PC Monitor Size

[Sebazy]

The problem is, my monitor is a 32 inch, and everything is so smashed together. Lowering HUD size just makes the text nasty looking.

A little more detail would help here.

Native resolution is the big factor here, not screen size. Using a 32" TV with 1080p output but a native panel resolution of 720p will give drastically inferior results to a proper 2560x1440 display and will result in the blurry interlaced text you are experiencing.

If your 32" display is actually a repurposed TV, get shot of it and get a proper monitor on the go. As mentioned by many, QHD (2560x1440) is the sweet spot for most.

Personally I use a 34" ultra wide alongside a 27" in portrait with the secondary display bi-wired to both the PC and Mac.

[SBC12]

A little more detail would help here.

Native resolution is the big factor here, not screen size. Using a 32" TV with 1080p output but a native panel resolution of 720p will give drastically inferior results to a proper 2560x1440 display and will result in the blurry interlaced text you are experiencing.

If your 32" display is actually a repurposed TV, get shot of it and get a proper monitor on the go. As mentioned by many, QHD (2560x1440) is the sweet spot for most.

Personally I use a 34" ultra wide alongside a 27" in portrait with the secondary display bi-wired to both the PC and Mac.

1366 is the only resolution I can run where it doesn't look like crap. I guess that's where the problem lies. I'm used to console where all of this is done for me. I did about an hour worth of moving around the HUD since it wants to push everything towards the center.

These replies are not what I expected. Such small monitors...which does make sense to me considering how close you are to it. I like to lean back into the chair and play with a controller due to shoulder and wrist injuries (thanks Army), so I'm probably a good 5-6 feet away from my screen.

[Sebazy]

1366x768?

Yeah that's a TV. Get a proper monitor and things will be significantly better.

[SBC12]

1366x768?

Yeah that's a TV. Get a proper monitor and things will be significantly better.

This isn't sarcasm, but how would a smaller monitor provide better resolution?

Or even the same size for that matter?

[Hikki_]

27" TN screen... But it doesn't matter ^^
Just get something full hd or better i guess

[Khanscott]

This isn't sarcasm, but how would a smaller monitor provide better resolution?

Or even the same size for that matter?

It's not the size, its the resolution of the panel. Minor technicalities aside, monitors and flatscreen TVs are essentially the same nowadays. Basically, if it has a slot for the video cable, it will display the the image. You would want a... well, anything that has a resolution of at least 1920x1080. Although TVs tend to come more so in 4k nowadays than not. Either way will easily fix the blurriness of UI.

[SBC12]

It's not the size, its the resolution of the panel. Minor technicalities aside, monitors and flatscreen TVs are essentially the same nowadays. Basically, if it has a slot for the video cable, it will display the the image. You would want a... well, anything that has a resolution of at least 1920x1080. Although TVs tend to come more so in 4k nowadays than not. Either way will easily fix the blurriness of UI.

I set it to that resolution and it was terrible. Extremely bloated and fuzzy =\

[Sebazy]

This isn't sarcasm, but how would a smaller monitor provide better resolution?

Or even the same size for that matter?

Because your 32” TV likely has a native panel resolution of 1366x768 or thereabouts. Thus why 1920x1080 looks bad, because the TV doesn’t have the resolution to display that natively. Instead you’re getting an interlaced image, thus horrible text. Until you go high end, many TVs (4k included) make poor monitors due to a lack of 4:4:4 chroma and resolution differences, as well as any undefeatable picture processing that will also play havoc with things.

A 27” 1440p monitor will blow your 32” TV away for clarity because it has enough raw pixels on the screen to do a 1:1 display without interlacing or tonemapping meddling with your picture.

[Tridus]

This isn't sarcasm, but how would a smaller monitor provide better resolution?

Or even the same size for that matter?

Resolution has nothing to do with screen size. Resolution is how many pixels are in the display. My phone has higher resolution than your 32" display, and that's less than 6".

I game on a 28" 4k monitor. The resolution on that is 3,840x2,160, and if your PS4 Pro is hooked up to a 4k TV, that is what you're used to getting. Dropping down to a small fraction of that is going to look awful and cramped. It doesn't matter how big the screen itself is, if it's 1366x768, it just can't fit very much stuff and also look crisp. A bigger screen just means each individual pixel is bigger.

You need to base your screen size on how far away from the display you plan to sit, as bigger = farther away comfortably. But for resolution, you just flat out need one that has more. The game looks great at 4k on PC with the UI size at 150%.

[PandaMonium]

I was checking some monitors for myself recently, thinking about getting something newer than my 5 years old 1080p Samsung (which is still good enough, but you know...) and the details I'm paying attention are: ISP (I'm working in graphic and do think that ISP is better in colors than TN), 1440p, QHD.

I personally don't think you should use a TV monitor when playing on a PC in case you can afford a proper PC monitor and will play using a standard distance from it (about 2 feet). But it's your call really