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Question

TV or Monitor

Aug 30, 2011 3:56PM PDT

I just bought a13" new laptop and I'm now in the market for visual display option. I would sit about 3 to 4 feet from my display option. I know most tvs now have HDMI and other computer input options. I assume that tvs (even HD tvs) have a lower resolution but it can't be that much of a difference. Why should I buy a monitor when I can have a large hd tv to do work and watch movies on?

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Re: screen
Aug 30, 2011 4:58PM PDT

HDTV have exactly the right resolution to view HD video's on: 1920x1080. You can get a bigger screen, but such a movie would use only part of it or be enlarged and get a lesser quality. So there's nothing against using a TV screen to view a movie.

Kees

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Screen
Aug 31, 2011 12:09AM PDT

What about as a primary monitor for my normal work? What is the reason producers are still making monitors? Why doesn't everyone just buy hdtv's to hook up to their computers?

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Re: hdtv
Aug 31, 2011 5:37AM PDT

Viewing a 40" screen from the usual 2 feet distance (check that where you work) isn't the most practical thing to do (apart from the space it takes). Moreover, most companies would find giving all employees a TV on their desk too expensive.

In fact, my wife wouldn't like it when I used the TV for typing this post on my PC while she uses it to view a show at the same time. So even here at home, I wouldn't do it.

Kees