LCD TV used as monitor

[dhlucke]

What do people know about this? They have contrast ratios up to 700:1 and supposedly better response times, plus TV tuners and much larger sizes to choose from.

Do they have ghosting? Anyone have any links of usefull reading material?

<i><font color=blue>Edited by Scamtron on 10/11/01 09:58 PM

 

[p05esto]

I asked this same type of question a while ago and never got any responses. I like the LCD TV's since they come with much better speakers which is what I want. If I'm cleaning up my desk with a sleek LCD who wants bulky speakers sitting there collecting dust. Integrate them!!!!

So, TOMS or someone please let us know if LCD TVs can be used as desktop monitors and what's the difference?

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[dhlucke]

I'm told that they can be used as monitors and some have DVI ports, but beyond that I don't know. This is obviously on the expensive end of an upgrade but I figure it kills two birds with one stone.

<i><font color=blue>Edited by Scamtron on 10/11/01 09:58 PM

 

[Clueless]

Just thought I would mention this since noone has yet.

Even the HDTV's have low resolutions
Most wide screens (30" and above) have a resolution of 1336x768
The problem with this is that most text is to thin to display, notice on TV programs they DON'T use 12 point text. Some Plasma TV's are purported to be great at displaying clear, sharp, and small text. However, plasma tv's have a burn-in problem. Some will burn in images within 15 minutes, the more expensive models can display an image for up to an hour without burn-in.

LCD TV's are probably fine if you plan on being a several feet from the screen. I don't know from experiance but specs tell me that text displayed on a 25" or greater screen at 1366x768 would be rather blurred or at least unsharp rendering it very hard to read.

Take for instance your 640x480 on a 17" monitor would not look good even from a distance text is very difficult to read. If you find a 25" to 30" at resolutions of 1600x1200 or greater I want that link. (widescreen or not)

Yes, Plasma monitors reach Contrast ratios of 3000:1 or greater, but whatever OS you run there is a static bar somewhere on your screen and you likely have the same image on the screen for more than 15-30 minutes. And Plasma monitors do not display grey as perfectly as black. Black is obtained when NO electricity is flowing to that particular cell I am pretty sure. grey however must have ALL of the gasses excited but they must be equally excited and only a small amount which makes it much less than perfect.
Again, everything I said about the TV use is NOT from experiance but just an educated guess based on the specs of the TV's

I forgot one thing...

If you have a two monitor system (one regular LCD monitor and an LCD-TV) it is a great idea to use the regular LCD for tasks within windows that require text and exactness and whenever playing games switch to the LCD-TV. If you use it that way you probably will not be dissappointed. Remember, a Plasma screen is still not the best option for gaming(think near-static HUD's).


I'm as Clueless as a baby in a topless bar<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Clueless on 07/19/04 10:44 PM.</EM></FONT></P>