Tvs are funny things. They have a lower pixel density than monitors but this is an easy explanation. When you sit in front of your monitor your normally within 1m of the screen, so to prevent you seeing the pixels the pixel density is high. However with a TV its on the other side of the room so they can supplement a large size with a lower pixel density so its still cost effective, basically different standards for different uses.
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When gaming you need to be at least 45cm away from the monitor, taking into account the size monitor would be 24".
When going bigger you'll need to sit further away, not just because of eye strain but because you'll be moving your whole head instead of just using your eyes.
I game on a 27" monitor and I feel that is about the absolute limit for gaming, especially fps games like Black ops II or Battlefield 3/4.
The only pro for gaming on a tv is the cost, you can now pick up fairly decent LED HD tv's for damn good prices where as monitors have become incredibly expensive over the last 2 months.
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I'm eventually going to move to a setup where I have two, maybe three montitors for work and Eyefinity gaming, while a 1080p TV monitor is wired up through HDMI for use for movies and Steam Big Picture.
But yes, using a TV for a computer monitor is possible. Stick to Samsung if you can and find ones that operate at 1080p 60Hz. My parent's Sinotec works wonderfully for this, but I've seen other TVs where it's stuck at 50Hz.
I've got my pc connected to my Pc in the living room.
It works great for movies and games but like many have already said using any text editor can become a mission, you have to closer or i usually just set the resolution lower, text at 1920 x 1080 is a bit small on a 32" from about 2M.
Yes you can but you will need to find one with a fast response time and refresh rate..
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Reading font in certain games can be a pain just thought you should know, the text does not always scale with the resolution and it can be blury and hard to read.
The pro of using a TV monitor is that (atleast for me) the colour is more vibrant and pronounced.
It's good to know all this stuff- there has been some great info and advice here. Thanks.
I would look into the Samsung 6 Series for a screen.
I'm in the same boat as you and this is what I'm looking at - Samsung EH6030 - refresh rate is nice and high and I've heard the input lag is minimal.
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