Is it wise to use a TV as a computer monitor as well as watching TV shows?

October 23, 2009 by admin · 3 Comments
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peter asked:

At any dick smith store in australia you can get a HD TV for $500. i was thinking about getting one to watch TV shows but also to use it as my computer monitor. Most TV’s now come with outputs for computer monitor cords.
Is it wise to use a TV as a computer monitor as well as watching TV shows?

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3 Responses to “Is it wise to use a TV as a computer monitor as well as watching TV shows?”
  1. Alex says:
    October 26, 2009 at 5:07 am

    Nothing wrong with it and it will not damage anything as long as the HDTV has the input for a monitor.

    Being Hi-Def, there should be no issues with clarity like there was with the older SDTV’s.

    That’s the only real issue. If you can read the text from the computer without problems…then use it. If you can’t then it might be best to stick with the Monitor Alex

  2. aviatingamateur says:
    October 28, 2009 at 12:49 pm

    I use an HDTV as my monitor. It works fabulously:

    It’s connected to my computer using a DVI-to-HDMI cable.

    All I have to do is hit the input select button on the TV remote to switch back and forth between my computer and my digital HD cable box to watch TV.

    A couch potato’s heaven. :-D aviatingamateur

  3. Craig says:
    October 30, 2009 at 4:35 am

    It’s not unwise. The only issue is if there’s something on the television you want to watch and you need to use your computer for something at the same time. Craig

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