Monitor size advice

Yoda7394

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Hey all. I am partial to glossy screens so I am looking at getting an HP2711x or a 2511x. The 2511x was at bestbuy. I went there 3 seperate times and looked hard at all the monitors and the HP2511x looked the best to me (they don't have the 27inch model). I will be purchasing from newegg.

My question is I am thinking of purchasing the 27inch but am afraid it might be too large for my viewing distance. My eyes rest 29 inches from my current monitor (the closest i can get with my chair and keyboard shelf, it is a 21 inch monitor). Do you think the 27inch would look good at 29 inches or be too large for me to have good reaction time for fps seeing as the monitor might be in my face. I really like the 25 inch but don't want to make the mistake of getting it if the 27 inch would look better at my viewing distance.


Any suggestions?