Opinions Please! Display options for DCS: BS

[Doc. Caliban]

Currently I am playing on a 30" LCD @ 2560x1600.

 

I'm considering switching to a 40" or 46" LED TV @ 1920x1080 for gaming.

 

Cons:

Lower resolution, especially when the larger physical pixel size due to the larger screen is taken into consideration.

HDMI is the only option. It may not be an issue, I just have no experience running a PC to a gaming display with that.

 

Pros:

More game immersion (Primary goal)

Higher framerates

Still a decent resolution... nothing to shake a stick at.

 

I don't have room on my desk for multiple displays, but a larger single panel would work.

 

Any and all feedback, please!

 

Thanks all,

 

-Doc

[Lava]

What are your framerates? I think that's pretty much the only concern. The work for the computer increases disproportionally more with the resolution increase :)

[Doc. Caliban]

I cap it at 60 for smoothness with the TrackIR, but I still get poor framerates around lots of buildings. So dropping from 2560x1600 to 1920x1080 would certainly help, though I have no major complaints.

 

What I'm looking for is just a larger, more immersive experience.

[Doc. Caliban]

I think I've just answered my own question.

 

I switched to 1920x1080 and fired up the game.

 

Wow. 2560x1600 is really nice compared to that. I think I'll stick with the 30".

[mjolner]

The individual pixel size becomes a factor with an increase in screen area. This then requires you to sit farther back from the screen to get the same pleasantly smoothe picture.

 

If you go up to a significantly larger screen you will need to re-situate your computer/simming area.

 

Anywho, I think you have already decided.

[the_pantman]

"I think I've just answered my own question.

 

I switched to 1920x1080 and fired up the game.

 

Wow. 2560x1600 is really nice compared to that. I think I'll stick with the 30". "

 

Running any non native resolution is always going to look horrible. I run a samsung 40" lcd TV in 1920 x 1080 and with lots of anti aliasing it looks great and fills loads of your field of view. On the other hand, going to a lower resolution is always going to suck a bit. At first anyway. Personally, I wouldnt swap my 40" for a higher res 30", but then I've never seen black shark running on a 30".... :)

[Doc. Caliban]

"I think I've just answered my own question.

 

I switched to 1920x1080 and fired up the game.

 

Wow. 2560x1600 is really nice compared to that. I think I'll stick with the 30". "

 

Running any non native resolution is always going to look horrible. I run a samsung 40" lcd TV in 1920 x 1080 and with lots of anti aliasing it looks great and fills loads of your field of view. On the other hand, going to a lower resolution is always going to suck a bit. At first anyway. Personally, I wouldnt swap my 40" for a higher res 30", but then I've never seen black shark running on a 30".... :)

 

Well that's no help at all! :doh:

 

Hmmm... filling loads of my FOV is what I'm after, and I know what you mean by 'at first'.

 

Do you connect via HDMI? How far do you sit?

 

-Doc

[Migo]

I'm sitting 2 meters away of my 37" LCD, it's very nice, resolution is 1920*1080 (fullhd), very nice and fluent and biiig :D 46" would be godlike. I don't think it would eat that much performance...

[the_pantman]

I dont connect with HDMI, I just use the normal VGA socket. It doesnt scale properly with the HDMI for some reason. I sit about 2 feet away - I just have the screen plonked on my computer desk just as if it were a 19" panel. People seem to think that my monitor is ridiculous when they see it. Funny thing is, it just looks correct to me now and everyone elses screens just look so inadequate.....

[Doc. Caliban]

I dont connect with HDMI, I just use the normal VGA socket. It doesnt scale properly with the HDMI for some reason. I sit about 2 feet away - I just have the screen plonked on my computer desk just as if it were a 19" panel. People seem to think that my monitor is ridiculous when they see it. Funny thing is, it just looks correct to me now and everyone elses screens just look so inadequate.....

 

This is how I would be. I sit 2m from my 50" plasma for movies.

 

Desk-distance for a gaming display would be idea.

 

So now I have the problem of TV's no longer coming with DVI ports. I have DVI, HDMI, or SOL.

[sinelnic]

Go multimonitor. Yes, I'm ignoring what you just said, but again, if you're after immersion, go multimonitor.