Is the 27 inch Apple iMac screen too big to sit close to? Especially for playin

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  1. dfelker profile image81
    dfelkerposted 13 years ago

    Is the 27 inch Apple iMac screen too big to sit close to?  Especially for playing games?

    Particularly for playing World of Warcraft a lot.  Does the big screen give you headaches, or cause motion sickness when too close?

  2. katrinasui profile image41
    katrinasuiposted 13 years ago

    I think you should not sit too close to the screen. Sit as far back from it as possible.

  3. bpssi profile image56
    bpssiposted 13 years ago

    Actually, the 27" iMac has a beautiful screen. I find it's kind of too large, though. I mean, honestly, 27" is a TON of real estate. And some games don't scale. StarCraft 2, for instance, shows you exactly as much on a 27" iMac as it would on a 13" laptop. WoW is OK on it, but again, there's actually too much area for your eyes to cover quickly. Sitting too far back from the screen kind of renders having a large display pointless, too. That's why people get various sized TVs: You get a larger TV if your couch is further back, and a smaller one if your couch is closer.

    Some of the best deals on computers occur at refurbished laptop/computer sites (eg, http://www.cheetahdeals.com/Refurbished … s_s/25.htm) I know they're not as "sexy" as buying a new iMac, say. But there's nothing sexy about being broke, either!

  4. RadAdMusic profile image58
    RadAdMusicposted 12 years ago

    I would think it would be fine. I use a 24" LED screen for my XBOX360, I sit close to the screen and if it was 3" bigger that would be even better.

    Go for the 27 incher!

 
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