BleepingComputer.com: Monitor Question

Split from http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic438469.html ~ Hamluis.

With the resolution of 1080 led & lcd tv's, for my next home pc purchse I'm thinking about forgoing the standard pc monitor completely,
Opinions on this please..! thx

btw the pc I'm currently playing with the config will potentially have an I7, 10G ram, Nvidia GTX 580, possibly go with solid state HD

This post has been edited by hamluis: 01 February 2012 - 05:45 PM
Reason for edit: PM sent new OP.

I have a 32" LCD HDTV.

I use it for.
TV via DVR.
BluRay playback.
Media Player display.
Computer Display.
DVDs via a DVD Recorder with HDD.

I use its native resolution of 1366 by 768 input via VGA cable and seperate audio cable. That makes the computer display large enough to read from the easy chair.
I use a small wireless keyboard that has a built-in Touchpad, Think laptop size and layout. I can hold it in one hand and type mouse with the other hand.

I find being able to switch from computer to TV while the computer is busy doing video encoding at the push of a remote button handy.

More and more people using the TV set for Computer display all the time

Good Luck
Roger

I have a 32-inch LCD monitor and a 24-inch (I have two desktops).

When I bought the last monitor, I thought seriously of getting an LCD TV instead, looking at prices. I decided against it because I have no need or desire to use the TV for both TV and computer purposes...and I guess that I don't believe that a device which combines both functions can be as reliable as one which is devoted to only one.

And I see no reason for me to combine both functions in one device .

I'm not an IT person or a "tech" of any sort...just another user who tries to enjoy his systems .

I have a capture card in one of my systems for capturing movies/sports...so I can do both TV and computing on the computer.

I use approximately the same native resolution as Roger on one, slightly higher on the other. I just go with the default monitor settings and sdjust the video res on the computers.

Louis

Hello Louis,

For screens Size does matter

hamluis, on 03 February 2012 - 04:04 PM, said:

Great minds think alike.

I run a VE248H as my main and a 32" LG TV at the same 1080p.

My only caution is that if you intend to try viewing a TV at a monitor viewing distance, you might have problems. There is a reason some 30" monitors cost ~$1000. Viewing angles certainly come into play. I have noticed also that text is a bit funky on the TV due to the default sharpening, but movies look so much better on the TV.