Monitor vs TV: Is there any downside of buying this for a TV?
1064302
not really. If you're inputting S-video, you'll have to use another connection port or use an adapter. Otherwise, it has basically everything a television has.
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.
74739
Since there is only a single VGA input then no this monitor cannot "double" as a TV and computer use. It may be possible to convert the TV output to VGA (not sure how) but then you have to be disconnecting and reconnecting cables when going from TV to computer. Most people would not consider this as double duty. Due to the problems with vertical viewing angle though, I would not recommend this monitor for TV viewing as the picture degrades pretty severely off-axis.
2260022
I'm not quite sure, but I've heard there have been many problems achieving 120Hz with and HDMI cable. If I were you, however, I'd get display port, it's basically the future. Regardless of that, this monitor is very, very, nice. It's responsive, it looks beautiful, and was rather easy to setup. Definitely worth the price.
289852
Oh also you can buy a mini hdmi to full size hdmi adapter for under 5 bucks off ebay and run an hdmi tv as a monitor. But for best quality you should buy a high definition monitor. My 22 inch monitor looks crappy compared to the asus Hd screen.
1505903
I'm using VGA and I think the resolution is excellent. That said, I'm no expert and I've never compared it to HDMI (no cable). I went from a small 17" flatscreen VGA to this one and I'm very pleased with it.
1343194
Yes you can use this as a monitor. Just plug your source HDMI cable from the instruement you wish to provide the audio/video programming from into one of the multiple HDMI input plugs, then be sure to select the proper 'source' from the remote.
65659
Well you can, but you wouldn't want to. While appropriate for a computer monitor because you sit close to it, and where sound quality isn't a factor, but you will be very displeased trying to use it as a speaker on any TV.
964669
No, a monitor is just an output screen, so you only need to be sure you video card can support this monitor.On your video card specs:-check the monitor input (hdmi, dvi, etc)-check the resolution (3840x2160)If that looks good, but it. I love mine.
323304
I use the TV for my computer monitor, that's what I purchased it for. I do play a couple of online games and the response time and colors are super. I passed on a couple of cheaper TV's because I didn't know the names, but Toshiba is a product that has been around many years and it works well.
1996061
No - you would need the opposite conversion device, that is, HDMI to RCA Audio/Video. Assuming it works as advertised, you might still be unhappy with the results. Regardless of the source, a standard-definition TV can't produce a high-definition display.
425187
Generally speaking, the refresh rate is not that important. Scenes with smooth motion and panning will generally look cleaner on a 120hz set, because the TV is successfully able to insert new frames (your video signal is not 120hz, but about 30hz. The difference is made up by the TV analyzing the frames and making new ones that go in between the original frames). Scenes with very choppy motion typically look worse (because the frames inserted by the TV don't match up correctly, making the image sharper and crisper-seeming but jerky and jittery). This is not a 120hz TV, though. If that feature is important to you, you're going to have to look at the true TV line (T260HD is really a monitor with TV features) I have a T260HD, and if you are going to use it primarily as a monitor, but also as a TV, it's pretty good. I've owned monitors that looked better, and I own a TV that looks better, but this unit is a good meld of the two. It has a very limited ideal viewing angle, and some problems with banding and bleeding at the edges, but it looks pretty good and it has all of the TV inputs. If you're looking for a TV that you will use as a monitor only occasionally, buy a TV that has a bunch of HDMI ports, and just get a DVI-&gt;HDMI adapter for your PC. Samsung's got several very nice TVs at 32" (the alternative you were considering). If you want the 120hz, the LN32B650 or LN32B640 will do it for you. If you don't care, the LN32B550 is a very nice display as well (I have the 40" B550, and I like it). Samsung doesn't have many high quality options in the 26" size (they're all 720p only, except for the monitor-TVs like this one)
331566
Well, it's a computer monitor, not a tv screen. So it does support standard definition, but through a standard computer vga or a dvi cable. Not through a standard TV RCA cable or coaxial cable
1683115
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!
184799
William, I'll check on that tomorrow when I'm back at the office. If I forget, just post here again and I should be notified - otherwise shoot me an email. AEB35.75@gmail.com. Regardless, its a great unit - perfect for an additional monitor and very easy to toggle between the TV and external monitor functionalities. Only complaint is the sound is slightly subpar - I'll try to address your question tomorrow, like I said. Cheers!
291107
For a computer monitor I would lean away from. For gaming consoles they would work well. I use fire tv for gaming, pretty good on a ps3 as well. Computers would have resolution issues if you are nitpicking for high quality images, but some games would not be overly affected like voxel based games or lower quality visual games. I would personally not try Skyrim on it, Oblivion on the other hand would be fine.
1402589
I tried using a hd tv as a monitor once. Your choices of resolution are greatly narrowed. I personally don't recommend using a tv as a monitor system. But, yes the adapter should work just fine for the graphics but bear in mind dvi doesn't support sound. Since the computer has an hdmi port that cable would be better since hdmi supports digital sound.