using HDTV as monitor

arnuld · 2009-02-05 05:47:42

Is it s good idea to use a 42 inch LCD(HD) TV like this or this as a replacement for LCD monitors ?

One of my colleagues told me that we should buy LCD monitor instead of LCD TV because monitors are designed with one thing in mind: close-contact to eyes while LCD TVs are not, so they are bad for eyes. What you people say ?

2nd, these 42 inches HD TVs offer 1080p of video with contrast ratios like 50000:1 (not available with LCD monitors at all) though they are 6-8 times more expansive than a typical 22 inches LCD monitor. I am not building a Linux box with HDTV, I don't have that amount of money :roll: but I was just intrigued by the idea of running Arch on an HDTV. What you people think ?

Last edited by arnuld (2009-02-05 05:52:52)

rson451 · 2009-02-05 12:58:48

Typically monitors will have much higher resolutions than tvs. I run a HTPC on a 720p HD tv and the resolution is something like 13XX by 7XX and it's a 32" screen. My laptop with a 17" screen has a resolution of 1680x1050. If I were you, unless you are specifically going for a HTPC I'd say go for the monitor instead.

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#1 2009-02-05 05:47:42

using HDTV as monitor

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