Monitor, no contest. Why? Well, refresh rate, response time, resolution, pixel density, low power usage...
You can turn off the image processing.popa_qwerty said:The panel is not the main cause of input lag. It is the image processor that most TVs use and all panels are not made evenly most small TV are not going to use a 1ms refresh rate panel because the TV main focus is not for recreating the image as best as possible but showing the best image that it can make.
Not sure about what my PC build is going to be yet but I'm going to be building it myself and I intend it to be fairly powerful. Basically I'm waiting for Witcher 3 to come out to figure out what the benchmarks are going to be to run that on ultra high settings. At the moment I have an old laptop that I'll be using which is basically a potato by this point (it's 5 years old and was $650 when I got it. It has admirably persevered for this long and has even been pretty decent at gaming, managing 80 fps in Bioshock Infinite) and I just got a PS4, which is what prompted me to want the new monitor/tv (I live with roommates and I'm sick of sharing the TV when I want to play bloodborne).ultrabiome said:Even with identical resolution settings, it is very likely that the TV will be missing a small but significant number of rows and columns, making the effective resolution less advertised. I have a 40" 1080p 120hz TV and this effect was obvious the first time I hooked my computer to it. The input lag was also noticeable right way, until I turned on "game mode" which eliminated almost all of the TV software that bogged it down. I did find that any old analog signal also introduced lag due to upscaling via software in the TV - my solution was to buy a $50 RCA to HDMI hardware based upconverter. I'm sure the upscaling isn't quite as pretty as some algorithms, but it didn't introduce any noticeable lag (ymmv) and I can play all of my old consoles on my TV without pulling out my hair due to input lag.
Monitors can come with native sound, and my 1080p 60hz computer monitor was bought to be both a primary display for my computer (has HDMI out) and a secondary display for my consoles (I'm married and can't always hog the TV). Sure, it doesn't have the extra resolution some newer monitors can have, but it works great for both my consoles and my computer. The computer sometimes thinks that the monitor should be the default sound output, but a simple properties flip with switch it back. If you don't have consoles or have some way to split off audio from HDMI signals, then don't worry about sound.
If you're not sitting too far way from this screen, I'd get a monitor of at least 1080p 20-30 inches and 60 Hz. Higher resolutions are great, but you've got to have the processing power to push it - same with higher frame rates (what do you plan on playing and what kind of PC specs are you looking at?). Higher resolution monitors have the added minus that since they aren't "standard" and statistically might have higher failure rates, or at least, harder to fix. However, higher resolution + larger screen can allow you to sit farther back without losing "effective resolution" (meaning resolution you'll actually see versus too small for you to notice, which is dependent on distance).
Here's the thing, a monitor the size I want is probably going to be roughly 3x the cost of a decent TV of the same size. If I'm going to be spending the extra money I want to make sure that it's not for something that's only marginally better.Adam Jensen said:Monitor, no contest. Why? Well, refresh rate, response time, resolution, pixel density, low power usage...
If you're going to be playing a PS4 on it and are going to be sitting 3-4 feet away, which is what I do when I play my PS3 on my computer monitor, then I would recommend a 1080p monitor with speakers, or at least audio out. Unless you know more about sound equipment than me and have a way to get HDMI to external speakers or use the PS4's optical sound output (edit: Maybe you can use the controller's audio out?). The PS4 only supports up to 1080p for gaming, and although your graphics card will support higher resolutions, you will sacrifice some graphical quality on the PS4 for upscaling or black bars or something if your monitor isn't 1080p. Also since 1080p is now the "standard" getting monitors outside this resolution will probably be more expensive and less stock to choose from. You might benefit more by getting a 120Hz monitor instead of higher resolutions, so you'll still get benefits from your awesome video card. I don't know, mine is 60 Hz - and I'm happy with it's performance.Dirty Hipsters said:Not sure about what my PC build is going to be yet but I'm going to be building it myself and I intend it to be fairly powerful. Basically I'm waiting for Witcher 3 to come out to figure out what the benchmarks are going to be to run that on ultra high settings. At the moment I have an old laptop that I'll be using which is basically a potato by this point (it's 5 years old and was $650 when I got it. It has admirably persevered for this long and has even been pretty decent at gaming, managing 80 fps in Bioshock Infinite) and I just got a PS4, which is what prompted me to want the new monitor/tv (I live with roommates and I'm sick of sharing the TV when I want to play bloodborne).ultrabiome said:
I'd like for the screen to probably be 32" if it's a monitor, and either 32" or 40" if it's a TV, and when gaming I'll probably be sitting about 3-4 feet away. Kind of an important thing for me would be the ability to look at the TV/monitor from multiple angles, not just straight on because I'd like to be able to watch netflix on it from my bed.
are you going for a single or dual monitor setup?Dirty Hipsters said:If I get a monitor it'll probably be 32", if I get a TV it'll either be 32" or 40" depending on how I want to set up the room and what kind of TV I'm getting.Phoenixmgs said:I'm not sure how big you want to go but a 32-inch TV works well as both a TV and monitor, 38-40 would probably be pushing it a bit. I guess the most important aspect will be the inputs/outputs you want and sound as well (since monitors have no speakers). Of course, the TV has a tuner as well but I'm guessing less and less people actually watch broadcast TV anymore.
Smaller TVs and monitors usually use the same kind of panels so input lag will be about the same on either. I'm guessing if the TC is considering using a TV as both a TV and computer monitor, they aren't looking to buy a big screen TV. Plus, monitors get really pricey as you get into average TV size territory.popa_qwerty said:It surprise me is that no one has brought up input lag most newer cheap TVs input lag is about 150ms which is bad but it can be helped with game-mode but if you are A competitive player I would go with a monitor.
You can use this site for more info on input Lag http://www.rtings.com/info/input-lag-tvs
Probably a single monitor setup, don't think I have enough room right now for dual monitors unless they're rather small.Bombiz said:are you going for a single or dual monitor setup?Dirty Hipsters said:If I get a monitor it'll probably be 32", if I get a TV it'll either be 32" or 40" depending on how I want to set up the room and what kind of TV I'm getting.Phoenixmgs said:I'm not sure how big you want to go but a 32-inch TV works well as both a TV and monitor, 38-40 would probably be pushing it a bit. I guess the most important aspect will be the inputs/outputs you want and sound as well (since monitors have no speakers). Of course, the TV has a tuner as well but I'm guessing less and less people actually watch broadcast TV anymore.
Smaller TVs and monitors usually use the same kind of panels so input lag will be about the same on either. I'm guessing if the TC is considering using a TV as both a TV and computer monitor, they aren't looking to buy a big screen TV. Plus, monitors get really pricey as you get into average TV size territory.popa_qwerty said:It surprise me is that no one has brought up input lag most newer cheap TVs input lag is about 150ms which is bad but it can be helped with game-mode but if you are A competitive player I would go with a monitor.
You can use this site for more info on input Lag http://www.rtings.com/info/input-lag-tvs