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> Is anyone currently using or has anyone actually used an HDTV as their > primary monitor? How is/was it?
> Thank you.
Interesting question. You do realize that the primary differences between computer monitors and HDTV monitors are usually aspect ratio and selection of video inputs, right? Heck, I've seen HDTV LCD sets with DVI and even D-Sub (SVGA) inputs.
That said, it should work as good as any ordinary LCD computer monitor, depending on where it is placed in reference to where you are itting. -Dave
I have a Sharp Aquos 26" which I believe is HDTV? I sometimes use that as a PC monitor and it has a super resolution. Sometimes I download HDTV recordings of TV shows and they look fantastic on the Aquos, whereas the cable TV leaves a lot to be desired. .
Before I got my other monitors, this was my only PC monitor. I sat on the floor when I used it. This was the big problem. You usually sit in a different way when you use a TV to when you use a PC. So you have to decide which of the two to optimise the TVs position for. Mine was optimised for TV viewing which was why it was invonvenient. However at the time I hardly used the PC at all at home because I was so sick of it after a whole day at work in front of one!
Some of these high end tv monitors have a number of different input channels, for example mine has Analogue and Digital TV, 2! DVD, VCR and PC.
I had a party a while back and put on some music with a really cool psychedelic screensaver on the PC. All my (non-techy) friends thought that was really cool.:-)
You'll have no trouble using your HDTV as a monitor - ideally check the manual before you buy it to confirm that it has PC DVI or VGA in.
>>Is anyone currently using or has anyone actually used an HDTV as their >>primary monitor? How is/was it?
>>Thank you.
> Interesting question. You do realize that the primary differences between > computer monitors and HDTV monitors are usually aspect ratio and selection > of video inputs, right? Heck, I've seen HDTV LCD sets with DVI and even > D-Sub (SVGA) inputs.
> That said, it should work as good as any ordinary LCD computer monitor, > depending on where it is placed in reference to where you are > itting. -Dave
I tried a Viewsonic LCD TV ... I think about 36 inch. It was awful. Unreadable at monitor viewing distance. I tried picture in picture, but again unreadable. TV monitors don't have enough native resolution capablilty along the horizontal axis to be used for text. I can clearly see all the vertical lines in the text. TV relies on moving images for smoothing, and also, TV assumes much greater viewing distances.
>I tried a Viewsonic LCD TV ... I think about 36 inch. It was > awful. Unreadable at monitor viewing distance. I tried > picture in picture, but again unreadable. TV monitors > don't have enough native resolution capablilty along > the horizontal axis to be used for text. I can clearly > see all the vertical lines in the text. TV relies on moving > images for smoothing, and also, TV assumes much > greater viewing distances.
> johns
You could have a point there. The cheapest HDTV I could find at walmart is 1366 x 768. At anything larger than about 24" screen, that might look a bit fuzzy if you sit too close. -Dave
John Doe wrote: > Is anyone currently using or has anyone actually used an HDTV as their > primary monitor? How is/was it?
> Thank you.
The problem with using your TV as a monitor is that you need a "dongle" that will upscale your resolution from your video card to the appropriate resolution for your TV.
Just plugging in your S-video from your vid card's output to the S-video input on your TV will look horrible.
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