New computer & TV for monitor
We recently bought a new Dell pc for home which did not come with a monitor. We purchased a new 24” TV to use for the monitor. Need to get it all set up but have a question about the TV. (I got the HD...
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Really depends on the TV.
Some make a pretty good monitor, I'm using a 43" LG 4K TV at my house on my main computer, it's awesome. A neighbor bought a 24" for the same I paid on my 43, and they lost out. The TV for whatever reason stretches the computer image off the edges of the screen, and there's no way to turn it off. They returned it, got another brand same size, works great once set to PC mode and "just scan" for picture size.
Cool thing about TV as a monitor, using HDMI is you get sound too, without having to mess with another cable, or cranking up the laptop speakers.
Some make a pretty good monitor, I'm using a 43" LG 4K TV at my house on my main computer, it's awesome. A neighbor bought a 24" for the same I paid on my 43, and they lost out. The TV for whatever reason stretches the computer image off the edges of the screen, and there's no way to turn it off. They returned it, got another brand same size, works great once set to PC mode and "just scan" for picture size.
Cool thing about TV as a monitor, using HDMI is you get sound too, without having to mess with another cable, or cranking up the laptop speakers.
