PC Gaming on a TV

Michaeljcox24 · 8 Oct 2012 at 08:56

Thinking of selling my Asus 3D monitor and just buying a large flatscreen for the room because I used my PC to watch films on as well as game.

Just briefly, what are the pro's and con's of using a TV as your primary display?

Thanks in advance.

Bacon? · 8 Oct 2012 at 08:58

Not much pros and a lot of cons to be honest.

Pros:
films look better

Cons:
Gaming looks worse
Worse refresh rate
Screen resolution
No DVI

GoblinKingUK · 8 Oct 2012 at 09:04

I use a 42" TV and to be honest I don't notice any difference. I prefer gaming on a big screen which is why I use a TV over a monitor.

Mei · 8 Oct 2012 at 09:04

input lag/pixel refresh the cons mostly,
but the leds have got better

ive used a samsung
driving games, league of legends, its great

OliverDavis · 8 Oct 2012 at 09:31

If sat far away, e.g. Sofa as TV is in the corner of the room you will have to get used to zooming in to web pages and eye strain.

That was my original plan as we have a sofa in our room and a 42" TV on the fireplace (inactive fireplace). It was great for gaming and watching films, but apart from that it made using my new £1000 PC terrible. Even after adjusting every setting on the TV known to man and a few only known to monkeys it was still really bad. I had to go into the hidden service menu with a remote key combo and mess with settings there (note: this can and may void warranty) and yet this was still terrible.

Best bet is just to buy a large PC monitor. TV's are just not optimized enough and the built in speakers are generally terrible.

Michaeljcox24 · 8 Oct 2012 at 10:10

ok. cheers lads, much appreciated.

new numa hey · 8 Oct 2012 at 10:23

Stick with the Asus monitor if you play games.

The flat screen will be much better for games. Maybe even better res.
The gaming on the flat large screen can be irritating if you get input lag.

In my opinion I would stick with the Asus monitor because you can still watch movies on it without hassle.

Geo-Gamer · 8 Oct 2012 at 10:52

My bro plays on a 32 inch Samsung led and his loving it

shankly1985 · 8 Oct 2012 at 10:58

Use a 46" here and love it, couldn't play on a small screen. If I could change anything tho it would be 120hz over 60hz but no TV's have real 120hz yet.

rids57 · 8 Oct 2012 at 11:48

32" Samsung for everything and I find it just as good as the Samsung 23" monitor I used to use.

robj20 · 8 Oct 2012 at 12:54

40" tv here for everything, miles better having a big screen, and with sitting further away you dont notice the drop in pixels. 1080 looks perfect.

Uther · 8 Oct 2012 at 12:57

Geo-Gamer said:
My bro plays on a 32 inch Samsung led and his loving it

Same here!

Michaeljcox24 · 8 Oct 2012 at 14:14

Quite a mixed bag of responses

foxrocks · 8 Oct 2012 at 14:17

I play exclusively on my 50" plasma now, from the sofa. The PC has basically become my console replacement, with the PS3 only ever getting a look in for Blu-rays and worthwhile exclusives.

For games that need M+K control I have an Ikea DAVE table to rest them on. Wireless peripherals help, obviously. Most of the time though I use the wireless 360 pad.

I dunno if I'd recommend it to competitive FPS players due to input lag, but I think for most people it's not an issue.