Screen Size and computer games

I'm going to get a laptop for college but obviously still want to play video games, How annoying is it to play on a screen less than 15 inches? For example, playing WoW, Starcraft, and Dragon Age. Anyone out there game regularly on a smaller screen?

Personally I wouldn't go past 13 inches.

I don't think you'd be able to get a computer that'll play games with a screen smaller than 13". You can get pretty good gaming laptops, not so great battery life, at 15.6" screen sizes.

well there's the 11 inch alienware laptop though. and im looking at Macbook Pros. Ik macs are great for gaming but they can run what I want just fineRHCPlusXbox

Ask yourself, do you really want to be playing something on an 11 inch screen? That is really small.

If you're letting screen size limit your enjoyment of a game, or any or video medium for that matter, then you're a pretty shallow gamer. kdawg88

Yes because we all know playing on a 8" screen is the exact same as playing on a 24" screen :roll:

If you're letting screen size limit your enjoyment of a game, or any or video medium for that matter, then you're a pretty shallow gamer. kdawg88

Obviously this boils down to personal preference quite a bit, buf for me the smallest I'd like to use is 15". Of course this depends on the game and game type. Gorgeous FPS titles lose quite a bit on a smaller screen. I have an Alienware M17X R2 17" and playing at the laptop itself I'm quite happy with it, but when I'm home I plug it into my 62" DLP.

-Byshop

all right ,it is a laptop, it is a trouble...

Personally, I think 11 inches (which I usually game on when away from home) or 13 inches is fine.

And although this isn't the topic we're discussing, I strongly advise you buy something other than a Mac (Dell laptops are way cheaper) and save the extra money for games. Really.

I play on a 17, the battery life is a bit short, so if you actually need battery life i advise 15.6 or if there is one between a 13 and that.

edit: if you dont have a big desktop screen anyway it wont be that bad...going from 3 24" to a 17 was even a pain.

If you're letting screen size limit your enjoyment of a game, or any or video medium for that matter, then you're a pretty shallow gamer. kdawg88

Oh please... So you have no preference whether you're watching a film on a 10" iPad screen or a 40" HDTV? :roll: