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Isn't a TV that permanently shows HDMI input a big monitor? Weirdly they always seem to be more expensive than a TV though.
by RandomDistort 2y ago
Isn't a TV that permanently shows HDMI input a big monitor?
Weirdly they always seem to be more expensive than a TV though.
- b3lvedere 2y agoWell yes, but i guess either big monitors use different panels or there's some shady business going on.
- bee_rider 2y agoInclusive or.
- progbits 2y agoYeah exactly, as also others point out in the thread, if you want "TV-sized monitor" you will pay more than for a TV, and probably get worse panel, lower brightness, etc. Hence it would be useful to buy "smart" TV and turn it into a monitor instead.
- protocolture 2y agoBare in mind I went down this hole years ago, so these could be solved problems, but in my experience Monitors speak a set of more useful modes (Resolution and refresh rate combos) and tv's often need to be trammed in a bit, the default screen position not being properly centered in all cases.
- adornKey 2y agoOne difference between Monitors and TV used to be that Monitors used RGB Subpixel-Layout and TVs used BGR. (i.e. TV panels are upside down) Configuring subpixel-layout per monitor is something that most OS won't allow. So if you use several monitors, you usually have to mount the BGR-ones upside down. (Otherwise fonts will be blurry...) For some time now there are really cheap 4K Monitors with BGR-layout available. If you mount those upside down you're fine... (I use LG 4K Monitors mounted upside down in combination with other screens)
- kbolino 2y agoSubpixel hinting isn't that useful at high DPIs though. Apple has ditched it entirely in macOS, regardless of monitor DPI, and gone back to standard anti-aliasing.