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What are the Cons of using an HDTV as a computer monitor?
Posted on 9/22/14 at 4:38 pm
Posted on 9/22/14 at 4:38 pm
You can get some pretty cheap small HDTVs these days. Why wouldn't you buy one of these instead of an expensive monitor of the same size?
This post was edited on 9/22/14 at 4:40 pm
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Posted on 9/22/14 at 4:50 pm to Hester Carries
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pretty cheap small HDTVs
Panels suck
Lower refresh rates
Only HDMI (or analog/VGA)
Input Lag
This post was edited on 9/22/14 at 4:51 pm
Posted on 9/22/14 at 4:53 pm to Hester Carries
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pretty cheap small HDTV
probably 720p
Posted on 9/22/14 at 4:57 pm to jaTigerfan
quote:And even 1080p is not as crisp as even a low-end monitor of similar size. Text will be fuzzy and give you a headache.
probably 720p
Posted on 9/22/14 at 5:31 pm to Hester Carries
I do and have no issues
Posted on 9/22/14 at 5:33 pm to Korkstand
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And even 1080p is not as crisp as even a low-end monitor of similar size. Text will be fuzzy and give you a headache.
Text should be OK provided you can turn off any video processing that causes blurring, enable a 1:1 pixel mapping mode, and enable a 4:4:4 mode that provides full chroma resolution. You'd also need it set to Full Range RGB. TVs that have a PC mode should be capable of all this. Other TVs may come up a tiny bit short in the chroma resolution, even when they have options for 4:4:4.
Too bad the thread wasn't specifically asking about plasma TVs. That would've been a long list of cons.
I do have a Panasonic ST60 for my TV, but god it would be a shitty subsitute for a real monitor for desktop work.Posted on 9/22/14 at 5:59 pm to Hester Carries
Probably lag
Posted on 9/22/14 at 6:29 pm to Hester Carries
I went over this in another thread some time ago. No time to rehash again. But with all other things corrected and assuming the greatest panel evarr and the bestest scaling and processing possible, the single biggest con your left with is larger pixels/farther view distances required. 27" is generally the largest acceptable panel size for 1080P at typical desktop PC view distances.
Posted on 9/22/14 at 7:11 pm to ILikeLSUToo
The output of a computer is typically 60Hz, which is very easy on the eyes and very easy for a display to process. The possibility of using a TV instead of a computer monitor is okay. You want to set it for Native settings and verify that there is no overscan, otherwise you'll lose some pixels around the edges. Otherwise, you're fine. The concept of fuzzy processing is not true. It is digital 1s and 0s. The pixel structure of the display panel is what is important. Some TV manufacturers, Sharp comes to mind, tend to create non standard pixel clusters. Since the viewer of a TV is typically farther away than with a computer, the cluster design for video can create a more compelling and dynamic image by breaking up anomalies in the video signal, such as skew and electromagnetic interference.
You want straight arrays, though, for data. You can usually take a drop of water and place it on the display surface and it will act as a magnifying glass and you can see the pixel structure.
You want straight arrays, though, for data. You can usually take a drop of water and place it on the display surface and it will act as a magnifying glass and you can see the pixel structure.
Posted on 9/22/14 at 7:32 pm to HubbaBubba
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