what kind of resolution do you want? and what size screen
using a 50" HD tv as a monitor is mental. a 50" monitor on the other hand is mental for a whole different set of reasons.

If you have a TV you'll be using a 1920x1080 resolution which is pretty low for a pc monitor)
( RocketSurgeon is pretending he's still young, Sun 3 Jul 2011, 19:11, archived)

1920*1080 can not be considered low for a pc monitor

( magnum, Sun 3 Jul 2011, 19:18, archived)

I agree, but it does depend on the screen size.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 3 Jul 2011, 19:21, archived)

yes, but if he's after TV size
he's going to be sitting a good few feet away from it, so even if the res did increase he then would struggle to read stuff. We have a hd ready tv for our meetings at work just so everyone can read it, full hd wouldn't work
( magnum, Sun 3 Jul 2011, 19:24, archived)

Yeah', you're right.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 3 Jul 2011, 19:43, archived)

depends if you're a graphic designer wearing iSandals or not

( RocketSurgeon is pretending he's still young, Sun 3 Jul 2011, 19:26, archived)

i dont want anything over 32", and i want to use it as a monitor and a tv and sometimes picture in picture and i want to buy it from the apple store as i have a discount

( mongychops, Sun 3 Jul 2011, 19:18, archived)

the DPI on an HD monitor would not be acceptable to you
I'm on a laptop with a 14" screen now which runs at 720p res - 1366x768, doubling the physical size to 28" would be similar to a 1080p screen at 32" and it'd just be awful, everything would have to be huge, and you can't just sit further back from it, it's horrible sitting more than a couple of foot from a monitor when you're working.

A 30" monitor would run at a resolution of something like 2560x1600 on average. big difference from 1080p
( RocketSurgeon is pretending he's still young, Sun 3 Jul 2011, 19:24, archived)

the thing is, i have used my tv and sat away from it, i didn't care, and being able to watch digital tv and having a small screen in the corner i enjoyed

( mongychops, Sun 3 Jul 2011, 19:29, archived)

well you're either "special" or didn't do it for long enough
it's legally not possible.
( RocketSurgeon is pretending he's still young, Sun 3 Jul 2011, 19:31, archived)

this is getting more confusing than food

( mongychops, Sun 3 Jul 2011, 19:36, archived)

you do realise that £(apple - discount) >> £(normal online store) ..?

( RocketSurgeon is pretending he's still young, Sun 3 Jul 2011, 19:26, archived)

i think we may well be talking about different discounts

( mongychops, Sun 3 Jul 2011, 19:33, archived)

you are referring to lorry based discounts?

( RocketSurgeon is pretending he's still young, Sun 3 Jul 2011, 19:46, archived)