Monitor vs tv advice please!!

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Hi all,

After reading some threads this week one thing keeps popping up......"I've calibrated my monitor"

I don't use a monitor, I have my pc set up through my TV, it's a 40 or 42 " Samsung LED,

I've been using this for a while now, and it seems ok but I would like to hear what people think,

Should I get a monitor or stick with the TV

Thanks

Matt
 
ecniv said:
Tv - mines a 32" samsung :D

42" is downstairs - but changes the aspect ratio or summat and don't look as nice :/
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Thanks, noise seems to stand out like a sore thumb lol
 
You can still calibrate your TV if you are using it as a monitor...
 
Calibrate it for PC and then for HD/Blueray, save in custom settings :thumbs:
 
u8myufo said:
Calibrate it for PC and then for HD/Blueray, save in custom settings :thumbs:
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Ok it does have a pre set for pc as it does for hdmi (blu ray) any chance it could already be done?? If not I will have look through the tv menus later.


Thanks

Matt
 
Calibration changes what the PC sends to the monitor, not the monitor settings.
 
basically a colorimeter takes reading of the display then creates a profile on the PC, for that display. also, on the display, set it to as standard colours as you can find, turn off gimmicky stuff like "true colour", "advanced shadows".



TV's are notorious for over saturating colours to make things look overly colourful. it is often used because it cannot cover enough colour gamut range, in this respect, dull looking colours are actually accurate colours. professional or even semi professional level monitors don't have this problem, for example setting my monitor (Dell U2711) to Adobe RGB displays just that, at time of leaving factory, it's accurate to aRGB, no gimmicky colour "enhancements".

another advantage with monitors is that their higher resolution, giving you much larger desktop workspace. eg, TV's full HD is 2MP, while monitors offer up to 4MP, even higher on Macbook pro.
 
Matt,

I am not too experienced in DSLR but I have a few years under my belt with computers, if your TV will allow full HD1080 from your computer via an HDMI cable you will be getting 1920x1080 which will look very good on a 23 inch IPS monitor. But stretch that out to 40-42 inch screen and the pixels are much bigger hence the noise. Check your manual as some TV's are less than that.

I plugged my computer into my 40 inch Sony once and the picture was horrible, if its for editing photographs then a monitor all the way, my photographs displayed on the TV look okay as long as you are sat further away, nowhere near as good as a monitor. Have a look at IPS monitors fe. Dell 2311, its quite small though ;)
 
I forget but tv run different colour value settings to pc. I think it was andy (arad85) that mentioned it last.

Personally a good monitor will always beat a tv for image work.
 
Thanks all, I have decided to calibrate pc/tv, I have also downloaded a PDF file full on info regarding the tv,pixels,led,hd etc.

I have also now got another money pot on the side for a pc monitor, that's 3 pots now.

Thanks again

Matt
 
42" is huge while 1080p is a laughable resolution. 4K would be better... You may be working a very long distance away from it, a good 2-3m at least to avoid seeing individual pixels. Even if you calibrate it, it still won't have the same colour and quality like a good IPS monitor.
 
daugirdas said:
42" is huge while 1080p is a laughable resolution. 4K would be better... You may be working a very long distance away from it, a good 2-3m at least to avoid seeing individual pixels. Even if you calibrate it, it still won't have the same colour and quality like a good IPS monitor.
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Lol, I sit rather close to be honest, it's not a wonder I'm finding loads of noise in my pics lol
 
mattd85 said:
Lol, I sit rather close to be honest, it's not a wonder I'm finding loads of noise in my pics lol
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:lol: I would sit back a long way, just like watching the TV. On the plus side the eyes should be less strained
 
As others have stated LED TV's have really poppy colours and very high brightness levels so getting a decent corrected image out of one I think would be difficult. People may not notice if they don't have a calibrated screen but you would do if you printed some images with a lab. Colour management is pretty easy when you have all
the right kit but can be very frustrating if you have a weak link in the chain. My old laptop screen was a nightmare I spent many a wasted hour trying to get a decent calibration out of my color monkey only to realise I had massive differences in brightness across the screen so the calibration was only good for about 1" square, complete junk and wasted $ on crap prints! I splashed the cash and bought a Dell u2410 you don't have spend that much but make sure you get a decent IPS panel. One other tip turn the brightness down on any screen you have to less than <25% (mines at 20) it looks rubbish but in reality it,s closure to what you see on a printed page, your eyes soon get used to it.
 
ecniv said:
42" is downstairs - but changes the aspect ratio or summat and don't look as nice :/
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My Samsung does the same and there doesn't seem to be any way to stop it.
 
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