Pairing a 1200p display with a 1080p display?

[preolt]

Hey TH,

So I am looking to upgrade my RIG buy adding a second monitor. I thought that I wouldnt need it but after using a few buddies systems that have the double or even triple panel set ups has instilled enough envy in me that I have decided to take the plunge.

My current display is an ASUS PA248Q 24-Inch IPS panel. It has been an awesome display and I love the size, 27" has always felt too big for a desk display to me, but that is all preference.

My question is how will the resolutions compare if I buy a gaming monitor such as the Asus VG248QE The native resolutions of the one will be 1920x1080 and the other will be 1920x1200. Will the change in aspect ratio and pixel density make every thing look wonky? I tried running a search in the forums but couldn't find any thing about people pairing different pixel density monitors.

NOTE: I plan to only use one monitor for gaming and the other for my desktop. I do not plan to run games across them both at the same time, just doesn't look good to me and kind of messes with my head with my field of vision has things coming in and out of it.

Finally do you have any recommendations for a 24" gaming monitor? Do you feel 24" is the optimal size; bigger, smaller?

For gaming I play every thing from FPS, to RTS, to MMOs. I havent had any ghosting issues with my IPS display and 6 ms has felt fast enough but maybe I am just not competitive enough to tell.

I would list my system specs but I am confident they will be able to handle every thing, and in the past quarrels have started over simple little things such as ATI vs Nvidia etc.

Thanks for the help!

 

[nukemaster]

Things will not look wrong on a 1920 x 1080 and 1920 x 1200 monitor because everything will be mapped 1:1.

1920 x 1080(and other 16:9 resolutions) is perfect for movies(you tend to get letter boxing on 16:10 screens on movies. You get some one 16:9 with very widescreen movies) so it has become the standard. Coming from 1920 x 1200 you will notice the loss in height sometimes but it will pass.

As for a screen, I recommend looking in the store to see what you like because monitors are very personal.

EDIT.

On the topic of Ghosting. All people are different and some users may be sensitive to something called overshoot that happens when overdrive is used to make a monitor faster. Overshoot means the color shoots past the desired color for a short time and can leave a darker or lighter trail on an image when in motion.
Example image.

Image from this thread

It is also important to know that most monitors do not refresh all color transitions at the same speed lading to some transitions being noticeable slower to some users.

 

[preolt]

Things will not look wrong on a 1920 x 1080 and 1920 x 1200 monitor because everything will be mapped 1:1.

1920 x 1080(and other 16:9 resolutions) is perfect for movies so it has become the standard. Coming from 1920 x 1200 you will notice the loss in height sometimes but it will pass.

As for a screen, I recommend looking in the store to see what you like because monitors are very personal.

Thanks for the speedy response Nuke, it is comforting to know that I am not going to get some weird issues crossing from one to the other? I am assuming that means dragging text across the two will appear the same then? I wont have icons becoming larger or smaller based on the monitor they are on?

As for picking one I do not have many options besides bestbuy around me and lately their selection has been lackluster at best. I trust the reviews I have read on the monitor I linked above and it is also TH pick for 2013. I was just seeing if any one had any 2015 updates, maybe a sweet ips gaming monitor had come out that didnt cost a grand.

 

[nukemaster]

I edited above to ad some information.

To address some questions.

A 1920 x 1080 27inch screen will display text larger than a 24 inch of the same resolution because the pixels are larger. Things will not get distorted(larger pixels may show for some users), but the size may change.

Taking a screen shot of dual screens of different resolutions will not even show you how it could look with different sized screens.

With narrow viewing angle screens like TN panels smaller sizes tend to look better because the viewing angles are less of an issue. With IPS and VA this is less of an issue(unless IPS glow is an issue for you). Not all IPS panels have glow and most older ones had a polarizer that nearly removed all of it. In favor of lower prices this was one of the first things to go on most modern IPS(AH-VA and PLS are also IPS variations) screens(this includes many TVs).