This is not a flame, but a good honest question that I have not been able to figure out for years:

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I'm seeing a lot of people on forums and such who use it as a computer monitor. Seems like it would be well-suited to the task.


I can't see how anyone would use a >40" LCD TV as a computer monitor because of its low resolution. I run 1600 x 1200 on a 21" CRT. For comparison, let's pretend its 16:9, thus a resolution of 2133 x 1200.

I don't understand how 1920 x 1080 can look so super when its less resolution than my typical desktop computer monitor. And the real problem is, that's 1920 x 1080 stretched over a 40" or 60" TV. Those pixels must be huge! How can it be so sharp as a TV, let alone a computer monitor?

"Well, have you ever seen one?" No, I haven't. I guess I should. But I can't imagine that it looks good without sitting 10 feet away. Why not get a 24" widescreen monitor and sit 2 feet away? Seems the same to me.

My next monitor will be the IBM T221 come hell or high water. Dual DVI in to power the 3840 x 2400 in a 22.2" 16:10 widescreen? I don't care if I sit with my nose touching it (which I just may) because that's some nice picture!
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