Does anyone use this TV as a PC monitor? How does text look?
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I bought the 55" and my father uses it as a monitor. The image looks great and the text looks fine. I think it also depends on how far you are from the TV. My father sits close when he uses the computer because it will be harder to read the text from far. His computer is also older and did not have a port for the HDMI cable but he was able to connect it.
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Hi George. I'm not an expert on monitors, but I just had my tech guy install the LG monitor on the wall behind my desk, and once I figured out how to set it up to its native resolution, it looked great. My tech guy didn't address the issue of whether it was a true monitor or a TV, but I've been very happy with it so far.
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The resolution is great. I use it mostly as a computer monitor. It's in my craft room, so it's used as a TV too. Hooked up directly to cable line, so there isn't any kind of interference at all. I love the large size for a computer monitor, but still large enough to watch TV on!
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I think the "blooming" issue is overblown. I hardly notice it at all...even with white credits on a completely black background. Who reads the credits anyway? If that's all the "experts" can find to complain about...that says a lot about this TV.
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1. Does this monitor have built-in speakers? No2. Is the colour/picture crisp and clear? Average, not top of the line. Thought I'm using VGA. May be better with improved graphics card.3. Are the buttons easy to push? Yes4. Is this compatible with any Windows 7 hp computer? Do not have an HP. I have a Dell Windows 7 and it runs just fine.
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No, not using HDMI. I'm hooked up with a conventional multipin connector from the comp's vidio output, and running at 1280 X 768 on the computer, which results in a very nice full screen PC image on the TV/monitor as well as an acceptable fullscreen TV image (I switch back and forth between the PC and cable frequently). By "acceptable", I mean the TV image is slightly laterally distorted at full screen, but is is not annoying to me.
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I dont think so. I used it as a raspberry pi monitor and it displays a normal image/text. I don
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Would any of you who own this TV please speak up your experience? I'm considering a buy until seeing this thread. Please help. Thanks. Luan
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I had an overscan problem with this set as well with PC to HDMI and the soulution was using the VGA PC input. I know HDMI sounds like a better choice but in this case it is not. With the HDMI port I was only getting something like 1768 x 992 resolution and text was a TINY bit blurred. But with the VGA input I'm getting tne full 1920 x 1080 resolution with no overscan and the images it produces are clearer. Try for yourself!
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I do not notice anything like that on my display. So far, for me, this is a really good TV.
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Yes, I returned Dell S2415H because the text is not black, gray, gives me a headache because I use it reading news, stock quote. I use the multimedia screen on this monitor and doesn't give me a headache. Compared with my Qnix2710 which is 1440p, I prefer this benq for reading and multimedia use. I returned hp 25xi because of flicker, gives me a headache too.
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Just a note to anyone using their TV as a second monitor, if your REGULAR monitor is an LCD also and you use Windows you can't have a second ClearType setting for the other monitor. Watching movies etc is fine, but if you use a different style LCD TV the text may appear blurry. It's not a bad connection, just a windows thing :P I wasted a LOT of money connecting my Panasonic TV with all types of different cables before realizing this. Games, images, movies etc don't suffer, just text.
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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.
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Hello:My son and I have used the Toshiba TV as a monitor several times without any problem. The resolution looks very nice, the only problem we have found is that the TV is extremely slow to start. So far the TV has worked well.
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Items viewed on the Archos screen look great. However, they are not so sharp when I view them on my 46" HD TV - that may be because of the output resolution or simply because of the big screen size! I'm still testing.
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I hooked up my PC, picture is great, basically i use it as a monitor, because i have cable box, dvd, sound surround system and PC, everything connected with HDMI cables. I have no complains. Good luck!
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The LT provides 720p not the 1080p, but looks pretty good. No issues with the HDMI hook up. This is fine for me as my tv only does 720p.