Using an 8K TV as a Monitor
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Using an 8K TV as a Monitor
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Re: Using an 8K TV as a Monitor
#2I'm sure a few have tried this before, but no one has given me a good argument for convincing the partner.
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#3At least he has proper speakers to go with that ridiculous screen!
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#4I use dual 43" 4k TVs as monitors. It's fantastic.
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#5I already use a 4K TV for a monitor. 8K would just push a need for a more expensive video card, while decreasing how well people can see when I share my screen. Even on a 4K, I need to blow it up to ridiculous zoom levels to make a screen-share readable to others.
I'm sure not everyone would run into that problem, but it is a fairly strong con to be aware of.
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#6I'm sure a few have tried this before, but no one has given me a good argument for convincing the partner.
Since a couple of years ago, I spent a year or so like this, with the TV resting on the desk directly.
It looked pretty nice, but it had some problems.
- The only actual 8K modes reported on the HDMI were some variant of YUV, it means you could not select what your OS considered an RGB mode
- Even using it at 4K, with the 55" TV a couple of feet from the back of the desk, my eyes could not keep all of it perfectly in focus.
- The power consumption was much higher than a typical ~30" monitor, and the amount of heat created was also significant. This became hard to deal with in summer.
Eventually I gave up on it and returned to a ~30" monitor.
Re: Using an 8K TV as a Monitor
#7I'm sure a few have tried this before, but no one has given me a good argument for convincing the partner.
You get the partner something shiny too!
Re: Using an 8K TV as a Monitor
#8The list of issues / caveats seems pretty significant compared to "I have a small bezel between my screens".
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#9That's simply too big a screen to be sitting right in front of.
I do agree on the basic idea of not running two monitors tho. I used to, and I got neck pains eventually.
My current setup is a single 32" curved QHD monitor and I wouldn't change it for the world. It's just the right size so you can see the whole screen at once, yet large enough to run 3 browsers side by side.
Also, I want to suggest people to learn about virtual desktops rather than wasting money on bizarrely huge screens or multi monitor setups.
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#10That's a hell of a desk. And counter to the argument that "you could just have the one huge screen for entertainment AND work" because this is not a desk you can easily clear out from in front of the sofa when you stop working.
This is making me want to get some blackout curtains for my living room so I can go back to occasionally working with my laptop hooked to the projector, though. It's about the same resolution as my laptop but it's really nice to be focusing on something across the room for a change.