Using an LEDTV as the primary monitor for a Gaming PC

[georgewgrainger]

Hi, just wondering if this TV would be good as a monitor for a gaming PC aswell as a TV?

http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/tv-audio-video/television/led-tv/UE22D5010NWXXU?

I am buying a TV as opposed to a standalone monitor and speakers for several reasons;

My room is quite small and i would like an all-in-one monitor, tv etc for my desk. Also, I have not yet found a monitor with built in speakers so I thought a TV would be the way to go for me. Would this work/be possible?

Any help is much appreciated

George,

 

[wolfeking]

TVs are bad ideas for a monitor 99% of the time.

1. Worse picture quality. 1080p on 36" will be 1/2 the quality of 1080p on 18", and this drop in quality will be noticible in games and high resolution settings.

2. Size. This will make it awkward to look at unless you have it hung on the wall across the room.

and if you multitask like I do,
3. Lack of ability to watch TV and browse the net or game at the same time. This may not bother some, but its huge for me.