Why I’m Using a TV As My Monitor (And You Should Too)

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Been using a TV for PC for over 20 years now. Thumbs up to you for letting people know this.

A lot of us are waiting for a 32-40 inch version. 55+ inches with HDR on can feel like im staring into the sun.

For anyone thinking of going this route, I'd suggest taping some text documents to a wall within the target TV size. Sit at the distance you plan to be from the monitor and see how you find reading documents. Also, if in a windowed room, I found screen glare an issue at some viewing angles. I don't have the room, so my current setup is pretty modest, and not TVs. A 27" 2K curved Acer in landscape and 24" 1080p flat Acer in portrait for webpages/documents. I have the 1080p angled about 20 degrees so when I turn my head I'm looking straight into it.

I just started to use a 55 inch TV for my monitor and got rid of the 2 smaller monitors I use to use, I gotta say I like it, though my desk is pretty deep so setting it back as far as it can go works out, I normally game in a window anyway and it's nice having so much desktop space to do things.

Been watching a lot of videos about monitors recently, and this is the most absurd setup I have seen so far! Nice work!

I used a 65" TV as a monitor for a week or so before returning it for a 42". Corners were just too far away for my taste. One thing I did for the 65 incher was modify my desk so the bottom of the screen was like 6 inches below the level of my keyboard. That way I'd generally have to look down to see more information, as opposed to looking up. I found that much more comfortable.

Next, with a bit of work, you could carry it around as your phone.

Sitting close to such a large screen is a killer for your neck. Ask me how I know. However, I fixed that by mounting the screen on the wall having the top of the screen no more than 15cm above eye level. That meant i had to move the desk away from the wall in order for me to see the bottom of the screen. It works like a charm. No more stress on the neck.

As I write this, I am looking at this video my on a Phillips 55" 4K TV which has replaced my previous triple-24" monitor setup. I don't game. That allowed me to pick a much less expensive TV (mine was $249 on sale). I am very happy with this setup. I work remotely and my M1 MacBook Pro drives it very nicely. I love being able to view wide Excel worksheets without have them spilt across screens.

I've been using a Samsung 43" OLED 4k TV as my monitor/TV for the last two months and haven't encountered any drawbacks. I'm still getting used to the differences in workflow having such an enormous amount of screen but overall it's a much better experience now than my two side by side 2k computer monitors. Eventually will upgrade to maybe a 55". Unless you are an extreme competitive gamer this is the way to go and I'm pretty sure most people will be doing this in the future. There's too many positives. Thanks for the great video and look forward to learning more about your experiences.

I'm using a 75" QLED Fire TV. I live in a really small place, and it's pretty great. I sit on the couch 6' away from the screen , and I've got a mechanical keyboard and a trackball glued to a lap desk. It's totally perfect!

I've been using my tv as a monitor since I bought it in 2008. A Samsung series 6, 52" . Yes it is 2023. Yes my tv is still working great! It is why I luv Samsung. Their TVs are top notch.

Fantastic video, Pete!...Currently, using a 55" Sony A80K TV and Apple TV 4K in my bedroom as well as connected to my PC in four quadrants - As a non-gamer, Sony TV looks breath-taking!

I have been using a 43” 4K LG TV as my main “work” monitor for 2 years now. It can do PiP and split-screen modes which is very useful when taking a break 😂

I use a mixture of TV's and monitors for my triple screen setup. A small 19" monitor I use for the visual output of coding projects I'm working on, an LG tv 22" for the coding editor and a 40" Samsung as my main screen for movies and YouTube vids etc. I had just the 19" monitor for years before I got lucky and a work mate sold me the 40" second hand and then my flatmate gave me the LG tv. I absolutely love gaming, watching gameplay and movies on the 40", even more so for simulator games, bus, racing, flying sims etc; It's so immersive. A bigger screen is a few years down the line until I'm in a more suitable place, but I can only drool at the thought of how immersive a huge TV like that must be. Thanks for your ideas.

I've been using my Sony 55" as a monitor for close to 10 years now. It started when I moved into a small studio apartment and the TV is literally at the base of my bed and no where to setup my computer desk. I looked at the back of my computer and found the HDMI port from my Nvida card and looked at the back of my TV and said out loud, "I wonder....". And it worked flawlessly!!! Best Day Ever. I'll never go back.

Great video. I have been using "TV's" as my computer { Monitor } for a very long time. currently I am using a Samsung 52" 4k tv. It was maybe $300 + tax if I remember right. My system looks wonderful.

Great video. Great minds think alike I guess. I have been using a TV as my PC Monitor since 2014 because I felt like most TV's had better picture quality and more features than a monitor and were more cost effective. At this time I have been using the Samsung QN90A 43 Inch Mini LED TV as my PC monitor since last year and have posted a few videos about it on my YouTube channel and I am very, very happy with it! Thank you for making this video to confirm what I have been saying all along.

Thanks for the review ❤❤❤