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Post by Emig5m on Dec 29, 2017 13:27:32 GMT -5
To be honest with you guys I've been using TV's lately over displays sold as PC monitors. You get much more bang for the buck. I got a 43" 4k TV that does full RGB or YCbCr 4:4:4 at 60Hz for around $279 on sale. I heard the latest firmware update (that added the full RGB/YCbCr444 @ 60hz, previously it was only YCbCr420 @ 60hz and full RGB @ 30Hz) also added HDR but I haven't hooked the PS4 Pro up to it to try it out with Horizon Zero Dawn in HDR mode (I don't think I have any HDR PC content or know even how to enable it on the PC). For around $300, how could you go wrong? And to be honest, this display has MUCH LESS motion blurring than my last PC/gaming monitor that was marketed as Ultra Low Response Time! And OMG 43" 4k sitting a couple feet away on your desktop is jaw dropping!
Does anyone else use TVs in place of PC monitors on their PCs? To be honest, my last TV can be considered a monitor because it didn't come with a Tv tuner built in (my 75" 4k HDR display).
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Post by Babel-17 on Dec 29, 2017 15:20:46 GMT -5
I use the Sony XBR43X800D. It has excellent scaling. www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/sony/x800dIronically, the newer set that replaced it scores lower. www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/sony/x800ePeople were scrambling to grab the remaining 2016 sets when word got out. At its size and price point the 43" X800D was a fan favorite for Sony loyalists. P.S. If you set up your Router's WiFi within the TV then Windows 10 offers the option to "cast" the video to your set. Works even with 4k HDR content but sadly my Sony can't decode Atmos/True HD audio when it's being cast. Though it does well with lesser formats.
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Post by Cop on Dec 29, 2017 15:41:16 GMT -5
Still using my 22" Samsung from almost a decade ago and see no reason to replace it even if I were to replace the rest of the PC. Anything larger would not be better because I'm sitting so close and I wouldn't have room for it anyway.
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Post by Emig5m on Dec 29, 2017 19:14:31 GMT -5
Still using my 22" Samsung from almost a decade ago and see no reason to replace it even if I were to replace the rest of the PC. Anything larger would not be better because I'm sitting so close and I wouldn't have room for it anyway. Eyeball to screen is about 3ft while sitting at my desk. How close do you sit to the screen? As I've been getting larger and higher resolution monitors I notice less and less eye strain.
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Post by Emig5m on Dec 29, 2017 19:16:43 GMT -5
I use the Sony XBR43X800D. It has excellent scaling. www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/sony/x800dIronically, the newer set that replaced it scores lower. www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/sony/x800ePeople were scrambling to grab the remaining 2016 sets when word got out. At its size and price point the 43" X800D was a fan favorite for Sony loyalists. P.S. If you set up your Router's WiFi within the TV then Windows 10 offers the option to "cast" the video to your set. Works even with 4k HDR content but sadly my Sony can't decode Atmos/True HD audio when it's being cast. Though it does well with lesser formats. I was going to pick up a new Sony in place of my Vizio 75" but many people on the AVS forums complained about some weird ghosting/flickering issue and the Vizio I think had less latency. Don't know if that applies to the smaller screens but it did to the 75 inchers.
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Post by Coolverine on Dec 30, 2017 0:59:51 GMT -5
I bought a pretty nice 4K TV during the Black Friday sales, but it's in the living room. Did hook my PC up to it and play some games at 4K, it was pretty amazing and my PC handled every game I tried at 4K very smoothly. I even played KotOR 2 and Black Mesa in 4K, even those looked great.
Thinking about getting the Nvidia Shield TV so I can play my PC games in the living room, but I heard those require a high speed router for 4K game streaming without input lag. It would cost at least $300-$400 for the Shield plus a high speed router, but since I bought a TV, don't want to spend that much again just yet
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Post by Babel-17 on Dec 30, 2017 1:03:10 GMT -5
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Post by Cop on Dec 30, 2017 8:21:55 GMT -5
Eyeball to screen is about 3ft while sitting at my desk. How close do you sit to the screen? As I've been getting larger and higher resolution monitors I notice less and less eye strain. It's sitting on the desk right in front of me, you know, like you'd have in a desk-type situation. Like half a meter max, when I'm typing. Maybe a little more when I'm leaned back, jerking it to porn... Can only move the monitor back another 15 centimeters or so, but then I'd have to get rid of a lamp. It's fine the way it is, especially since it's still a 16:10 monitor and not a 16:9, it's plenty high for its width.
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Post by Emig5m on Dec 30, 2017 17:22:09 GMT -5
It's sitting on the desk right in front of me, you know, like you'd have in a desk-type situation. Like half a meter max, when I'm typing. Maybe a little more when I'm leaned back, jerking it to porn... Can only move the monitor back another 15 centimeters or so, but then I'd have to get rid of a lamp. It's fine the way it is, especially since it's still a 16:10 monitor and not a 16:9, it's plenty high for its width. Now just imagine all the closeup details with a 43" 4k screen! 22" is tiny....even before I started buying displays sold as traditional TVs in place of PC monitors I was using a 27". I jumped to 32" and then to 43". My desk isn't very big, it's just 3/4" under 4ft wide and I can't fit a lamp on it either. I have another stand next to the desk that I put a lamp and some knick-knacks on.
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