TV monitor for a large screen computer monitor?

[GaryEHatch]

So, the only difference is quality of image? What if I am okay with the lower quality of the TV? Will the TV monitor still do all my computer monitor will do - other than have more pixels? I find that computer monitors are often too small for what I like to do, like compare Excel files.

 

[ssddx]

the tv doesnt have any more pixels. the pixels are just larger. this is why the image quality is lower.

a 1080p tv and a 1080p monitor have the same amount of pixels.

think of it this way. take a photograph.. it looks good. blow it up on a printer to 400% size and it looks less sharp but its larger. same thing with tvs and monitors.

i personally use a 40" 1080p 60hz television for my primary monitor and it works out great.

 

[ssddx]

edit... too small to compare excell files? you mean you have trouble seeing the small text? in which case a big screen is better for you.

if you want more pixels instead of splitting the pixels you already have between two windows... perhaps you should instead look at a 2560x1600 monitor such as the dell3011. you get a sharpness between a tv and monitor but you get a higher resolution. expensive though.