02-22-2022, 10:14 PM
My secondary computer monitor is dying. It randomly shuts off and reboots. It's an old Dell that I bought years ago and I don't even use it that often. So I'm thinking of getting another monitor as a main one, then using my now main one (22" Acer) as my secondary.
So as I look at replacements, I'm seeing the cheapest 24" for about $150. That would probably be fine for my purposes. But then I see 32" TVs for the same price!. I occasionally like to watch TV in my "studio" while working and usually have to either fiddle with my old EyeTV or log into a network's website to do so. Well, an actual TV might be an answer. That is, if it wouldn't suck as a computer monitor.
I don't do any heavy lifting on the computer. Browsing, email, the usual YouTube stuff. With my old eyes, I do like to be able to read text on a monitor easily, but I don't do any gaming at all, no Photoshop work, no video editing. Would a TV work as a main monitor? My computer itself is a 2012 Mac Mini. Does that make a difference?
Thanks for your thoughts.
So as I look at replacements, I'm seeing the cheapest 24" for about $150. That would probably be fine for my purposes. But then I see 32" TVs for the same price!. I occasionally like to watch TV in my "studio" while working and usually have to either fiddle with my old EyeTV or log into a network's website to do so. Well, an actual TV might be an answer. That is, if it wouldn't suck as a computer monitor.
I don't do any heavy lifting on the computer. Browsing, email, the usual YouTube stuff. With my old eyes, I do like to be able to read text on a monitor easily, but I don't do any gaming at all, no Photoshop work, no video editing. Would a TV work as a main monitor? My computer itself is a 2012 Mac Mini. Does that make a difference?
Thanks for your thoughts.