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I would go for a 27" IPS monitor.
Something like this:
http://goo.gl/4hGeYg
For gaming you want a response time as low as possible, which if you go for a TV, you will not get. Or maybe only if you buy a very expensive one...
also tv's tend to have a lot more varied inputs and outputs.
the actual specifications of the display are what you need to take notice of and do your research on.
personally, i would go with a high quality tv over any 1080p monitor on the market. dedicated computer monitors have i/o limitations and the displays are no better than a good tv...
if it's for desktop use, i mean if you plan to sit with your face close to it at all times, i wouldn't recommend going over 37".
but if you plan to sit back further, like on a sofa or something, get the biggest 1080p tv you can afford...
You should buy the 27 inch monitor if your rig can handle it.
Are you high? 20ms is beyond laggy and ghosty. Seriously dont speak about HDTV's or monitors if you havent the slightest clue about em or how they work. If the TV does not have 10ms at the minimum or 6ms (like 90% of 60hz monitors) then the TV is trash regardless of its size and ghosting will be heavily present. My monitor is one of the rated 1ms monitors and its quite obvious when looking at it, and a 25-30ms HDTV how different they are.
The OP should only get a 27 inch monitor if he can afford it. With that he will have higher res, higher color output and of course depending on the cash spent a 120hz monitor.
Dont be a food now. There aint no native 120hz tvs other tha 3DHDTV's. I know quite a bit about how both monitors and HDTV's work. My 120hz monitor can do what your HDTV cannot, which is ghost much less, have a better response time (1ms is faster than a 20ms HDTV).
Also no 120hz is not the standard for HDTVs (not counting 3DHDTV's, and 90% of HDTV's have intropolation meaning its fake inserting of a frame to create an illusion of smoother but in reality it isnt. Also yes a 6ms HDTV is around 3000$. The lowest you can get for 1200$ is 20ms which is really ghosty.
Also HDTV's are sold via biased informations such as some having 4ms when in reality by design the HDTV has a 20-30ms and some worse as high as 60 marketed as 4 and lower. Monitors are not as easy to fake as a HDTV thus when it says 1ms you can assume the monitor is between 1ms and 4ms.
I own a HDTV and a 120hz asus 3D ready monitor and the HDTV has a 120hz introplation freature which i leave off as the HDTV is native 60hz.
Getting a 4-6ms 24 inchmonitor is around 230$ for decent quality so a 34 inch HDTV with a 4-6 ms would be around 1200$ at the minimum with 2300$ on the high side
Also HDMI cannot support 120hz you need a DVI-D for that.
None the less if you think bigger is better or a cheap hd tv is equal to expensive hd tvs, 3d tvs or monitors you are greatly mistaken. Quality of a hd tv in terms of colours, response time and not to mention frequency and native resolution is what defines the quality of the product.
Theres a reason whys theres cheap and expensive products of monitors, tvs or anything else but if you purchase a hd ready 1080p monitor with a response time of around 40 - 60ms which is average even for top end tvs then you wont get the same exerience as the rest of us on 1 - 6ms monitors with far greater colour range, higher native resolutions and the list goes on.
So this is what i can only suggest purchase a great monitor 27ich+ @ 1080p minumum (4k is just to expensive for the average joe), look at response time, colour range, frequency, input slots etc or if you really did want a good tv then you wont find one which is the equivalent of a top end pc monitor for half the price assuming you dont look at crap tvs.
20 MS and below is considered very good and little difference is noticed below that. 8ms and below is very good...32 plus is pushing it.
An 8ms HDTV is fine for those who don't suffer tech placebo...you can't tell the difference below that.
For your money...yes one to one your going to get a better monitor...obviously..but there are options for HDTV's that are quite decent for PCgaming. Not to mention ms response times and contrast ratio's are usually just marketing numbers...they hold no bearing to the actual quality of the product as they can be skewed quite easily.