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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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      @Dashrender said:

      Why do you say that?

      Because they were, lol. Why else? Anything from a Sony Trinitron or higher was sold as a monitor, not a TV. It was a designation about image replication intent.

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      • IRJI
        IRJ @scottalanmiller
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        @scottalanmiller said:

        @IRJ said:

        You gotta realize you are buying a TV and not a monitor.

        Even midrange TVs were designated as monitors up to twenty years ago.

        My whole point was that a Display Port would not do the customer much good since most people don't use TVs as monitors. You have to remember that we are a techy bunch and do not represent the majority of consumers.

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        • DashrenderD
          Dashrender @scottalanmiller
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          @scottalanmiller said:

          @Dashrender said:

          Why do you say that?

          Because they were, lol. Why else? Anything from a Sony Trinitron or higher was sold as a monitor, not a TV. It was a designation about image replication intent.

          I'd say higher end TVs this was mostly true on but not in general. Obviously anything with a VGA port on them were. With HDMI it definitely became more standard.

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          • MattSpellerM
            MattSpeller @IRJ
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            @IRJ said:

            You have to remember that we are a techy bunch and do not represent the majority of consumers.

            No.

            😉

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            • ?
              A Former User @scottalanmiller
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              @scottalanmiller said:

              @IRJ said:

              You gotta realize you are buying a TV and not a monitor.

              Even midrange TVs were designated as monitors up to twenty years ago.

              err. No. The pixel spacing will be different on a TV. They will cause more eye fatigue close up. Some people use them as that but, no they are not designed or designated as monitors unless it actually is just a monitor with a TV tuner built in.

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              • MattSpellerM
                MattSpeller @A Former User
                last edited by MattSpeller

                @thecreativeone91 Pixel spacing? Like dots per inch? Higher on my 39" tv than a 22" 1080p

                39" TV @ 4k

                Horizontal resolution: pixels
                Vertical resolution: pixels
                Diagonal: inches (99.06cm)
                Display size: 33.99" × 19.12" = 649.92in² (86.34cm × 48.57cm = 4193.04cm²) at 112.97 PPI, 0.2248mm dot pitch 12762 PPI²

                22" lcd 1080p

                Horizontal resolution: pixels
                Vertical resolution: pixels
                Diagonal: inches (55.88cm)
                Display size: 19.17" × 10.79" = 206.81in² (48.7cm × 27.4cm = 1334.28cm²) at100.13 PPI, 0.2537mm dot pitch, 10026 PPI²

                They are all just monitors with TV tuners built in from an electronics stand point. I don't see your point man.

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                • ?
                  A Former User @MattSpeller
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                  @MattSpeller said:

                  @thecreativeone91 Pixel spacing? Like dots per inch? Higher on my 39" tv than a 22" 1080p

                  39" TV @ 4k

                  Horizontal resolution: pixels
                  Vertical resolution: pixels
                  Diagonal: inches (99.06cm)
                  Display size: 33.99" × 19.12" = 649.92in² (86.34cm × 48.57cm = 4193.04cm²) at 112.97 PPI, 0.2248mm dot pitch 12762 PPI²

                  22" lcd 1080p

                  Horizontal resolution: pixels
                  Vertical resolution: pixels
                  Diagonal: inches (55.88cm)
                  Display size: 19.17" × 10.79" = 206.81in² (48.7cm × 27.4cm = 1334.28cm²) at100.13 PPI, 0.2537mm dot pitch, 10026 PPI²

                  They are all just monitors with TV tuners built in from an electronics stand point. I don't see your point man.

                  Your comparing two different resolutions. Also keep in mind TVs aren't mean to produce clear text close up. They are designed for distance viewing.

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                  • MattSpellerM
                    MattSpeller @A Former User
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                    @thecreativeone91 Dude there's no difference - the same panels are used on TV's as are in Monitors. They package them differently and skip the tuner.

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                    • DashrenderD
                      Dashrender @MattSpeller
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                      @MattSpeller said:

                      @thecreativeone91 Dude there's no difference - the same panels are used on TV's as are in Monitors. They package them differently and skip the tuner.

                      With regards to LCD's you're right, and since most TV's today are LCD the logic applies in general. 🙂

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                      • ?
                        A Former User @Dashrender
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                        @Dashrender said:

                        @MattSpeller said:

                        @thecreativeone91 Dude there's no difference - the same panels are used on TV's as are in Monitors. They package them differently and skip the tuner.

                        With regards to LCD's you're right, and since most TV's today are LCD the logic applies in general. 🙂

                        It depends on the TV you buy. Also the scalers and processors in the TVs can greatly affect the look of text. Computer monitors have no scalers for the most part.

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller
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                          Don't the scalers typically disable when there is no scaling to do? One would hope.

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                          • ?
                            A Former User @scottalanmiller
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                            @scottalanmiller said:

                            Don't the scalers typically disable when there is no scaling to do? One would hope.

                            to some degree. But, they are still there an affecting the signal. Hence why most tv's even today have over/over scan issues. Going from CRT to LCD was suppose to fix that, since they are more predictable but it didn't. High end $4-6k tv's gennerally do much better about it though.

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