ok nerds gimme a monitor/tv recommendation

[Cheesypoof]

idk u would have to ask Samsung to buy.. erm i mean show you one personally.

[Gaffin 7.0]

LG is the way to go

[Mac Drettj]

visio, samsungs walmart brother

[Grimjaw]

didn't cheap out when I bought my Sony Bravia 1080p 60mhz refresh rate, this was when flatscreens were starting to steadily drop in price, but for a good namebrand like Sony Bravia it was still expensive at 800$. It sat in my room but never got watched for a few years and then a month ago I got the brilliant idea to start using it as my monitor. pretty much without issues! the odd time things look a bit blury tho I am just starting to notice now, every once and a while.

[Grimjaw]

Originally Posted by Grimjaw [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

didn't cheap out when I bought my Sony Bravia 1080p 60mhz refresh rate, this was when flatscreens were starting to steadily drop in price, but for a good namebrand like Sony Bravia it was still expensive at 800$. It sat in my room but never got watched for a few years and then a month ago I got the brilliant idea to start using it as my monitor. pretty much without issues! the odd time things look a bit blury tho I am just starting to notice now, every once and a while.

32"

[Kergan]

Depends on the size you're looking at Rogean, and what you want to spend. A monitor with speakers and an HDMI input is really no different then using a TV assuming it's going into a cable box. I've always considered Samsung a good baseline as they control everything from the design to the factory, while most companies only control the design. The high end Sony TVs are still always near the top of the list, but you tend to pay about a 5-10% premium. Sharp actually makes some really good TVs in their upper line and they are a Japanese based company which tend to have better engineering in general. I'd steer clear of Toshiba entirely, they have some good TVs but its really up and down with them.

I spent about 3-4 years doing product testing and development at the Best Buy corporate office and I worked a lot with TVs...quite frankly the "you get what you pay for" stuff applies here. I've seen what is done to lower price points on televisions and the first thing that goes are the premium level interlacing, color processing, etc.

[Gaffin 7.0]

LED is so fugly

[Samsung]

Originally Posted by Kergan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Depends on the size you're looking at Rogean, and what you want to spend. A monitor with speakers and an HDMI input is really no different then using a TV assuming it's going into a cable box. I've always considered Samsung a good baseline as they control everything from the design to the factory, while most companies only control the design. The high end Sony TVs are still always near the top of the list, but you tend to pay about a 5-10% premium. Sharp actually makes some really good TVs in their upper line and they are a Japanese based company which tend to have better engineering in general. I'd steer clear of Toshiba entirely, they have some good TVs but its really up and down with them.

I spent about 3-4 years doing product testing and development at the Best Buy corporate office and I worked a lot with TVs...quite frankly the "you get what you pay for" stuff applies here. I've seen what is done to lower price points on televisions and the first thing that goes are the premium level interlacing, color processing, etc.

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[Rogean]

Originally Posted by Kergan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Depends on the size you're looking at Rogean, and what you want to spend. A monitor with speakers and an HDMI input is really no different then using a TV assuming it's going into a cable box. I've always considered Samsung a good baseline as they control everything from the design to the factory, while most companies only control the design. The high end Sony TVs are still always near the top of the list, but you tend to pay about a 5-10% premium. Sharp actually makes some really good TVs in their upper line and they are a Japanese based company which tend to have better engineering in general. I'd steer clear of Toshiba entirely, they have some good TVs but its really up and down with them.

I spent about 3-4 years doing product testing and development at the Best Buy corporate office and I worked a lot with TVs...quite frankly the "you get what you pay for" stuff applies here. I've seen what is done to lower price points on televisions and the first thing that goes are the premium level interlacing, color processing, etc.

Would only need HDMI Inputs (Plural). I have separate speakers I can plug in (So it should have a 3.5 jack too).

But obviously any higher end TV is going to have numerous plugs and options. An actual monitor would be much more expensive though. I don't need it to be high refresh. I'd only be watching movies on it, even if plugged into a PC.

[Infectious]

I tried my 60 inch samsung led in livingroom as a monitor, it sucks for eq. Only really worth it for netflix and movie watching.
For easter I got my daughter a 42 inch sanyo and took her 32 inch(forget brand) and now use it as a monitor for my labtop and I will say Im very happy.
Ps4/netflix/tv watching is nice on the 50+ inch tvs, but for some reason I didnt like eq on it.