Which do you prefer? Playing on a big screen or a smaller screen?

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#1 soufan123
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What I mean is would you rather play on a say 43" LCD or a 66" LCD? I think I'd go with a 43" because of the focus point.. I have trouble playin on bigger screen on account to how its soo big that I can't really consentrate... What about u?

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#2 Matt-4542
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Im used to a 30 inch so Id play on the 43 inch.
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#3 eddy5791
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lmao oh wow, i read the thread and thought "small screen" was a 26" or a 32" tv. guess not.

but in regards to your question, i play on a 50" HD Plasma and im fine, however anything bigger than that is just overly excessive.

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#4 kungfuchaos
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My old HDTV was a 51" rear projection and gaming was good on that, but I actually prefer playing on my new 37" Phillips LCD!!
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#5 Cooldude224
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I prefer a smaller screen.
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#6 hrdcorenick
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i prefer a smaller screen its more focused and big screens hurt my eyes!
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#7 tommygun981
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I play on a 66 and like 24 and i know that isnt what you asked but i liked the bigger one more, games just look beautiful on it
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#8 PlasmaBeam44
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The bigger the better....duh.
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#9 hunterchaw
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definetly a smaller screen, i cant play my fps's on a big screen...i just plain suck, but on my smaller tv's i do tremendously better
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#10 dlindenb2000
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Completely depends on the game. Some, which have many little things to keep track of on the side of the screen, like Burnout with it's little minimap in the corner I prefer on small screens as it's easier to keep track of everything. Other games, where the action is a bit slower like RPGs, or where all the info that matters is closer to the center of the screen I can play on either.
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#11 kerrman
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I have a 48 inch, does me just fine.
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#12 ZarMulix
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I play on a 13 inch screen so those are all huge to me.
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#13 Gamefreak1296
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its all about the 25 inch monitor and the 5.1 surround sound.
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#14 Flamecommando
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Bigger screen. I'm not used to small tv's anymore and they are hard to play on.
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#15 Crash6
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All depends on the size of the room for me
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#16 Lorindol
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19 inch LCD for me. just because the bigger tv is upstairs and I don't want my kids to mess with the 360
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#17 Zcrimson07
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easier to play on smaller screens but funner on a bigger screen.
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#18 msudude211
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My friend has a 66" Samsung and I have trouble playing on it because I actually need to move my head to see the whole screen. :P
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#19 insane_metalist
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I have a 32" screen and i think It's perfect. The biggest one i would play would probably be around 40", 42".

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#20 bitemeslippy
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I play on a 13 inch screen so those are all huge to me.ZarMulix

Same here haha but seriously when I play things like Guitar Hero 3 on a larger screen I notice lag.

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#21 msudude211
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I have a 32" screen and i think It's perfect. The biggest one i would play would probably be around 40", 42".

insane_metalist

My 26" is great as well - crystal clear.

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#22 insane_metalist
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[QUOTE="insane_metalist"]

I have a 32" screen and i think It's perfect. The biggest one i would play would probably be around 40", 42".

msudude211

My 26" is great as well - crystal clear.

I was thinking of 26" but I decided to go bigger. But one of my friends has a 26" and I think It's pretty good.
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#23 msudude211
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[QUOTE="msudude211"][QUOTE="insane_metalist"]

I have a 32" screen and i think It's perfect. The biggest one i would play would probably be around 40", 42".

insane_metalist

My 26" is great as well - crystal clear.

I was thinking of 26" but I decided to go bigger. But one of my friends has a 26" and I think It's pretty good.

Yah, it works good for my bedroom, which is fairly small. Plus, I got it for a great price.

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#24 insane_metalist
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[QUOTE="insane_metalist"][QUOTE="msudude211"][QUOTE="insane_metalist"]

I have a 32" screen and i think It's perfect. The biggest one i would play would probably be around 40", 42".

msudude211

My 26" is great as well - crystal clear.

I was thinking of 26" but I decided to go bigger. But one of my friends has a 26" and I think It's pretty good.

Yah, it works good for my bedroom, which is fairly small. Plus, I got it for a great price.

Yea but if you do split screen with friends? A lil small?
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#25 Ghost_702
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I prefer somewhere around a 37".
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#26 Josh1488
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I started out running my 360 on a 27inch sony tube tv through component (very nice picture but kinda small) then I hooked up to a 53 inch non HD set through component (yay!) and now I have upgraded to a 57inch HD set and am fully experiencing my 360 finally, very happy now. If only I could use my old mans 60inch 1080p tv for my 360 (and buy a ps3 for it) I believe eventually we will 1080p is even better its amazing

I only still use small tvs for my old school games

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#27 Chuman231
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i play on my 22" WS monitor, and its porbably the best when i play by myself. i wihs i had a bigger tv for when i play with multiple people on the same console
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#28 Tak182
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The bigger the better....duh.PlasmaBeam44

thats wat she said

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#29 zero9167
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24" about 3 feet away
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#30 Fredrick2003x
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I prefer to play in the 32 inch to 37 inch range.

Getting a 32 or 37 inch HD television after my 26 inch standard definition television bites the dust.

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#31 TokyoRose00
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Most of the time I play my FPS games on my 37" hd tv in my room, but when we play rockband or GH3 we play on our 65" rear projection that looks amazing, but if I split screen fps i do it on my 65" then everyone has about an 18" screen. But I do find myslef moving my head way to much and not my eyes when you play on that big of screen.
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#32 killerfist
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depends on how far you sit from it

I have a 32" screen and that's big enough for me.

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#33 ZimpanX
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The bigger the better, just keep the right distance from the screen.
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#34 HGN_Kevin
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ll prefer smaller or bigger.As long as I can play the game then I could care less what the t.v size is.8)
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#35 JeM760soCAL
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I wouldn't consider a 43 inch TV small. I would Much rather play on a 66 inch.
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#36 Bristar
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I went from a 36" CRT to a 62" DLP, bigger is much more immersive in my opinion. I actually wish I got the 72" now.

I wouldn't want to play older consoles or the Wii for that matter (neither of which have Hi Def) on the big screen though--- the original Xbox looks like crap on it--- so only Hi Def systems on the big screen for me.

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#37 naruto7777
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the one with the clearer picture
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#38 xxIMoRTaLlxx
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a small screen is better to play on in terms of more skill

But its more fun on a big screen with suround sound lol

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#39 GamerJM
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Uhh, the bigger one...
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#40 Caboose33
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I would say playing on the bigger screen is good for two situations: split screen mulitplayer and when playing on the wii, because that's baller on a huge screen. If you're just playing solo, I'd go with the smaller of the two.

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#41 p00phead
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nothing over 40 inch for me

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#42 Elann2008
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For a while, I was gaming on a 32-inch but now, I game on a 46-inch LCD HDTV. The difference is much better. Games look more immersive on a bigger screen. That's how I prefer it.
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#43 kreider204
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I've never cared too much about big screens -- until about 4 months ago, I had the same 19" conventional TV I've had for more than a decade. But more and more of the games are designed for widescreen HD, and it was obvious that when I finally got my 360, I'd need something better, or I'd just plain have trouble seeing things, reading subtitles, etc. So I splurged and bought a 32" LCD widescreen, and I'm very pleased with it, but frankly, andything bigger would be too much, unless I could bump out the back wall of my living room so I could sit 10' further back . . .
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#44 Tree06
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I play on a 24" LCD monitor. I love it because it's widescreen and I can enjoy it. I used to play on a 13" widescreen and I had to sit up close. I perfer the LCD monitor anyday.