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#1 2011-01-14 17:57:55
- whiteghost
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tv or monitor ?
i use my computer to watch movies and surf the net, will soon add a tv card.
i have a 24" led monitor now. from a distance it is a little small, so i am looking to upgrade.
has anyone experienced using an hdtv as a monitor?
what was your opinion?
got an email promo from newegg today and i am looking at this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6889102367
thanks for your replies.
Last edited by whiteghost (2011-01-14 18:12:28)
May you re-discover what the poor in 18th century France discovered, that rich people's heads can be mechanically separated from their shoulders if they refuse to listen to reason.
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#2 2011-01-14 17:59:46
Re: tv or monitor ?
Whiteghost, I was thinking of doing a similar thing... one tricky thing with TVs is that the brightness might not go down low enough for up-close viewing.You might want to see if you can play with one in a store first.
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#3 2011-01-14 18:01:57
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Also note that for that price, you could quite easily do something like this:
http://i33.tinypic.com/iz5f7s.jpg
That is 3 x 1920 x 1200 ... 
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#4 2011-01-14 18:10:19
- whiteghost
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Re: tv or monitor ?
had not thought of rotating monitors like that. neat!
May you re-discover what the poor in 18th century France discovered, that rich people's heads can be mechanically separated from their shoulders if they refuse to listen to reason.
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#5 2011-01-14 20:05:26
- apple
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Re: tv or monitor ?
My 60" has a VGA port.
Tried plugging my laptop in, but I would require arms 3 metres in length.
Now I have wireless keyboard and mouse.
I still would like more pixels though...
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#6 2012-03-22 03:16:53
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I occasionally use 32" fullhd tv with hdmi. If you already have the tv it works fine as display. I wouldnt buy one for the primary display though. I can set the brightness really low with remote.
Once used it like this :
http://ompldr.org/vZDNvdg/20101211_001.jpg
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#7 2012-03-22 06:57:50
- whiteghost
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Re: tv or monitor ?
it works great for me. price has sure come down in a year.
i'm disabled, mostly back problems. this size screen (40") i can sit back in my recliner with no pain and adjust screen so i can read pages. hurrah!
i use it mostly in movie mode for reduced brightness.
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