Anyone use an LCD TV as computer monitor?

[Dial_tone]

My next apt will have a smaller bedroom so I will move the 46" screen to the living room. I still want tv in the bedroom (since little magic is happening there) but two devices seems redundant. I'm thinking about getting a 30'ish inch LCD TV and using that as computer monitor as well. I have a 22" monitor now. All I really do is email, surf and watch pr0n. I just wonder if the pixels would look large, plus the downside of not watching tv while surfing at the same time.

Anyone use a TV as a full-time pc monitor?

 

[SpyWizard]

I have a splitter that i use to project onto the plasma.. but i use a high def 19" with a fast refresh as my normal interface..

 

[Phate1]

My next apt will have a smaller bedroom so I will move the 46" screen to the living room. I still want tv in the bedroom (since little magic is happening there) but two devices seems redundant. I'm thinking about getting a 30'ish inch LCD TV and using that as computer monitor as well. I have a 22" monitor now. All I really do is email, surf and watch pr0n. I just wonder if the pixels would look large, plus the downside of not watching tv while surfing at the same time.

Anyone use a TV as a full-time pc monitor?

i used to use my 120" projector as a computer monitor, and no, pixelation won't be a problem if you connect the two with a VGA cable, they can handle high def easily

 

[stosstruppe]

Not me, desk too small

 

[Dial_tone]

Not me, desk too small

I would just hang the tv on the wall, freeing up desk space.

 

[stosstruppe]

I would just hang the tv on the wall, freeing up desk space.

That is actually an idea, lol.

 

[ConstantChange]

Check out the Samsung T240HD. 24" monitor with a built in tuner. It also has a remote.

 

[chris302001]

my lappy has HDMI output so its super easy. But full time? no.

 

[Razorguns]

remember bigger screen + same # of pixels = bigger pixels and less sharpness. Won't matter if you're watchig transformers in the living room, but matter if you're looking at a tiny text in the corner. To see this effect, take a screenshot of a screen at 800x600 and blow it up to 3x it's size. Also ask people who surf the web on their ps3 how their pages and text look. But honestly depends on how big the tv is.

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[hanselthecaretaker]

You can always adjust the resolution to something more readable too. Of course it still won't be like sitting right in front of a monitor, but it will be better than trying to read the fine print on cable tv ads. The biggest hassle is finding a comfortable place to use the kb/mouse.