Monitors or TV

Bow · Jan 7, 2012, 10:51 PM

Hi everyone, time for another question. I am not sure what would be the best route to go for my viewing pleasure. Adding 2 more monitors for a total of 3, or just get a LCD TV. What is going to give me the best performance and eye candy.

This is the monitor I have now.Asus VH238H Black 23" Full HD HDMI LED Backlight L...

Should I get 2 more or go with a tv?

The PC is for gaming.
System specs are up to date

jgrahl · Jan 7, 2012, 11:13 PM

monitors are smaller LCDs with better resolution in a smaller space

multiple LCDs cause gaps in your screens from the bezel size, that could annoy you.

some games have support for the larger screen resolution, some don't

I personally prefer 1 big screen for the game and maybe a second screen on the side for info/strategy/browsing/facebook/whatever you're in to

if you think just get an LCD TV i think you mean a really big one. you'll have to sit back farther to see everything. it'll definitely put awe into everyone who sees it

Bow · Jan 7, 2012, 11:18 PM

I am not thinking to big something around 44" or less

qubit · Jan 7, 2012, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Bow

I am not thinking to big something around 44" or less

If you're gonna get a TV that size, then go for a 1080p plasma. Your desktop and games will look awesome, with no motion smearing. Panasonic is an excellent brand. Two of my friends have them and they are serving them very well and the gaming is awesome.

Irish_PXzyan · Jan 8, 2012, 01:13 AM

Ever since I went from a 22" LCD monitor to an LED 32" I will never go back to monitors! I can't describe how beautiful everything looks on this screen! Plus laying in bed watching a Full HD movie at night is great too! Not to mention the 100Hz motion flow and the ambilight really make it that bit sexier!

TacoTown · Jan 8, 2012, 01:18 AM

^ i second this. I have a tv as my main and a moniter for temps and such. The moniter looks terrible vs. the tv

qubit · Jan 8, 2012, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Irish_PXzyan

Ever since I went from a 22" LCD monitor to an LED 32" I will never go back to monitors! I can't describe how beautiful everything looks on this screen! Plus laying in bed watching a Full HD movie at night is great too! Not to mention the 100Hz motion flow and the ambilight really make it that bit sexier!

By the sound of it, you have a Philips TV? These are very good quality, so I'm not surprised you like it. Believe me, a cheap LCD TV looks bad.

Bow · Jan 8, 2012, 02:15 AM

Ok so what TV's are you playing on??

Jan 7, 2012, 10:51 PM	#1
Bow Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: South Colton, New York Posts: 1,653 (0.94/day) Thanks: 755 Thanked 664 Times in 401 Posts System Specs	Monitors or TV Hi everyone, time for another question. I am not sure what would be the best route to go for my viewing pleasure. Adding 2 more monitors for a total of 3, or just get a LCD TV. What is going to give me the best performance and eye candy. This is the monitor I have now.Asus VH238H Black 23" Full HD HDMI LED Backlight L... Should I get 2 more or go with a tv? The PC is for gaming. System specs are up to date __________________ "I didn't want my Mom to know I was drag racing for 20 years so I told her I was in prison."

System Name:	SLO-MO-SHUN
Processor:	AMD Phenom II X6 1100T 3.97ghz
Motherboard:	MSI 990FXA-GD80 AM3+ AMD 990FX
Cooling:	CORSAIR CWCH50-1 High Performance Water Cooler
Memory:	G.Skill Ripjaws 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3 1600
Video Card:	SAPPHIRE HD 7970 3GB GDDR5 Twin Fan
Hard Disk:	SEAGATE Barracuda 7200 RPM 1TB, OCZ Vertex2 60GB SSD
Optical Drive:	ASUS DRW 24B1ST SATA 24X DVD Burner
CRT/LCD Model:	ASUS VH238H 24" 1080P 2MS HDMI LCD
Case:	AZZA Hurrican 2000
Sound Card:	MSI Onboard/Realtek
PSU:	XFX Black Edition XPS-850W 80 Plus Silver
Software:	MICROSOFT Windows 7, 64 Bit

Processor:	i7 3820
Motherboard:	Asus Rampage IV Extreme
Cooling:	corsair H100 and lots of fans
Memory:	32gb G.skill
Video Card:	MSI Lightning Radeon HD 6970
Hard Disk:	PCI-E Revodrive 3 X2 MAX IOPS 240GB
Optical Drive:	LG GGC-H20L HD-DVD Blu-Ray Drive
CRT/LCD Model:	27" Samsung S27A950D
Case:	Xigmatek Elysium
PSU:	Antec Truepower 1KW
Software:	Windows 7 Pro 64-bit
Benchmarks:	1600 MB/s storage read speed

Jan 7, 2012, 11:18 PM	#3
Bow Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: South Colton, New York Posts: 1,653 (0.94/day) Thanks: 755 Thanked 664 Times in 401 Posts System Specs	I am not thinking to big something around 44" or less __________________ "I didn't want my Mom to know I was drag racing for 20 years so I told her I was in prison."

System Name:	SLO-MO-SHUN
Processor:	AMD Phenom II X6 1100T 3.97ghz
Motherboard:	MSI 990FXA-GD80 AM3+ AMD 990FX
Cooling:	CORSAIR CWCH50-1 High Performance Water Cooler
Memory:	G.Skill Ripjaws 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3 1600
Video Card:	SAPPHIRE HD 7970 3GB GDDR5 Twin Fan
Hard Disk:	SEAGATE Barracuda 7200 RPM 1TB, OCZ Vertex2 60GB SSD
Optical Drive:	ASUS DRW 24B1ST SATA 24X DVD Burner
CRT/LCD Model:	ASUS VH238H 24" 1080P 2MS HDMI LCD
Case:	AZZA Hurrican 2000
Sound Card:	MSI Onboard/Realtek
PSU:	XFX Black Edition XPS-850W 80 Plus Silver
Software:	MICROSOFT Windows 7, 64 Bit

Jan 7, 2012, 11:13 PM	#2
jgrahl Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Monroe, Michigan Posts: 53 (0.03/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 13 Times in 9 Posts System Specs	monitors are smaller LCDs with better resolution in a smaller space multiple LCDs cause gaps in your screens from the bezel size, that could annoy you. some games have support for the larger screen resolution, some don't I personally prefer 1 big screen for the game and maybe a second screen on the side for info/strategy/browsing/facebook/whatever you're in to if you think just get an LCD TV i think you mean a really big one. you'll have to sit back farther to see everything. it'll definitely put awe into everyone who sees it

System Name:	Quantumville™
Processor:	Intel Core i7-2700K at 4.7GHz (hits 5 gees+ easily)
Motherboard:	Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
Cooling:	Noctua NH-D14
Memory:	16GB (4 x 4GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 PC3-12800 C9 1600MHz)
Video Card:	EVGA GTX 590 Classified
Hard Disk:	WD Caviar Black 640GB / WD Caviar Green 2TB x2 in mobo RAID 1
Optical Drive:	Whatever DVD drive I've chucked in there right now
CRT/LCD Model:	Asus VG278HE (144Hz, 3D Vision 2, 1080p, 27") & LG W2363D (120Hz 1080p 23")
Case:	Coolermaster HAF 922
Sound Card:	SoundBlaster X-Fi ExtremeMusic (You ever heard one of these? Wow!)
PSU:	Corsair HX850W
Software:	Window 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Benchmarks:	Yes

Jan 8, 2012, 01:13 AM	#5
Irish_PXzyan Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Republic Of Ireland Posts: 2,079 (0.87/day) Thanks: 522 Thanked 46 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	Ever since I went from a 22" LCD monitor to an LED 32" I will never go back to monitors! I can't describe how beautiful everything looks on this screen! Plus laying in bed watching a Full HD movie at night is great too! Not to mention the 100Hz motion flow and the ambilight really make it that bit sexier!

Processor:	Intel i5 2500k 4.4Ghz + Corsair A50 cooler
Motherboard:	ASUS P8Z68-V LX
Cooling:	2x 120mm front fans + 1x 120mm side fan + 1x 80mm Rear fan + 1x 120mm roof fan
Memory:	8Gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3 CL9 1600Mhz
Video Card:	ASUS Geforce GTX 560 Ti 1Gb Direct CU II TOP @1ghz core clock
Hard Disk:	WD Caviar Black 750GB 3,5" 32mb cache, dual Processor
Optical Drive:	LG Super Multi DVD-RW 20x
CRT/LCD Model:	Philips 27" Gioco Brillance 3D 1080p LED AH-IPS
Case:	Gigabyte Gz-G2 Gaming case
Sound Card:	Onkyo TX NR313 AV Receiver + 5.1 TANNOY Mercury F1 + Auzentech Prelude X-fi + Logitech G930
PSU:	Corsair TX750M Enthusiast series
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

Jan 8, 2012, 01:18 AM	#6
TacoTown Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Canadia Posts: 1,826 (2.54/day) Thanks: 1,755 Thanked 925 Times in 550 Posts System Specs	^ i second this. I have a tv as my main and a moniter for temps and such. The moniter looks terrible vs. the tv __________________ Can I see your brown ninja? I ate a taco for the first time ever today. Feb 27/2012 Steam: TacoTown Origin: TheTacoTown

System Name:	Sexy Vanilla Freshness / The Sister / The I don't know what to do with it
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Cooling:	Coolit ECO A.C.L / Corsair H40 / stock
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Video Card:	Sapphire HD 6870 / XFX 5770 XXX edition / OEM 4670
Hard Disk:	Toshiba MK5065GSX+ST375052+WD10EZEX / 1x WD1500 Black / Seagate 160 gig
Optical Drive:	None / LG supermulti drive
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer S200HL+Acer P206HV / LG 22LD350 / N/A
Case:	HAF X 912 / NZXT Trinity / N/A
Sound Card:	Onboard / Onboard
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Jan 8, 2012, 02:15 AM	#8
Bow Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: South Colton, New York Posts: 1,653 (0.94/day) Thanks: 755 Thanked 664 Times in 401 Posts System Specs	Ok so what TV's are you playing on?? __________________ "I didn't want my Mom to know I was drag racing for 20 years so I told her I was in prison."

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