Too 30" or not to 30"

I have been researching monitors lately as im looking at buying one 24"+ for getting back into the gaming world with a few awesome titles out and just around the corner. I will be sticking with my current 7900GT till the G92 comes out and i can get my hands on one.

My question is should i go with a 24 a 27 or 30... From my research the Dell's look to be almost the best in all three sizes, with the 24 and 27 i get a res of 1900x1200 which my 7900gt should be able to hand ok on most games till the G92 comes round and i also get the range of connections at the back. With the 30" i get a great big hunkin 2560x1900 to play with which the 7900gt prolly wont handle on gaming (although the G92 should resolve that) and i also get the lack of connections at the back. With the 27" i have notice no -HC on the model number, which supposedly makes them handle gaming better?

Comments and suggestions are appreciated.

go 27", the size is alot more viewable, plus you don't need a super dooper video card and they are a damnside cheaper.

Can't you just grab an LG HDTV 32" 1080P and use it as a TV as well? They are pretty cheap, like 1000$ if you shop around. I'd probably go that route...

I'm with stranger on this:

consider that 1900*1200= 2.3 mil pixels
2560*1900 = 4.8.

I think we may still be 2 generations of GPU's before single cards can properly drive 30" monitors at 2560*1900 for gaming.

To put it in perspective here is a test with sli'd 8800 Ultra's scoring 50's fps in Oblivion and Stalker at 2560*1900.

edit to correct what Emp pointed out.

2560*1600 4.1 mil. pixels(I was basing it on what the op had stated)

I also forgot the link:http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/arti [...] 50aHVzaWFz

Just purchased a 24" and it's amazing. For gaming it gets to be a little large at my desk. If I was a little further back it would be ok. I couldn't imagine a 27" let alone 30"...

space or pixels man... dont get 30" too expensive. get like 24"

Thanks guys im now leaning towards the 24 or 27 ... im thinking the 30 is too big and too large a res for what i need...

Does anyone know if the HC models do games any better? Because currently Dells 27" is not a HC which has me a little concerned

tbh, if you cannot game on a 24" you are sitting too close to a screen anyway.

You could always get two 22" monitors for that price. I prefer dual setups.

If that’s the case go with the 24” model, if you have the same resolution on a 27” all it means is the pixels are stretched even more.

i use a 24" and it is not too hot(not hot at all) and is not too bright. Must just be the gateway or maybew a faulty screen, or a cheap panel being used.

I have 2 19" samsungs atm and will use one in tandem with whatever i get, untill i upgrade the 7900gt then i will run the Dell off the new GPU (prolly a G92) and the 2 19"either side with the 7900GT sound good?

I think i will be going with the 27" i just want a bit more size than the 24"

I thought about it dont you worry but at 2560x1600 you really need dual GPU and i dont have an SLI mobo in which case id have to go out and buy 2 ATi cards on top...which aint cheap.

I actually found this review on Anandtech that states that the 2407HC uses the same 92% gamut panel as the 2707??? http://www.anandtech.com/displays/ [...] i=2961&p=5

Yeh i looked at that... not only dont i like the whole speaker thing, i dont like the available connectivity HDMI, no DVI and apparently the component is not good. Fast response but suffers in the quality stakes.