32 inch tv for a monitor?

[racer1441]

While not regularly as a monitor, I do use a couple of my TVs with my MBP. My 1080p 50" Samsung plasma has terrible overscan - it could NEVER be used as a monitor - I lose half my dock! My 720 32" Westinghouse (BestBuy special, lol) LCD works great, though - but 720p would be completely useless as a monitor, IMHO. But at least it doesn't suffer from overscan like the plasma...

I bumped my setup down to 720p for the day to see how 'bad' it really is.

It's not bad at all. E-mail, word documents, everything looks great.

 

[Alex72]

Well,

Bigger monitor time. Have actually been thinking of getting a 32 inch lcd tv with HDMI for my imac.

Anyone have any experience with this sort of setup?

It'll probably look fine, as long as you don't sit too close. A housemate of mine has his WinXP box hooked up to a 37" 720p set (so, probably 1366x768) and, while the giant icons and text look odd at first, it's nice, stable, and sharp. In fact, due to an eye condition, he enjoys the way it all looks.

He's not even using HDMI -- he's using plain old VGA; so I would guess that if you use a TV and use HDMI, you'll be perfectly happy -- assuming the TV has decent specs to begin with.

A.

 

[theLimit]

I've been using a 32" 1080p Sony Bravia as my primary monitor for a couple years now. I mainly use it with a gaming PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. It's perfect for games and movies, and the resolution is fine for real work if you're accustomed to working on a laptop. There is no overscan or blurriness at all. It's a great solution if you need a monitor for multiple uses or if you have trouble reading smaller fonts and need the sheer size.

 

[js81]

I bumped my setup down to 720p for the day to see how 'bad' it really is.

It's not bad at all. E-mail, word documents, everything looks great.

To each his own. I had an Acer laptop for a while with the 1366x768 resolution (what most 720p TVs, mine included) have - too small. I have the 1440x900 standard screen in my MBP, but I use a 24" LCD that's 1920x1080 a lot of the time.

That's why there are choices - so we all can make our own. I work with teachers at school that set their new 19" LCDs to 800x600! Personally, the 1440x900 of my MBP is the absolutely least I'm comfortable with.

 

[MacHamster68]

Tv is a 60 inch. Way to big for the desk!

what about a bigger desk ?


i suggested above to buy a apple cinema display 27 ich and a tv thingy to connect via usb to your mac job done ,fits on the desc and has a good picture quality , ok a glossy screen which i personally hate but others love glossy screens otherwise they would not sell them
btw there is a 150" plasma tv out there maybe thats more suitable i mean why bother with anything smaller if you can have 150" on the desk

http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/worlds-largest-plasma-150-inch/

i still love my 17 inch displays x2 are 34inch and not glossy

 

[racer1441]

what about a bigger desk ?


i suggested above to buy a apple cinema display 27 ich and a tv thingy to connect via usb to your mac job done ,fits on the desc and has a good picture quality , ok a glossy screen which i personally hate but others love glossy screens otherwise they would not sell them
btw there is a 150" plasma tv out there maybe thats more suitable i mean why bother with anything smaller if you can have 150" on the desk

http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/worlds-largest-plasma-150-inch/

i still love my 17 inch displays x2 are 34inch and not glossy

If i was going to the 27 inch apple display, i'd just buy another imac!

 

[MacHamster68]

If i was going to the 27 inch apple display, i'd just buy another imac!

that would actually not be a bad idea as the most tv's in the lower price range dont make a good monitor replacement , and in the price range where you get a good lcd panel with a tv , with appropriate resolutions you are not much short of a base iMac 27"
then using apple talk and and access files from each other and run basic apps on the basic one and apps which need more power on the higher spec one
and they certainly look more impressive on your desk then a non apple product on the side of the imac that doesnt match in design , as it makes people think oh new imac then he ran out of cash for a apple cinema display .....even if the tv would cost more and quiet a few do ,if they have a high quality lcd panel with more then 30"


but you could wait a bit as i am absolute sure Apple comes up with a bigger then 27" iMac soon

 

[racer1441]

that would actually not be a bad idea as the most tv's in the lower price range dont make a good monitor replacement , and in the price range where you get a good lcd panel with a tv , with appropriate resolutions you are not much short of a base iMac 27"
then using apple talk and and access files from each other and run basic apps on the basic one and apps which need more power on the higher spec one
and they certainly look more impressive on your desk then a non apple product on the side of the imac that doesnt match in design , as it makes people think oh new imac then he ran out of cash for a apple cinema display .....even if the tv would cost more and quiet a few do ,if they have a high quality lcd panel with more then 30"


but you could wait a bit as i am absolute sure Apple comes up with a bigger then 27" iMac soon

I'm really happy with the 32 inch as we get into day 4 with it. The whole thing works great and is just wonderful to work on!

 

[chocolate632]

Hmm.. now I'm debating whether I should buy a 32" tv to play movies/tv show through Plex and get a separate 24" monitor or if the 32" would be fine for both.

 

[markolimium]

I'm looking at the internet tips for buying a new 32 inch tv. I found a very good guide for buying and good reviews on http://www.best32inchtv.net/ . What do you think is the better Panasonic TX-L32ET5 or Sony KDL-32HX753?

 

[blanka]

Check if you can get it down to like 100cd/m2, otherwise you will need sunglasses and solar cream.

 

[Winni]

Well,

Bigger monitor time. Have actually been thinking of getting a 32 inch lcd tv with HDMI for my imac.

Anyone have any experience with this sort of setup?

At home, I have a 40" Toshiba connected to a Zotac Zbox ID41+ running Xubuntu Linux 12.04.3 LTS. The original idea was to only use this as a media PC, but Xubuntu has excellent font rendering, so this setup is actually usable for normal computing tasks. Not ideal, but usable.

24" is the largest screen size for Full HD (1920x1080 pixels) that I personally find acceptable when you want to use it as your full time default screen. The pixels are simply too big on larger screens at that resolution. It's not an issue with video playback or games, but when you're working a lot with text or in console windows, it just doesn't look good enough anymore.

 

[racer1441]

At home, I have a 40" Toshiba connected to a Zotac Zbox ID41+ running Xubuntu Linux 12.04.3 LTS. The original idea was to only use this as a media PC, but Xubuntu has excellent font rendering, so this setup is actually usable for normal computing tasks. Not ideal, but usable.

24" is the largest screen size for Full HD (1920x1080 pixels) that I personally find acceptable when you want to use it as your full time default screen. The pixels are simply too big on larger screens at that resolution. It's not an issue with video playback or games, but when you're working a lot with text or in console windows, it just doesn't look good enough anymore.

Holy 2010 Batman.

 

[arri]

29 in Stretched Dell

if you are in the US, you can get a stretched dell 29 for under $380 with coupon code search at dealnews refurb like new from dell outlet.

i recently bought a samsung 1080 32 led lcd for my mac and it takes some getting used to. sharpness must be turned to 0 or fonts are blurry. the dell 30s are about $650 refurb if you can find them.

im pretty happy with my 32, up from a 27. as of today, id maybe go for the dell 29 stretch for an extra $100 if i had the choice again. but im not changing now. s

 

[westgorge]

I've been using 32" tv's as a monitor for a couple of years....

Mind you.....this is just an office environment usage where graphics or color quality don't matter. There is severe monitor-envy in my office.....people absolutely love the size difference. My job involves reading documents all day long. So, the increased print size is incredibly valuable. I would never attempt to use these at home with my photography business. But, for my day-time job, they're perfect!