Question Should I get a gaming monitor or a 55 inch 4K tv at 120Hz

[ch33r]

Exactly as the title asks. The other question I have is: A lot of people have said 4K monitors/TVs will say 120 Hz, but they aren't actually 120HZ, they are 60Hz that use interpolation to guess the next frame. Which should I go for, and how do I know if my display will actually be 120Hz

 

[AllanGH]

Just my 2¢:

My wife has a smart TV for her monitor because, for some reason, she can see it better than all the monitors we tried out on her eyes after several optical surgeries. My daughter has a larger smart TV for a monitor, just because it gives her an actual TV in her bedroom.

In my limited experience, I hate having TVs as monitors. I like a device to have a single function....a monitor as a monitor. You turn-on the computer, and the monitor displays the video output of the computer...no fussing around with remotes to get the proper video input, and the monitor is optimized for the job it's supposed to do.

When the year rolls-around that I want to watch TV, I'll buy one.

As to how you know if a monitor/TV is actually 120 Hz refresh rate / FPS, that's when you dig into the technical specifications...not the brochure text, the actual technical specifications sheet; and sometimes you have to go a-searching to get that.

 

[ch33r]

Well?

 

[AllanGH]

Research

 

[ch33r]

Research

If you have nothing to contribute, please don't reply, thank you

 

[AllanGH]

I so sincerely apologize.

I didn't realize that you wanted somebody to research and choose your monitor for you.

 

[jankerson]

Exactly as the title asks. The other question I have is: A lot of people have said 4K monitors/TVs will say 120 Hz, but they aren't actually 120HZ, they are 60Hz that use interpolation to guess the next frame. Which should I go for, and how do I know if my display will actually be 120Hz

There are Gaming TV's that have high refresh rates (EXPENSIVE).... Other than that it's best to stay with actual PC Monitors.

 

[ch33r]

There are Gaming TV's that have high refresh rates (EXPENSIVE).... Other than that it's best to stay with actual PC Monitors.

I understand what you're saying. But what I'm trying to figure out is if these displays "TV" and "monitor" get their name from the technology that is implemented into them, or their primary use. Is it called a "monitor" for a specific reason? or just because most people use them for computers? What I also want to know is, what does a monitor do that a TV can't do (if anything) and vise versa. Also, why is it very hard to find "monitors" past 36 inch, yet TVs go up to 90 inch? Whats the difference? Is it really just their primary use, or is there more?

 

[USAFRet]

If we cannot keep it civil in here, I'll simply close this thread.

The only answer I wish to see is "I heard and understand"

 

[ch33r]

If we cannot keep it civil in here, I'll simply close this thread.

The only answer I wish to see is "I heard and understand"

I definitely heard and most certainly do understand, and thank you for that 👍

 

[ch33r]

Anyway, does anyone else have more input on this topic?

 

[drivinfast247]

Monitors have less input lag than a TV. Also, most newer monitors have some sort of variable refresh rate hardware that prevents screen tearing.
I personally use a mixture of both. For my slower, 3rd person and some first person games I use a 55" 4k and a Xbox Elite controller to play. For anything serious, I use a 32" 1440p 144hz G-sync monitor.