for you, I will use it for sure

I have a HDTV 37", I wish I had bigger, a full wall

flackjack · 06-10-2010, 11:47 AM

I play both on my 17" laptop and my 32" home machine. I prefer the home machine hands down. You can really get into the game when your entire vision is taken up by the action. Next up is to connect my home machine to the 42" in the living room.

blevok · 06-10-2010, 12:01 PM

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If you don't use it, let me get rid of it for you, I will use it for sure

I have a HDTV 37", I wish I had bigger, a full wall

haha, of course. actually i do use it for watching episodes, i just haven't played sgr on it yet. in my old house, i had a nice white wall and the picture was 110", but in my new house i had to buy a screen.

Minus30 · 06-10-2010, 12:09 PM

22" 1680x1050 for gaming + 19" for browsing etc + my 15,4" laptop =D

Supremeaaron · 06-10-2010, 12:19 PM

I'm poor so I use a 17" monitor.

Gingir · 06-10-2010, 12:21 PM

17 inch wide screen LCD

foxandthehen · 06-10-2010, 12:35 PM

21" for the game and a 19" underneath it with itunes running.

Aszrayel · 06-10-2010, 12:45 PM

24" 1920x1600. Widescreen baby Yeah. Does the Austin Powers Dance

EDIT: The GF won't let me hook the puter up to our 40" TV

Saying that it's fair enough, she does watch TV whilst I mess around in here

lasarith · 06-10-2010, 12:46 PM

Ivf got a 22" monitor 1280 x1024 (can go higher but i dont see the need for it) it was a display model, so it was cheeper than normal the guy also nocked off another £20 since it was the last one of its type and being display model

Do0msayer · 06-10-2010, 01:00 PM

think mines is a 15 inch...

FireWraith · 06-10-2010, 01:00 PM

i've got a 21" monitor, but looking for a better one

Fumbles · 06-10-2010, 01:07 PM

I recently upgraded my monitor to a 27" from a 17"CRT

Aszrayel · 06-10-2010, 01:10 PM

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I recently upgraded my monitor to a 27" from a 17"CRT

Hehe. You just made me cry. Problem is, the way my rigs and the living room is setup. I can see the monitor, the TV and the GF. So I can multitask. A bigger screen, would not be functional for my relastionship hehe.

Fumbles · 06-10-2010, 01:24 PM

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Hehe. You just made me cry. Problem is, the way my rigs and the living room is setup. I can see the monitor, the TV and the GF. So I can multitask. A bigger screen, would not be functional for my relastionship hehe.

I use a similar setup in the living room =)

Aszrayel · 06-10-2010, 01:43 PM

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I use a similar setup in the living room =)

Hehe. Good man. Nice way to keep the peace with your other half

Orgcon · 06-10-2010, 01:45 PM

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I recently upgraded my monitor to a 27" from a 17"CRT

SO now you have a 27" CTR, or do you mean you upgraded to 27"LCD from 17"CTR?

My friend has a 20" CTR and its effing huge! It takes up a quarter of the room (cause its 30" deep) and weighs more than 2 ppls worth! O_o

27" CTR would break any surface you put it on

I use 19" LCD 4:3.

I also have a 40" HDMI TV in the living room but the room isn't really big enough, so after 40 mins of sitting infront of it your eyes go square O_o

spydergst1 · 06-10-2010, 01:53 PM

So I am missing out my using my laptop screen I guess.

Well we are about to move and I've considered buying a 55" LED for my living room after I move but I never considered using it as my gamin monitor. You guys have some good ideas thanks for the tip.

foxandthehen · 06-10-2010, 02:00 PM

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So I am missing out my using my laptop screen I guess.

Well we are about to move and I've considered buying a 55" LED for my living room after I move but I never considered using it as my gamin monitor. You guys have some good ideas thanks for the tip.

buy the tv with the 4 colour technology. I was watching one today and am surprised to say it is seriously worth the money.

oh, or just buy the 3D tv sony are releasing tomorrow!

Maddog · 06-10-2010, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by spydergst1 View Post

So I am missing out my using my laptop screen I guess.

Well we are about to move and I've considered buying a 55" LED for my living room after I move but I never considered using it as my gamin monitor. You guys have some good ideas thanks for the tip.

Just make sure you can connect your lappy to your tv, mine has an HDMI port on it so I can just plug it in to my TV, But see my Lappy is a Desktop replacement and was built with a screen for media playing. so I can do both with a decent pic, LOTR is playing on High resolution, But my lappy has a newer NIVYDA graphics card, GT230m.

ALIENSPAIN · 06-11-2010, 12:08 AM

21" Res: 1920x1080

I play on windowed mode 1024x768 i aim better

Snufulupugus · 06-11-2010, 12:14 AM

I play on my 32' flatscreen tv, and LOVE IT! lol

qwertyuiop · 06-11-2010, 01:25 AM

24" 1920 x 1080

Normally I play in 1280 x 720 windowed mode so I can see teamspeak and other such things.

06-10-2010, 10:46 AM	#1
spydergst1 Join Date: May 2010	what size monitor do you play with Hey all, I'm just curious because I play on my laptop. Am I missing out not playing on a bigger monitor? I have a 28in I was thinking about playing on but I've been to lazy to drag it out and hook it up. Also, it will look crazy big on my little deak at home.

06-10-2010, 10:51 AM	#2
blevok Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: chicago area	i have a 17", 1280x1024 native, but i play 1024x768 windowed. i like it just fine, although i do have a projector and a 96" screen, but... laziness, so i haven't tried it yet. __________________ Kalek shal'kek! Clan: The System Lords Pizza: Pepperoni "Don't make me look foolish by allowing yourself to be murdered" -Yu

06-10-2010, 11:23 AM	#3
Maddog Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Florida, USA VG[SGUK-1] Maddog	17"HP laptop, and a LG 46" lcd 1080p __________________ SGR: [SGUK-1]Maddogsggaminginfo.com "It's always suicide mission this, save the planet that. No one ever just stops by to say "Hi!" any more!" - Gen. Jack O'Neill

06-10-2010, 11:47 AM	#5
flackjack Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Behind you	I play both on my 17" laptop and my 32" home machine. I prefer the home machine hands down. You can really get into the game when your entire vision is taken up by the action. Next up is to connect my home machine to the 42" in the living room. __________________ _______________________________________________

06-10-2010, 12:09 PM	#7
Minus30 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Belgium	22" 1680x1050 for gaming + 19" for browsing etc + my 15,4" laptop =D __________________ Username:[SL]Minus30 Current Rig: Cpu: AMD Phenom II BE X4 955 Motherboard: Asus M4A78T-E Memory: 8GB Kingston Hyper-X DDR3 1333Mhz CL7 (4x 2GB) GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD5870 1GB Case: Antec NineHundred 2 Keyboard: Logitech G15 OS: Windows 7 x64 Ultimate

06-10-2010, 12:19 PM	#8
Supremeaaron Officer of [SGUK-1] / SGGamingInfo Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland	I'm poor so I use a 17" monitor. __________________ Ahhhh smiknak ---------------------------------------------------- SGGaminginfo \| SGGamingInfo Forums -----------------------------------------------------

06-10-2010, 12:21 PM	#9
Gingir Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas	17 inch wide screen LCD __________________ Be Blessed with the sign of the W, the A, the S and the D. The UP, the Right, the Down and the Left. The four directions that permeate all gaming. Clan: The 5th Race

06-10-2010, 12:35 PM	#10
foxandthehen Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kilwinning, Scotland	21" for the game and a 19" underneath it with itunes running. __________________ Foxing a Turret: To place a dispenser directly behind a turret in order to leave it less susceptible to stealth attacks. The shoes on the ramp in the Embarkation Room are known as Barber's shoes in memory Lt. Barber and all of SG-5 sadly lost in S4E18.

06-10-2010, 12:45 PM	#11
Aszrayel Command Leader of [SGUK-1] / QA Tester Join Date: May 2007 Location: Manchester, UK	24" 1920x1600. Widescreen baby Yeah. Does the Austin Powers Dance EDIT: The GF won't let me hook the puter up to our 40" TV Saying that it's fair enough, she does watch TV whilst I mess around in here __________________ Command Forum, Website, SGW wiki Checkout: http://www.sggaminginfo.com/

06-10-2010, 12:46 PM	#12
lasarith Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: scotland	Ivf got a 22" monitor 1280 x1024 (can go higher but i dont see the need for it) it was a display model, so it was cheeper than normal the guy also nocked off another £20 since it was the last one of its type and being display model __________________ thor: the asgard would never invent a weapon that propels small weights of ... Iron and carbon Alloys... By igniting a powder of potassium Nitrate, Charcoal and Sulpher -Carter: ok i get your point. thor: we cannot think like you. ...

06-10-2010, 01:00 PM	#13
Do0msayer Officer of [NID] Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Aurora, Co	think mines is a 15 inch... __________________ in game name: [NID]Do0msayer

06-10-2010, 01:00 PM	#14
FireWraith Officer of [SL] Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Boston, MA	i've got a 21" monitor, but looking for a better one __________________ I know its confusing, but... I'm an officer in [SL] (due to the RP there), but my SGR clan is 5th... if that makes any sense...

06-10-2010, 01:07 PM	#15
Fumbles Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ~1750 miles from Firesky servers	I recently upgraded my monitor to a 27" from a 17"CRT __________________

06-10-2010, 01:53 PM	#20
spydergst1 Join Date: May 2010	So I am missing out my using my laptop screen I guess. Well we are about to move and I've considered buying a 55" LED for my living room after I move but I never considered using it as my gamin monitor. You guys have some good ideas thanks for the tip.

06-11-2010, 12:08 AM	#23
ALIENSPAIN Join Date: May 2007 Location: XaTiVa (C.Valenciana [Spain])	21" Res: 1920x1080 I play on windowed mode 1024x768 i aim better __________________ Steam: AgamenonAtreides // Clan: Time Masters (TM)

06-11-2010, 12:14 AM	#24
Snufulupugus Officer of [SGU] Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Woodland Park, CO	I play on my 32' flatscreen tv, and LOVE IT! lol

06-11-2010, 01:25 AM	#25
qwertyuiop Join Date: Jan 2010	24" 1920 x 1080 Normally I play in 1280 x 720 windowed mode so I can see teamspeak and other such things. __________________ My other ride is a city-ship...

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