Is there a TV out there today (OLED or LED/LCD) in the 40-48 inch range that makes a very good PC monitor for text and photos?

I have a nice 34-inch Dell wide monitor now and is sharp as a tack for text but sorely lacks in movie mode.

I would hook a new Apple 4K TV box to it.
Any options?

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Posted by Fat Batman

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Posted on 7/17/21 at 9:41 am to MDB

I wouldn't use OLED for a monitor because of burn ins.

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Posted by Joshjrn

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Posted on 7/17/21 at 10:17 am to MDB

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I have a nice 34-inch Dell wide monitor now and is sharp as a tack for text but sorely lacks in movie mode.

You likely have a business model that's meant for productivity (read: static images). Assuming you aren't terribly price sensitive, buy a "gaming" monitor with an IPS panel. Should give you the best of both worlds.

TVs make terrible pc monitors, as a rule.

ETA: And if you're worried about text, that's going to be straight up resolution. You'll want at least 1440p, if not 4k. A common misconception regarding panels is that, the larger the panel, the larger the number of pixels. That's flat inaccurate. The larger the panel, the larger the pixels, assuming the same resolution. So if you want sharp text, you need tiny pixels.

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Posted by VABCHTIGER

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Posted on 7/17/21 at 2:52 pm to MDB

I've got a 43" Samsung 4K that I currently use as my monitor - Works great for me and only cost around $300! I've had this type setup since before 4K when I was using 1080 with a 40" screen. I tried a "4K" Visio once and it was returned the same day, as it was terrible.

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Posted by bluebarracuda

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Posted on 7/17/21 at 4:00 pm to Joshjrn

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TVs make terrible pc monitors, as a rule.

As long as they have 4:4:4 chroma subsampling then they're fine as monitors

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Posted by MDB

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Posted on 7/17/21 at 7:21 pm to MDB

Thanks all for the hints and tips. Right now I will probably just keep this Dell until it croaks ... and that may be beyond my lifetime. It cost me $750+ so its a pretty good one with 1440.

Will just get a side TV for the office if I really want to watch TV in here. Only use it during football season anyway.

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