Hard to find monitors larger than a certain size that aren’t exorbitantly expensive, and I do like a large screen when it comes to Couch Gaming and watching TV (well, streaming video, I ain’t gonna pay for a TV license just to watch the one terrestrial TV show I actually care about)
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Chais@sh.itjust.works 5 days agoBuy monitors instead. Also saves you the have of dealing with “smart TV” bullshit.
gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 days ago
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 days ago
Unfortunately, many large monitors are becoming “smart” now.
GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 4 days ago
While I agree, tvs and monitors have different use cases:
Monitor:
- High dpi
- Low distance to viewer
- Must support high resolution, high frame rate for games
- Must be compact enough for a desk
TV:
- low dpi
- greater distance from to viewer
- 120hz and 1080 resolution enough for most movies and shows
- price and size more important than technical aspects.
x00z@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Do you know of any big dumb TVs or monitors that I could buy in Europe? I only know of Sceptre TVs which are mostly meant for businesses and storefronts but they are extremely hard to get in Europe.
Chais@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
Biggest I found is the Acer Nitro XV275KP3 Gaming Monitor. You kinda pay gaming hardware prices, but given the support for up to 120Hz and HDR10, I was OK with that. It’s mostly used for gaming, anyway.
Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 5 days ago
A 27" monitor will not be anywhere near a replacement for 60" TV, I’m afraid.
x00z@lemmy.world 5 days ago
That one is 27". I think that’s way too small for the living room. I also consider 120hz to be overkill for some couch gaming and movies.
Chais@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
Do let me know if you find something more suited.
crater2150@feddit.org 4 days ago
If you don’t need 120Hz, you don’t need HDMI 2.1. You can get 4k @ 60Hz with the HDMI 2.0 that the Steam Machine has, so you can use just any TV.