1080p TV vs 1440x900 MONITOR

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Will be used for gaming on GTX 970,can u please tell me which will be better?
Both are 60 Hz and I somehow don't see much difference in texture clarity.Please tell me which is better?
 
Solution
User preference. The higher resolution can display more pixels(and thus is considered to be the better screen). How it looks to you is all that matters.

Here is an idea of how 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080 and 1920 x 1200(I added this because is it another 16:10 resolution, before FullHD became the standard computer monitors did use aspects like 16:10) compare.
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On the same size screen things will look larger on a lower resolution screen(the smaller and more pixels is why higher resolutions are desirable for sharper images.).

You can even use a few days on each and see what you like best.

You can even use them both on one computer for watching video on the TV, while surfing the net on the monitor...
1920 x 1080(1080p or FullHD) has more pixels than 1440 x 900(thus better).

If you do not see much difference the monitor have have less input delay because TV's tend to have video processors(since they deal with lower resolution SD video and all kinds of less than ideal video sources) to make things look nicer. You also will have an easier time running the monitors resolution.

Your monitor is also a 16:10(taller than the TV for its width, some users like this better while others do not)
 

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Ok but the decision also lies between TV and monitor....large screen with a distance...smaller screen at less distance
 
User preference. The higher resolution can display more pixels(and thus is considered to be the better screen). How it looks to you is all that matters.

Here is an idea of how 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080 and 1920 x 1200(I added this because is it another 16:10 resolution, before FullHD became the standard computer monitors did use aspects like 16:10) compare.
206c0tw.jpg


On the same size screen things will look larger on a lower resolution screen(the smaller and more pixels is why higher resolutions are desirable for sharper images.).

You can even use a few days on each and see what you like best.

You can even use them both on one computer for watching video on the TV, while surfing the net on the monitor if you wanted to.
 
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Can u please tell me how to connect both? (HDMI AND VGA)?
Will it just be done if I connect like that or something has to be done?
 
You can connect with VGA and HDMI, DVI and HDMI.

Windows has build in options to allow multiple displays to be used(it is in with screen resolution settings).

Please note that if you use a computer for some HD videos(Bluray and some streaming services), VGA may result in lower quality video because it does not support copy protection found on many DVI and HDMI screens.
 

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Ok thanks but if I just connect two cables to my GPU...and 1 to tv and other to the monitor will it work? Or any setup has to be done?
 

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Ok thanks but I still have 1 question...if both the screen have a separate display,how will I be able to control both?
Because I have only 1 keyboard and Mouse
 
In windows you can just drag programs from screen to screen.

If i want something from my screen 1 to screen to, I just drag it to the left side and it moves off to the other screen. Programs can be dragged from screen to screen and even maximized on each screen.

Another option is to hold Start and use the left or right keys to move the currently active program to the other screen. as you press the arrow it will move to different sections of the other screen(left side, current position right side then off to the next screen in most cases). When you reach the end of one screen it will start back over again.

Please note that some programs will remember what screen they last ran on and start on that screen(this is good if you lets say always open the video player on your TV.).

Now games tend to run on only one screen and it will almost always be the primary(main) screen. Some games in full screen will cause programs on the other screen to stop updating. Running games in a window or fake fullscreen/borderless window or maximized window will give the impression of a full screen game without this downfall.

EDIT
One last option you may want to use if your intention is to swap display modes often, you can use Start(the flag between control and alt) + P to switch modes faster. It allows one screen, the other both extended or both cloned. ignore the fact that it calls one screen a projector.
 

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Ok thank u so much