Re: LCD monitor or LCD TV is better for using with PC

Man T wrote:
Anyone has any idea which is better, LCD monitor or LCD TV?

While some LCD TVs accept 1920x1080 input, the screen itself
might be 1366x768 native resolution. It is hard to get a
straight answer about them. Download the user manual for
the LCD TV, and see what PC resolutions it supports. If it
stops at 1360x768 on the "PC input", that suggests to me
the panel isn't truly 1920x1080. If it really had 1920x1080
pixels on the screen, they'd offer it on the PC input.

A computer monitor, on the other hand, can support higher
resolution. An Apple 30" Cinema monitor, has a 2560x1600
resolution, and needs a dual-link DVI connector on the video
card, to run it properly. Dell also carries monitors like
that one.

http://accessories.dell.com/sna/products/Monitors/productdetail.aspx?c=ca&l=en&cs=cadhs1&sku=222-7175

(This one has more input options)
http://accessories.dell.com/sna/products/Monitors/productdetail.aspx?c=ca&l=en&cs=cadhs1&sku=223-4890

When spending that kind of money, I'd want a demonstration.
Perhaps you can go to a local Best Buy, and ask them to hook
a computer up to a LCD TV for you :-) You may find, that the
best usable PC resolution is only 1280x1024.

The LCD TV is meant for viewing video, and not text. And
a lot of display devices look good, when only driven with
a video signal. Displaying text is a much tougher test of
display qualities. And that is why, when you go to the
Best Buy, they always put videos on the computer monitors,
to make it harder to see the imperfections :-)

So if you plan to edit a lot of text documents, while
the LCD TV is connected to the computer, then you may not
be pleased with the results. If you get a demo, that makes
it easier to see what to expect.

Ah yes, some of the 24 inch LCD monitor are able to display 1900x1200 so it
seems better than the LCD monitor (even the LCD TV able to display true full
HD, ie 1900x1080)


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