Can you use your Tv as a monitor for your gaming computer?

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dude807

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I've heard from many different sources that you can but there's more lag unless you have a powerful enough Pc, but then I hear there's no difference no matter what. In case it does have to do with specs here is my system.

Here are the specs.
Processor: AMD FX-6100 Zambezi 4.0GHz Socket AM3+ 95W Six-Core Desktop Processor FD6100WMGUSBX
Graphics card: AMD Radeon HD 7850 Graphics Card
Eyefinity, DirectX11 Support
1X HDMI, 2X DVi, 2X Display port Available
15% Overclock Available if desired
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0GB/s3.5
32Mb Cache
Operating System: Windows 7
RAM: Skill Ripjaws X Series 12gb 240-Pin DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 128000) Desktop Memory
CAS 9 Latency
Equipped with Advanced Aluminum Heat-Dispersing Shield

I'm planning on upgrading soon. So you could also give me some tips on what to upgrade. My price range is around 500$
 
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Personally I have a Samsung 1080p 40" TV as my primary gaming display (via HDMI). There's no lag that I can see and it's a great quality picture.

If you do this, you'll likely need to make sure the TV isn't set to a 'Game' mode or similar, as that cuts down on picture quality. I set my Samsung to PC mode over HDMI and it gives me a great image with no noticeable lag.

Regarding upgrading, you already seem to have quite a decent system. Maybe an SSD?
 
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spiketheaardvark

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The source of the lag is not from the computer it is from the TV's image processing. The "game" mode (and probably PC mode as well) on most TVs turns off the image processing. It won't look quiet as pretty, but the response is much faster. On my Samsung the change is significant. I can see the delay just moving a mouse around on the screen if I don't disable it. Other than that and the tuner most TV aren't much different than any other 1080p monitor.
 
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