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Poll: Will most people eventually use an LCD TV as their computer monitor?

March 25, 2009, 1:48 PM PDT

Takeaway: In a recent Product Spotlight article, Bill Detwiler outlined his experience using the Sharp AQUOS LC-32D64U LCD TV as a computer monitor. He feels many people will eventually use LCD TVs as their primary computer monitor. Do you agree? Take this quick poll and let us know.

The line between computer monitors and televisions is growing increasingly thin. In a recent Product Spotlight article, I outlined my experience using the Sharp AQUOS LC-32D64U LCD TV as a computer monitor. If you have the extra cash and adequate desktop real estate, an LCD TV might be the right PC monitor for you.

Poll: Will most people eventually use an LCD TV as their computer monitor?

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About Bill Detwiler

Bill Detwiler is Head Technology Editor of TechRepublic. Previously, he worked as a Support Tech and IT Manager in the social research and energy industries.

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Also tighter dot-pitch

PrinceGaz 29th Mar 2009

A typical 24" monitor has roughly the same resolution as a 1080p TV. A typical 24" monitor fits nicely on your desk, whereas a usually much larger 1080p LCD TV does not. Most people using computers (be they laptop or desktop) for other than media-centre applications find it much more convenient for the display to be on the desk where they are working, along with any documents and their printer/scanner etc. It just makes more sense for the display to be roughly the same distance away as everything else to avoid constantly refocussing your vision.

A large 1080p LCD TV (the usual 37" or bigger) doesn't work well on a desk as the pixels are too big; it has to be mounted further away to look right, and that makes it unsuited to any desk-type work as the screen really needs to be there on the desk with everything else.

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Graduating Slowly -- maybe DLP next

Fyrewerx 27th Mar 2009

As I replace my 50" DLP with a new LCD, I ponder using the DLP in the computer room.

Probably would still only use it for TV watching, or the rare game. Two of my PCs have HD tuners and my area has over 38 over the air channels (many duplicate). My DLP is an older Samsung -- no built-in HD tuner.

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PC monitors don't have the same lifespan though

Oz_Media Updated - 26th Mar 2009

Catering to the security market, I have seen the difference between a security monitor (LCD Panel) and a regular LCD panel, lifespan and contrast ration.

A monitor designed for surveillance use with a camera costs more than double what a normal LCD panel costs. It also lasts a lot longer and doesn't suffer burn in from still images. LCD TV's are similar, sure ther eare cheapo ones that will die as fast as any other screen but the quality TV's will outlast a basic computer LCD. The balance between components is imperative, some people use a cheapo backlight system and the screen dies in one year, others use high end components that are properly matched which work longer because components actually complement each other, rather than having a mix of weak components that wear each other out.

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