do LCD TVs work as monitors?

[gusl]

Do LCD TVs work as monitors?

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[demarko (from livejournal.com)]

they can, probably most convenient through HDMI, although the resolution for a TV is significantly different than that of a monitor intended for computer use.

[gustavolacerda.livejournal.com]

can they achieve close to 2000x1200?

[demarko (from livejournal.com)]

if you get a 1080p HDTV you can get 1920X1080, which is fairly close I suppose.
2000x1200 isn't a monitor resolution anywhere as far as I know, it doesn't fit 4:3, 16:9 or 16:10 which as all the commercially available ratios

[qatar.livejournal.com]

I believe ours is 1920×1080, and it's sort of a part-time computer monitor since it's plugged into a media box, but I can't imagine actually doing computing at it. It would kill your neck!

[en-ki.livejournal.com]

To back this up with the all-important anecdotal evidence:

My LCD TV does 1920x1080, which is the highest you should expect to get. I use a DVI->HDMI cable, which cost about $25, to connect it to a Power Mac. It looks fine, but there is an aspect ratio mismatch between the TV and the display modes the Mac wants to use, so I haven't been able to get 100% of the real estate; maybe more like 95%, don't recall offhand what the exact numbers are.

This is a pre-2006 TV that the previous owner of my condo threw in because he didn't feel like moving such an ancient piece of crap it.

[demarko (from livejournal.com)]

it might be that a) your TV is a bit old and doesn't have the right settings built in or b) you need to set the right display preferences on your mac? those are the only two situations I've seen for something like that happening

[gustavolacerda.livejournal.com]

would a 2- or 3-monitor setup kill your neck?

[ikeepaleopard]

I have two monitors at work and it is sweet. Whether it is bad for your neck depends a lot on how you position yourself relative to them. Also, since everyone else seems to only be hinting at it: TV resolutions are typically terrible compared to computer resolutions.

[qatar.livejournal.com]

No, because I'd be looking side to side. A TV on my desk would be impossibly tall, since 1080 pixels of TV is bigger than 1080 pixels of monitor.

[gustavolacerda.livejournal.com]

My 23" monitor does 2048x1152.

[en-ki.livejournal.com]

I mean: the highest you should expect to get with a TV, since broadcast TV standards don't go higher than that as far as I'm aware.