HD TV as a monitor?
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- Atkinson
I went to the Apple store today to look at their cinema screens. The lad working there suggested I don't get an Apple screen but an HD TV from Amazon. 100hz, Full HD. I don't know much about TVs, especially when used as monitors. It seems he has a fair point though. Anyone here do this?
- Christian0
He's an idiot. TV's are supposed to be looked at from a distance. Correct me if I'm wrong.
- correctedmonospaced
- :) *grabs a beer and a shotgun. goes to guard the lawn.Christian
- bigtrick0
pixels are going to be as big as your fist, but i have a friend that does this on a 32" hdtv and it works out okay for him.
resolution is a bit crappy though. 1366x768 or sommat.
- < oops. i guess his tv is not HD. full 1080p hd would be 1920x1080, sorry.bigtrick
- well, 720p is considered an HD format...anything over 480 in factmonospaced
- show some pic or its a lie! hehehehe!watchamakalit
- moldero0
i have a friend whos using a sony hdtv to a mac pro i just sold him, works fine, icons are as huge as my fist but works fine
- Christian0
Look at some Dell WFP screens.
- bjladams0
my bro does that, works great from his macbook as a second screen.
just need using the hdmi cable.
- monospaced0
I have a Samsung LCD (at least 2 years old) and I hook my MBP up to it all the time. Full 1080 resolution (just scan). The pixels are extremely sharp and it can be used quite effectively as an external display, even for pixel perfect design. The color accuracy is incredibly impressive as well. The "lad" at the Apple store isn't an idiot.
- marychain0
My wife does it...she's a developer and has no problems with it...but I honestly don't know what set it is....I'll check when I get home
- utopian0
Why not?
I have 72" LG LED TV as my monitor. I can sit at the keyboard from 20 feet away and still produce pixel perfect PSD layouts.
- 72"...?!?!?!bigtrick
- at that size you kinda have to sit 20' away so your peripheral vision can capture the entire damn screen!SteveJobs
- nah, 7-10 ft is goodmonospaced
- pics please!Prev
- i didn't know they even made them that big!scarabin
- lulz********
- brandelec0
same. hook up my mbp to 46" in bedroom to code/design. must be at a safe distance though.
- ntimm0
yeah same here I have a 32" bravia hook to a mac mini to sit back and watch "purchased" movies. But from close it looks like shit.
- randommail0
Reverse that.
Monitor as HD TV.
- Atkinson0
well I won't be sitting back, it's desk work. Seems full HD only comes at 32"+. Any advice on which tvs are decent then?
- we did this question I think last month. Can't find the thread.randommail
- Any decent TV really. Damn.monospaced
- Atkinson0
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-…
Seems ok to me with my very limited knowledge. Anyone?
- yes, it's common knowledge that Samsung is almost always goodrandommail
- def most bang for your buck.
Just pick the size the want.
Specs are all the same these days.randommail - randommail is rightmonospaced
- kalkal0
The resolution won't be great but more importantly, TV colour reproduction sucks ass compared to a pro monitor.
- My Samsung has really, really detailed picture controls, and with a custom profile is as good as any display, color-wise.monospaced
- not any display, of course, but it's damn goodmonospaced
- kalkal0
You are going to use this for graphics work, right? I wouldn't even consider using a TV for that. Unless obviously, you're working with motion graphics, then it makes perfect sense.
- scarabin0
i really super crazy want to setup my vizio tv to mirror my g5 powerpc monitor but can't for the life of me get it to work. bought a few different cables... nothing
- ********0
Lol, the responses in this thread are so useless I thought I would add my own.
- lemmy_k0
I have my computer hooked up to my 50" Samsung DLP. We are using a TV tuner card and using the computer as a dvr and my home computer. I get full HD picture for TV and I have no issues using the tv as a monitor. We have had this set up for about a year now. Not spending $150 a month on cable is the best thing since sliced bread.
- nthkl0
Depends on what you're using it for. I'd use one for preview in an edit bay if needed but not as a primary display. Nothing beats working on a 30" display as a primary though, good god.