is this difficult to use as a monitor?
206653
Not at all. My PC has an hdmi video output and it works great, including powering the monitor up and down as needed.
1343193
Yes you can and I do. You do need an HDMI cable or a DVI to HDMI. It works fine once you fit to screen, lower the sharpness, and put it into game mode. I'd say the only thing that makes this not a worthy monitor is the dot depth. That is basically how far away the pixels are from one another. If you are to close you can actually see the pixel borders, but if you a about a foot and a half away Id say you cant see them any more.
463845
Yes it can be used as a computer monitor. The manual has a section on how to set it up. Also, Best Buy charges a re-stocking fee for opened TVs, which I think is 15%.
1344265
Yes, it can be used as a monitor. This link will take you to the owners manual which references connections to a PC on page 21:http://www.lg.com/lgecs.downloadFile.ldwf?DOC_ID=KROWM000516209&ORIGINAL;_NAME_b1_a1=MFL67651192_32LN5300-UB.AUS.pdf&FILE;_NAME=KROWM000516209.pdf&TC;=DwnCmd
1944618
Hi there, It is not practical monitor. Not professionally reliable machine. Needs improvement.
2137698
Its not hardwired into the monitor, but you can make it portray within the OS.
2106350
The issue will be power, it uses two powered USB ports for power supply. The port on the monitor is a micro USB you could probably use alternate means of power. I don't have the power specs on hand to advise what would be best for alternative power.
2006757
Yes, but the AUDIO quality on this monitor is VERY POOR, namely, the speakers do not put out very much volume. The VIDEO quality, however, is excellent.
1631053
If you computer is DVI, then there is an inexpensive adapter for using with the HDMI. Yes, works well as monitor.
1918672
Very happy with it; at 1080p I can and do use it as a computer monitor. The trick is to turn off TV color controls and.put sharpness to zero. This way the video card does the adjustments. It is also great as a TV. No problems at all.
358612
I've had this monitor for a few months now, and although I do play more resource intensive games with it, I've had no problems. If you are using a DVI-D to HDMI converter, you might be overloading the monitor itself and it might burn out. Try using just a DVI-D cable to connect the monitor and computer.
1991080
Like on Window's PC's, you will have to download the right drivers. It took me about 4 hours to get my new 1080p monitor to work right, had to download 3 or 4 drivers. Make sure that you go to the ViewSonic page to update all your current drivers first, the disk that it comes with does not have the updates on it. You will probably have to go to Apple to get the right Mac drivers too. It's a pain, but the monitor works awesome once you get it set up. I'm extremely pleased with mine, the side viewing is just as good as direct on viewing. One of my laptops that I have set up for this monitor only has 1GB of Ram, and it works just fine with it.
1412550
This, and any 22" or larger LCD monitor, is going to give a softer image when using an analog input like VGA. It really can't be avoided when you get to these sizes and resolutions in LCD, unless you get a truly expensive monitor meant for graphic design artists. It will work, but it won't be as crisp or clear as if it were connected via HDMI or DVI. That's just what you deal with when you switch to large LCDs. However, for a VGA image, this looks pretty darn good. The review you read might have neglected to calibrate the monitor properly once connected via VGA. It's not washed-out at all... It's just not as crystal-crisp as a digital source.
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I believe so, but the quality will be poor. Given the high quality of the monitor, it would make sense to spring for a DVI or HDMI video card if your computer can handle it.
2181761
Yup! You'll need a monitor to configure it, but after it's configured it can function as a primary monitor.
1285693
Bought a pair of these for the kids to use as dual purpose tv/monitor and tried out the PC connection. It isn't bad at all, but you will need a decent video card and, being that its still such a large resolution for a large area viewed up close if at a desk, there is some spots where it isn't as sharp as you may want it to be.
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I wondered about the same initially. Need took priority and gave it a try. I have not regretted my decision. I have no resolution concerns or issues. I run my monitors at 1920x1080 resolution without no "visual" issues whatsoever. I guess a lot depends on how good your computer's display output/card is. My laptops are pretty top-of-the-line so no complains here about image quality.