Ever used a 1080p HDTV as a PC Monitor?

[Gunslinger08]

If so, how did it look? I'm thinking about picking up a 42" with 1920 x 1080 resolution and I'd like to know if it's viable as a PC monitor.

 

[FelixDeCat]

Talk about BIG SCREEN ! :shocked:

 

[cKGunslinger]

My Opinion:

Even at 1920x1080, the pixels are going to be rather large because of the total screen size. Therefore, in order not the see giant pixels, you have to get far away from the TV. Once you get enough away, you haven't gained a whole lot by using a big screen as a monitor, as you could easily get a 20" LCD and sit close to it for the same effect. Then throw in overscan issues, and you've got a problem not worth the hassle.

It's not bad to use your TV as a monitor, but you're really not gaining anything, unless you are trying to save space/money. *shrug*


That hoary cripple, with malicious eye

 

[Shawn]

I dunno. I think that would be pretty annoying unless you like moving your head from side to side.

 

[preslove]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
My Opinion:

Even at 1920x1080, the pixels are going to be rather large because of the total screen size. Therefore, in order not the see giant pixels, you have to get far away from the TV. Once you get enough away, you haven't gained a whole lot by using a big screen as a monitor, as you could easily get a 20" LCD and sit close to it for the same effect. Then throw in overscan issues, and you've got a problem not worth the hassle.

It's not bad to use your TV as a monitor, but you're really not gaining anything, unless you are trying to save space/money. *shrug*

Unless you want to play games in the living room.

 

[FelixDeCat]

Originally posted by: preslove

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
My Opinion:

Even at 1920x1080, the pixels are going to be rather large because of the total screen size. Therefore, in order not the see giant pixels, you have to get far away from the TV. Once you get enough away, you haven't gained a whole lot by using a big screen as a monitor, as you could easily get a 20" LCD and sit close to it for the same effect. Then throw in overscan issues, and you've got a problem not worth the hassle.

It's not bad to use your TV as a monitor, but you're really not gaining anything, unless you are trying to save space/money. *shrug*

Unless you want to play games in the living room.

Or the game room.

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: preslove

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
My Opinion:

Even at 1920x1080, the pixels are going to be rather large because of the total screen size. Therefore, in order not the see giant pixels, you have to get far away from the TV. Once you get enough away, you haven't gained a whole lot by using a big screen as a monitor, as you could easily get a 20" LCD and sit close to it for the same effect. Then throw in overscan issues, and you've got a problem not worth the hassle.

It's not bad to use your TV as a monitor, but you're really not gaining anything, unless you are trying to save space/money. *shrug*

Unless you want to play games in the living room.

Right, I use my 50 720p monitor for some livingroom WoW action, but I'd never consider using the TV solely as a monitor.

 

[DanTMWTMP]

my friend and housemate has a 37inch 1080p monitor he uses for a computer monitor. it looks swweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

I tried it on my 52". Meh...

I prefer my dual 20's.

 

[DaveJ]

I've got my 58" 1080p HP DLP hooked up to a HTPC, and it's awesome. Surfing the web is pretty much impossible even if I bump the resolution down to 720p, but movies and games are excellent. I definitely wouldn't want to use it as my primary monitor though.

Dave

 

[johnjbruin]

It looks awesome on our Samsung 1080p. Plug in the dell - and talk about big and screen space. Its an amazing thing. BTW - its a 53 inch tv.

 

[ajtyeh]

Originally posted by: DaveJ
I've got my 58" 1080p HP DLP hooked up to a HTPC, and it's awesome. Surfing the web is pretty much impossible even if I bump the resolution down to 720p, but movies and games are excellent. I definitely wouldn't want to use it as my primary monitor though.

Dave

why is surfing the web impossible

 

[Gunslinger08]

Originally posted by: ajtyeh

Originally posted by: DaveJ
I've got my 58" 1080p HP DLP hooked up to a HTPC, and it's awesome. Surfing the web is pretty much impossible even if I bump the resolution down to 720p, but movies and games are excellent. I definitely wouldn't want to use it as my primary monitor though.

Dave

why is surfing the web impossible

I'd like to know as well. My main uses for my computer are: surf ATOT, check email, chat online, and play Dota.

 

[secretanchitman]

our family is going to use the sony vpw-vl100 (1080p 1920x1080 projector) using our HTPC hooked up to it.

i would like to know as well! hopefully the pixels wont be large or blurry on it...

 

[mpitts]

I use my 37" 1080p LCD as a monitor at times and it looks fantastic at 1920x1080. Mostly it is used for HTPC, but it is actually quite good for online poker too.

 

[0roo0roo]

the question is if that screen actually outputs 1920x1080 pixels. so many hdtv's can't really pull off their full resolution you know. thats the kinda cheat u don't get from a pc monitor.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
the question is if that screen actually outputs 1920x1080 pixels. so many hdtv's can't really pull off their full resolution you know. thats the kinda cheat u don't get from a pc monitor.

If he's talking about the westinghouse posted in HD, it does.

 

[Gunslinger08]

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
the question is if that screen actually outputs 1920x1080 pixels. so many hdtv's can't really pull off their full resolution you know. thats the kinda cheat u don't get from a pc monitor.

If he's talking about the westinghouse posted in HD, it does.

Yep, it's the Westinghouse, which has native 1080p support. No conversion.

 

[Cashmoney995]

The whole thing is DPI vs. Resolution.

If the tv has a dpi thats comparable to a computer monitor it shouldnt look bad at all.

 

[Azndude51]

Originally posted by: joshsquall

Originally posted by: ajtyeh

Originally posted by: DaveJ
I've got my 58" 1080p HP DLP hooked up to a HTPC, and it's awesome. Surfing the web is pretty much impossible even if I bump the resolution down to 720p, but movies and games are excellent. I definitely wouldn't want to use it as my primary monitor though.

Dave

why is surfing the web impossible

I'd like to know as well. My main uses for my computer are: surf ATOT, check email, chat online, and play Dota.

Probably because it's hard to read the text.

 

[Rage187]

I use a 37" 1080P Westy and sit just a couple feet away, it's phenominal, and I wish I could afford the 42".

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[Gunslinger08]

Originally posted by: Cashmoney995
The whole thing is DPI vs. Resolution.

If the tv has a dpi thats comparable to a computer monitor it shouldnt look bad at all.

17" 4:3 LCD has about 4.17 times as many DPI as a 42" 1080p LCD.

 

[Smartazz]

I tried it on my 53", I don't really like it that much, the monitor beats the tv.

 

[imported_goku]

Originally posted by: Rage187
I use a 37" 1080P Westy and sit just a couple feet away, it's phenominal, and I wish I could afford the 42".

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Lol, and your keyboard is still too close to the damned screen...

 

[Rage187]

Originally posted by: goku

Originally posted by: Rage187
I use a 37" 1080P Westy and sit just a couple feet away, it's phenominal, and I wish I could afford the 42".

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Lol, and your keyboard is still too close to the damned screen...

those pictures were taken 4 months ago, since then I have removed the attached speaker and moved my center speaker on top of the base. The keyboard gets moved forward out of the way when I play FPS's, I use just the USB keypad and the trackball.