Monitor or TV

[RKC]

On my second computer the monitor has gone bang.
So I think to myself I will upgrade my monitor and put the current on on the second computer, was considering upgrading mine any way.

So I go out this morning, son comes up and in my absence has plugged my television into my pc and put my monitor on the second pc.

Is it a good idea to use a tv screen for my photographic work? my first impressions its not bad, but I am only sat 2 feet away from a 22inch widescreen and not convinced everything is as sharp as my monitor or is just a matter of getting used to it :shrug:

have played with resolution to get what appears not too bad 1024x768 and set the tv to 4x3 ratio, with the tv set to 16x10 widescreen everting was out of proportion

 

[neil_g]

Monitor,unless it's a tv with an ips panel

 

[ShoeQueen]

I suppose you could, but not if you want to use it for TV as well - if you set it up for photographic work it may seem a bit 'dull' for TV? (Any time I've looked at photos on a TV they seem overly bright and saturated.)

 

[Carlos68]

1024x768 is also a very low resolution for a monitor, my 24" is 1920x1200 so that's probably why it doesn't look as sharp !

 

[arad85]

What TV is it? How are you connecting it? In order for it to look sharp, you have to match the resolution being displayed to the native resolution of the panel (I assume it's an LCD TV as opposed to a CRT).

You might also need to switch the input to PC mode as video only goes 16-235 in colurs, PCs go 0-255. If you need to do it, it will be in the menu system somewhere...

I'd prefer a proper IPS panel monitor to edit on. Depends if the TV is not being used and whether you can afford one.

 

[RKC]

Monitor,unless it's a tv with an ips panel

I suppose you could, but not if you want to use it for TV as well - if you set it up for photographic work it may seem a bit 'dull' for TV? (Any time I've looked at photos on a TV they seem overly bright and saturated.)

1024x768 is also a very low resolution for a monitor, my 24" is 1920x1200 so that's probably why it doesn't look as sharp !

What TV is it? How are you connecting it? In order for it to look sharp, you have to match the resolution being displayed to the native resolution of the panel (I assume it's an LCD TV as opposed to a CRT).

You might also need to switch the input to PC mode as video only goes 16-235 in colurs, PCs go 0-255. If you need to do it, it will be in the menu system somewhere...

I'd prefer a proper IPS panel monitor to edit on. Depends if the TV is not being used and whether you can afford one.

Thank you all
It is JVC tv but no details available on JVC website.
So no idea if it is an IPS panel
I am assuming the native resolution is 1280x960, as that is what it defaults when turning on and to 16x10 format, changing it 4x3 format makes a huge difference.

I think I will probably get myself a monitor as I was going to anyway, but its quite nice having a large screen in some ways