Best tv that is a Monitor as well

sebastianj

I am looking for a tv that i can use as a monitor as well, any suggestion most appreciated. I am told that tv is not a good pc monitor and I must say I don't understand this. help most appreciated.
sebastian

-TangleFoot-

Think about it - a 46" 1080p television normally viewed at distances of six to eight feet will inevitably look worse than a 22" 1080p desktop monitor when viewed at a distance of one foot; the pixels are bigger.

pledgeX

1) What kind of size are you thinking about?

2) How far away from it will you be sitting when:
a) using it as a computer?
b) using it as a TV?

If the answer to 1 is larger than 22" (roughly), and the answer to 2a is less than a few feet, I wouldn't bother - I don't think it will work very well.

Have you not got an existing TV in the house you can plug your computer into so you can see what TangleFoot is talking about?

sebastianj

thanks, yes i am told that clarity is an issue. what i have at the moment is a 22inch monitor, just want to reduce equipment by putting tv on a wall and ode it sd a monitor and get rid of the desk.
just don't know how to do it, i will still need to run cables to it, can't have every thing wireless. so confused.
sebastian

pledgeX

Have you thought about getting a TV tuner for your computer? That way you may be able to keep your current monitor and still be able to watch TV. It'll almost certainly be the cheaper option too.

I'm afraid I have no idea on what to buy/how it works etc though as I've never used one.

I can't really advise you on what TV to get either as I've not bought for a long time, although I'd make sure it's around a similar sort of size. Certainly no greater than 30" imo.

As long as the TV has an hdmi input, then you should be able to just connect your pc to the TV via that assuming your computer has a hdmi connection as well, if it doesn't then you can by dvi-hdmi adapters which should work too.

Pikeyp

I have a second PC connected to my LG 32" TV , currently running the Windows 8 Release Preview , and it works quite well!

The resolution at the moment is 1776x1000 , I find that a bit easier to use than the max of 1920x1080. I use a bluetooth Microsoft keyboard with integrated mousepad and sit about 6 feet away.

The connection is via HDMI and it's easy enough to switch inputs via the remote control of course.

Notmyrealname

-TangleFoot- wrote: »

Think about it - a 46" 1080p television normally viewed at distances of six to eight feet will inevitably look worse than a 22" 1080p desktop monitor when viewed at a distance of one foot; the pixels are bigger.

No it won't. Your eyes do not have sufficient resolution to be able to see individual pixels at 1080p at that distance.

Google Lechner Distance Chart.

-TangleFoot-

Notmyrealname wrote: »

Your eyes do not have sufficient resolution to be able to see individual pixels at 1080p at that distance.

Which distance? In either case t'was an approximation.

marleyboy

My 42" LG HDTV looks just fine for my desktop, most new televisions will come with an RGB input nowadays, My desktop is mainly used for watching online movies or playing games, most of my computing is done on the laptop or netbook. Meaning I can sit back to appreciate when viewing via the television.

You could also consider a new graphics card, as you can buy graphic cards that offer full HD graphics using the HD cable.

-TangleFoot-

marleyboy wrote: »

...full HD graphics using the HD cable.

Note: even the old analogue inputs are capable of QXGA. The true advantages of digital signalling lie elsewhere.

Pikeyp

Of course HDMI has the advantage of passing audio from the PC to the TV , should you need it!
In my case I use the audio out from the motherboard (separate audio jack cable .. ) which goes to my surround sound ... it works well enough and gives me DTS/Dolby.
The cabling is not too bad , but if it was a problem I think you could use some of that plastic trunking you can get from B&Q/Wicks etc to hide it.