23'' or 27'' Monitor for a College Dorm

Orion-XXVI

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Apr 10, 2013
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Hello, in a few weeks I will be moving into my new college dorm. I'm about to purchase a gaming PC and I don't know whether I should get a 23'' monitor or 27''. This monitor will be used to play PC games (Primarily Starcraft 2), FPS games, and use it for writing papers when I connect my laptop to it. I need to know which would serve me better. I'm worried a 27'' might be to big for a dorm setting since I will be close up to it a majority of the time but I would like some more experienced opinions in this matter. I'll appreciate any advice.
 
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You want the 23, trust me. If you're up close a smaller screen looks better because the pixels are more clustered. I've used both and the 27 isn't nearly as nice as the 23.