Hi, i recently acquired a new computer, along with that came a 24" monitor widescreen..
I am enjoying this having come from a 17" but my worries are that the monitor is too big to be efficient for playing at a professional level of SC.
Are my fears just, or am i just worried? do other pros play with a big monitor?

taLbuk

Madagascar1879 Posts

December 25 2011 17:24 GMT

the standard is 16 : 9 for being able to see the most (physical) pixels in a game of sc2, but i think the standard issue monitors are 23 inch, so you should be all set!

LuckyFool

United States9015 Posts

December 25 2011 17:24 GMT

I believe vibe plays on a 24''

most former bw pros play on fairly small monitors I believe. Or they play with the window sized quite small.

Yergidy

United States2107 Posts

December 25 2011 17:26 GMT

Ya you can find smaller but the standard is 23'' so you will be fine, enjoy the bigger monitor

As long as it is a 16

monitor you're fine for sc2 as long as it's not like a 42'' tv or something lol.

SigmaoctanusIV

United States3313 Posts

December 25 2011 17:28 GMT

for the most part all the high def streams are using 1920x1080 capable monitors I believe. So it's all what you can get used to, hardware shouldn't hinder you if your use to it.

wattabeast

United States957 Posts

December 25 2011 17:36 GMT

Zach, I believe it should be fine, but TBH its all what you are comfortable with, and what is easiest for YOU. It is personal just like a mouse or keyboard, or soccer cleats, or baseball gloves, etc.

NemesysTV

United States1088 Posts

December 25 2011 17:37 GMT

I recently switched from my HPv17" monitor to this new 23" HP monitor i bought off for 120$ in Christmas, i started using both as dual monitors, i started playing on the bigger monitor and using the smaller one for looking up stuff/more space, after 3 days of practicing with the new monitor i got better and it and say its an improvement after 3 days because of all the extra space it gives you, dont worry bout the switch you will get used to it very soon

Assault_1

Canada1950 Posts

December 25 2011 17:46 GMT

is 24 inch good for bw ?

paper

13196 Posts

December 25 2011 17:51 GMT

You think it's too big, and then you can never go back to anything smaller

English

United States475 Posts

December 25 2011 17:52 GMT

#10

It should be personal preference, and you should be able to get used to it. Although if you ever downsize, the extra inches will be missed.

Hakker

United States1360 Posts

December 25 2011 17:54 GMT

#11

I dont have a source for this but dont 16:10 aspect ratio monitors render a larger game area? meaning people with monitors at this aspect ratio can see more of the game without scrolling than people with 16: 9. It might be the other way around i dont remember lol.

I remember this being the case in the beta, i don't know if its changed since then though.

NarutO

Germany18839 Posts

December 25 2011 17:58 GMT

#12

Its not too big, you will get used to it within a few hours.

TG Manny

United States325 Posts

December 25 2011 18:00 GMT

#13

I recently went from ~16 inch fairly low def monitor to a 26 inch 1080p monitor and the difference is astonishing. Actually playing for me is much easier (microing can be a lot more sensitive) and more enjoyable to literally sit back and watch the replays and change my physical perspective while not losing track of any numbers (supply, minerals, gas, minimal blips).

If you will also be using it as a platform to watch streams as you would TV, sitting away from the computer, it is very nice to have "TV" sized monitors to go grab a bag of chips and hit the couch to enjoy some streaming action.

mOnion

United States5657 Posts

December 25 2011 18:12 GMT

#14

its gonna be big for you at first but you get used to it. i have two 23'' and have for over and year and i love em. 24'' is even better cuz you'll have the proper resolution support unlike my fukked up 1980x1120 or some shit x.x

On December 26 2011 02:46 Assault_1 wrote:
is 24 inch good for bw ?

23 was :D i played for a year on my 23, twas nice

LovE-

United States1963 Posts

December 25 2011 18:28 GMT

#15

I use a 23" and its great. Upgraded about a year ago from a 17" and I absolutely loved it.

RevTiberius

Canada353 Posts

December 25 2011 18:32 GMT

#16

I have a 24" monitor and I don't think it's a problem. Your distance to the monitor also matters of course. 24" is good, but my cousin has a 27" monitor and I couldn't imagine playing games on it.

MrCon

France29748 Posts

December 25 2011 18:35 GMT

#17

GSL boothes are having 24", so if they can play on 24", I guess you can ^^
http://www.gomtv.net/2011gslsponsors3/news/64018

c.Deadly

United States545 Posts

December 25 2011 18:56 GMT

#18

I always found that smaller monitors were less straining on my eyes - but if you sit a comfortable distance away from a 24'' monitor it shouldn't be too bad.

vnlegend

United States1389 Posts

December 25 2011 19:02 GMT

#19

Another issue is the 1920x1080 resolution. With a smaller monitor and native resolution, you move your mouse and it goes half the screen. With higher resolution, you move the mouse and it goes 1/3 or 1/4.