4k tv as monitor

[gethin]

thanks @Vesku awesome to see that practically demonstrated!   RE the 4:4:4 thing. You absolutely want this if you are doing anything other than showing video on the monitor. 4:2:2 will make text and interface stuff look horrible.  thats why referring to rtings is so good - as they will only have 4:4:4 TV in their selections for use-as-monitor.  Dont understand why philips is the only manufacturer with a 40" monitor.  I'd love to see LG's DCI 4K at 38+ inches

[Cary Knoop]

24 minutes ago, gethin said:

@Vesku RE the 4:4:4 thing. You absolutely want this if you are doing anything other than showing video on the monitor. 4:2:2 will make text and interface stuff look horrible.

Exactly!

 

[Vesku]

4k has so much resolution that I doubt the 4:2:2 is so much worse. I have tested 4:4:4 vs 4:2:2 in my 65 inch 4k TV and the difference was quite small and visible only at very close distance. In videos and photos I did not see any difference.  

[gethin]

38 minutes ago, Vesku said:

4k has so much resolution that I doubt the 4:2:2 is so much worse. I have tested 4:4:4 vs 4:2:2 in my 65 inch 4k TV and the difference was quite small and visible only at very close distance. In videos and photos I did not see any difference.  

Okey dokey.  I think I would though.  I'm a bit anal with my monitors   But It sounds like the sort of thing that comes down to personal preference. 

[liork]

How far from the TV do you plan to seat? The problem with LED TV is that they tend to be too bright in order to show good white. It might not be the healthiest thing for your eyes.

[Andrew Reid]

They are too bright at close viewing distances to make for a comfortable computer monitor, and if you turn the brightness all the way down, contrast goes to hell. Also, TVs have a habit of electronic meddling on a per pixel basis, some might even have processing you can't turn off.

[gene]

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