TV as monitor

[CoparGaming]

hi im buying a powercolor 6950 2GB and i was wondering would i only need a hdmi cable to use my tv as a monitor???

hope you guys and girls can help,

thanks.

[supaflyx3]

as long as the card you're buying has an HDMI port, or a dvi-hdmi adapter, then yes that's all you need.

[bissa]

as long as you can interface with it, you can.
but TVs are not designed for use with a computer. reading text is a pain on TVs. but if you are going to use it as a secondary monitor for movies/gaming then it would fill its need nicely.

[CoparGaming]

Originally Posted by bissa

as long as you can interface with it, you can.
but TVs are not designed for use with a computer. reading text is a pain on TVs. but if you are going to use it as a secondary monitor for movies/gaming then it would fill its need nicely.

im using it for gaming... skyrim and battlefield 3 mostly.

thanks for your reply.

[takt]

The brightness if you sit up close, is going to kill your eyes.

[MARSTG]

Originally Posted by takt

The brightness if you sit up close, is going to kill your eyes.

say what? No issue there, 5+ years on large displays, 50" or more, from 10' away : no issues whatsoever. Just one tip : don't max the resolution , I was keeping it 1280x720 in order to make the icons and text easier to read, but with Firefox once you hit Ctrl+ a few times text will enlarge at acceptable levels.

[enaberif]

Originally Posted by bissa

as long as you can interface with it, you can.
but TVs are not designed for use with a computer. reading text is a pain on TVs. but if you are going to use it as a secondary monitor for movies/gaming then it would fill its need nicely.

Say what? I'm using a tv as a monitor and the text is no different than using a actual pc monitor. Welcome to 1080p monitors.

Originally Posted by takt

The brightness if you sit up close, is going to kill your eyes.

Uh... that is just ludacris.

[takt]

Originally Posted by enaberif

Say what? I'm using a tv as a monitor and the text is no different than using a actual pc monitor. Welcome to 1080p monitors.



Uh... that is just ludacris.

In what way? Large LCD TVs are meant to be viewed at a distance and their range for brightness is limited.

Hey, whatever works for you!

[enaberif]

Originally Posted by takt

In what way? Large LCD TVs are meant to be viewed at a distance and their range for brightness is limited.

Hey, whatever works for you!

I'm sitting about 6' from my tv and it causes me no issues whatsoever.

Sitting 2' from a 46" tv is just being dumb.

Everyone knows that if you go bigger you need to sit further back.

[bissa]

Originally Posted by enaberif

Say what? I'm using a tv as a monitor and the text is no different than using a actual pc monitor. Welcome to 1080p monitors.

oh, what I've seen is that they are pretty terrible for use as a monitor. they use a couple of them as a secondary monitor at my school. it's about 50 inch, 1080P, and I'm viewing it from about 10-15 feet and it's still noticeable that it's a little fuzzier. might be the settings used, or the make/model.