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Is HDTV technology very similar to pc monitor, and does it show clear text?

Generally, pc monitors have tiny pixel, but I want to see large pixel for graphic work.
 
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I've tried with a 43" HDTV once (at least I THINK it was a 43").
Anyways, text couldn't be read at any DPI and buying a monitor was a better solution

Also, I thought bigger ppi was better for graphic designing etc.
 
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No they don't use the same type of LCD panels. HDTV makes character a lot harder to read compared to a PC monitor.

If you do graphics work, there are some large professional PC monitors, like 27" or 30" so I would recommend that, but know that they are expensive.

The Ultrasharp series from Dell is a good example of professional monitors that are best suited for video editors, web designers, AutoCAD users, etc... :

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04&sku=225-4148

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04&sku=225-4429

 
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it depends - i've found that (on my TV at least, which is a 39" Insignia so it's some Best Buy no name brand) if i connect using HDMI it's garbage and hard to read because of the weird processing that is done, but if i connect using old-school analog VGA it looks WAY better.


HDMI - garbage, not worth it, you'll spend too much time either puking or trying to turn down the sharpening effects

VGA - great, simple, but you lose audio and it's actually an analog signal being sent, so perhaps less "authentic", but it's the only way to bypass the "hey, i'm a TV, let me process the crap out of your image"


so yeah. VGA is better. at least on Win8.1. i have no idea how Win7 would process things.
 
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giantbucket: Maybe you got lucky or it depends on your TV or setup. But usually it's the other way around, VGA looks like crap compared to HDMI.

For PC monitors I always use DVI connection anyways.

But that's not the question, HDTV are not designed to work like a PC monitor to sit behind and do work all day long and read characters, it's not designed for that. HDTV is more likely to cause eye strain faster than a PC monitor.

 
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Higher screen resolution shows smaller pixel. That is secondary monitor.
Reducing screen resolution on LCD is very blurry.

I know LCD only needs natural screen resolution.
So, I think 28" HDTV 1366x768 has larger pixel.

How are panels different while these use same LED?
Is pixel arrangement so different?
 
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All I know is that the text and characters look less sharp on a TV. Since you're looking for a low resolution I'd pick a cheap PC monitor then. I just don't like the idea of doing PC work on a TV, but maybe it's just me.

 
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i'll agree that - from what I've seen - the TV is nice and large, but it is slightly less crisp and less defined. I sit around 6-7 feet from mine and use it primarily for news feeds (Bing News from Win8.1) so it's half text and half images, and for quick reading it's sufficiently good. I doubt I could use it for writing docs and reading emails all day long on it, though.
 
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Yeah me too. I have a laptop connected to my 55" TV in my living room. However, I use it just to read quick news on the Internet or to start movies.

Reading light news for 15 minutes and using it for work for 8 hours straight are two different things. That was my point. No matter how shitty the display is, you won't get eye strain by reading news feed for a short period.

 
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Thanks for the offer. But I find the quality of the image quite good on my TV it's not blurry or anything and the text is sharp enough (not sure if I could improve it but I don't feel I need to). I sit at about 10 feet from it so yes it is a little small to read but that's just because of the distance. Of course I don't want to reduce the resolution. I just press CTRL+ in my browser to increase the size and it's fine. As I said I use it for short time just to read some quick news or to search some quick info or start a movie or music, but I never read for more than 15 minutes so I don't really get eye strain. I'm just saying if it was for professional use and I would have to work for 8 hours straight this would be a whole different story. If I need to read for a longer period I just go in my other room I have a gaming PC with a Dell UltraSharp 24" U2410 monitor so no problem there.
 
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HTDVs and monitors both use similar types of LCD technologies; in my situation IPS LCD panels for both monitors and my HDTV.

It is the arrangement of the pixels that are different. Pixels in a monitor are basically setup for clear text whereas for HDTVs the pixel arrangement is better optimized for shapes and objects rather than text. I have played around with using my HDTV to display the desktop primarily so that I can launch movies / videos stored on the hard drives and watch 'em full screen.

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That's what I meant when I said they're different. LCD is LCD, but somehow text doesn't look the same on a TV or a PC monitor.

I must say that I have high-end IPS monitors both at home and at work so I'm spoiled and maybe biased because of it. After that, anything else you compare to it will look bad. I've seen some very cheap PC monitors that will have poor image quality and sharpness. It always depends what you get.

 
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Yeah, I hope my NEC LCD monitor does not die anytime soon. I cost more than most high end gaming PCs back in 2007.
 
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@Kevin: I might look at the settings you proposed to change. But I already configured my TV for color fidelity and image quality. I'd be afraid that if I tweak it for sharper text, when I watch a movie the image might not look as good. The main purpose for me is still to watch TV series and movies lol.

 
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