Make a Monitor a smart TV or a Smart TV a monitor?

[jjjoseph]

I have a very small space in my basement that has a desk and a couch that lets you either work on the computer or watch movies behind the desk... I can only fit a 32" to 27" Media Hub there so I am very limited to what I can setup. I want to be able to work at my computer and also watch TV. I will mostly be using an Apple TV so the internal SmartTVOS will only be used to update the TV.

I have looked at the Samsung m8 and the LG SmartMonitor 27" and 32", the only thing I am getting from these is a REMOTE. I am paying for OLD Monitor TECH just to get a remote?

Then TV's.. There are no good 32" TVs or at least the brands that I know would be able to double as a computer screen, the minimum size of the good lines is 42"

So that leaves me with buying the Samsung m8 or the LG SmartMonitor, but I would rather buy a better monitor tech with that money, like LG Ultrafine or Asus Prorate.

Is there a line of LG or Asus ProArt that could connect to a universal remote so I could switch inputs?
If I was able to switch inputs on an LG or Asus I could get a better monitor than the SmartMonitors.

Are the Samsung m8 and LG SmartMonitor that bad of tech?

Thanks.

 

[maflynn]

You can hook up a computer to a smart tv via the HDMI port
You can use a monitor as a "tv" with the use of a streaming device like an apple tv.

The world is your oyster, you can use either one for both purposes. If it were me, I'd probably not buy a monitor and use it as a tv, simply because watching shows on a 27" display panel is not something I'd want to do in 2025. If I'm sitting on my couch and try to see the details on a 27" screen - that's just going to fail.

My daughter has an old 32" LG tv her bedroom and watching shows on that being over 6 feet away is difficult. She barely uses it, and instead watches in the living room with our large 65" screen

 

[Hooyah]

Don't use a TV as a monitor. Not sharp or clear enough. Will hurt your eyes. Made for watching smoother content at a distance, the opposite of a monitor made for sharp content up close.

Some very nice monitors constantly reduced after a year or two on the market, unlike phones they work as good as day one really and still work and look as good as time goes on.