It really depends on the make and model. Some tvs work better than others when connected to a computer. Even different models from the same manufacturer can be wildly different. One common problem I have had I'd that the full desktop is cut off on the edges, on my raspberry pi I sometimes have to set weird resolutions to display properly on TVs. TVs also sometimes have of our noon existent EDIDs so your computer may not automatically be able to pick the best resolution and refresh rate.
Some of the new 4k TVs are only 4k @ 30 hz which is really less than ideal for connecting computers to. My 74 year old dad would notice this. Also TVs were designed to be viewed from a couple of metres away. A 40" TV with a 1080p resolution when viewed @ .5m you can see the spaces between pixels, which does not make things appear more clear. A 40" 4k monitor, a 27" 1440p monitor, and a 22" 1080p monitor all have roughly the same dot pitch (loosely the same density of pixels). With 1080p and higher you will want to use digital inputs like HDMI and display port (or the older DVI). This time it depends on what the TV and video card support. Before making any suggestions I guess I would want to know what it is you want out of the TV as a monitor? are you just looking for physically large monitor? On Dec 6, 2015 23:13, "Joe S" <joes...@shaw.ca> wrote: > I am thinking of getting a TV monitor - LCD. > Can I use this for the computer? I'm wondering if the print will be OK > to read text. I have a connection for VGA and 'digital video' Will this > work well for the monitor? > > Thanks > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > clug-talk@clug.ca > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying >
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