Which monitor should i use?

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I have this panasonic monitor lying around. It is 42 inches as stated. It was my old TV in the living room before my family upgraded to a Samsung 52 inch 6 series plasma a couple months ago because of the reviews it got and the price we paid ($1,000) versus the retail of a lot more.

I also have this monitor which i am currently using Samsung monitor it is 22 inches.

The first one was really expensive from what i remember and what it states, $2,800. But according to it, the native resolution is only 852 x 480. I've plugged my PC into it once and it definitely did not run at that resolution. It ran somewhere around 1680x1050 which is the resolution of my current samsung monitor. I read that the 42 inch panasonic can do resolutions of upwards to 2048x1024 or something like that, is this upscaling basically?? It can receive a whole range of inputs like 1080p/i, 720p/i and all that junk.

Im still unsure about the panasonic monitor and what it can do, like for instance, does it really run resolutions higher than the native one states? According to the web it does and from a personal test it did but it was a long time ago. How does it compare to my 22 inch also?? do you think it will look better or worse because the samsung has a native resolution of 1680x1050 which is higher than the panasonic one. Which one would also be better for gaming?? like would one of them lag more or something compared to the other due to HZ and MS response times??

Any help would be appreciated
 
You don't need help...

You need to use both for a while and see which you like better.

Personally, I can't use a monitor that big, but I can use eye-finity and have 3 monitors just fine...lol.
 
I honestly agree with Freaking. Use them both and whichever one you like more use that. I aswell can't deal with a monitor of that size. I am using my Plasma screen 22" tv as my monitor. Basically perfect size for me. If you want my recommendation I say use the 22"
 
Same, my dad's 32in is way too big for me.

I'm using a 22 now and it feels perfect, even my old 19 was great.
 
You don't need help...

You need to use both for a while and see which you like better.

Personally, I can't use a monitor that big, but I can use eye-finity and have 3 monitors just fine...lol.

lol yea i guess i could test it out..........it would be a ton of work though. Moving that 68 pound monitor into my room, hooking it up, seeing which ones better. I think it run 1600x1200.......virtually same as 1680x1050 im guessing. Then i would need to wall mount the thing haha.

42 inch sounds pretty epic though and i kinda wonder how gaming would be on it.
 
Except usually people sit closer to PC monitors than TV screens.

yea..........i asked my parents lol, they were like uhhhh no way are you moving that behemoth into your room lmao

They aren't even using it lmao, i was gonna wall mount it and all that, darn. They like, we will find somewhere to put it (bunch of BS, theres no where to put it and they would need to buy another receiver for sound system etc..)

Ehh would 1600x1200 across a 42 inch monitor be really pixely?? its meant to be a computer monitor and that sort, atleast from what i know it is.

I'll just wait until they have no more excuse and then i'll move it into my room lol.
 

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