Anyone using LCD TV as their primary monitor??

[DrMekon]

Im looking to replace my NEC 20£" widescreen with somthing bigger.. I prob have a budget of around £500 max...

I was looking at the 28" hanns-g, as it seems a bargain.. but you usually get what you pay for...

I then started to look at 32" 1080p LCD televisions.. as long as they have a <8ms response time, and 1:1 pixel mapping, should they be as good as a pc monitor..??

I would mainly use it for office tasks, internet and gaming and have an 8800gts 512 which would be ok for 720p gaming.. but I would then have an option to get a better card at some point for 1080p gaming...

Or are these types of screen totally unsuitable for everyday windows use..??

 

[Margaret]

I used an 8800GT for 1080P gaming, it does the job just fine.

They are fine for general use too, I used to sit directly in front of a 37" but these days I use a 24" and my 37" is hooked up as a secondary for movies/tv.

I only stopped using it because I missed being able to watch TV while on the PC, 1080P televisions make excellent monitors.