Putting together a new computer

GeorgeN · 2012-09-15T17:29:08+00:00

As it is now i've decided on the following parts: Processor: 3,60GHz i7 3820 Memory: 2x kingston hyperX blue 8GB DDR3 1600 (for overclocking purposes) mob...

GeorgeN

You're right Yasamoka i've been reading a lot of comparisons and it seems a monitor beats a tv no matter what. Now the problem is exactly what monitor to get, egh. I like samsung but it looks like the 23 inch has known issues with small text, honestly I haven't tried other brands. Any recommendations?

The-MMMs

GeorgeN wrote
As a user of a HD TV screen (23") and the difference in experience i get when i use my cousins LED Samsung i can say that i wish i owned one instead

Don't get the TV.
Please clarify The-MMMS, what exactly makes a pc monitor so much better than a TV? I tried playing on my friend's samsung tv (the same one im buying) and was very impressed by picture quality, and didn't feel any delay whatsoever.

There is obvious delay at my end (im using the PC input). The colours are washed out. You can actually manipulate the colour saturation and brightness to your liking better with the LED as far as i know as well. The clarity is also another issue. Font, and in general text, appears less teared and blurry even at the same resolution.

Generally speaking it's a smoother experience when i moved over to LED. Then again if you've tried both and prefer the TV more then by all means get it. I admit my statement was slightly opinionated. Sorry for that.

Still if you can try an LED monitor as apposed to HD TV then please do so; before you say "oh i wish i got the other instead"

AvoK95

Logically speaking. A TV is meant to be a TV and not made to be a monitor and vise versa, you can never get the same quality picture from a TV tuner from a regular monitor.

Gamer

AvoK95 wroteLogically speaking. A TV is meant to be a TV and not made to be a monitor and vise versa, you can never get the same quality picture from a TV tuner from a regular monitor.

tell that to the TV Makers, todays smart tv does some things similar to a computer.

AvoK95

Gamer wrote
AvoK95 wroteLogically speaking. A TV is meant to be a TV and not made to be a monitor and vise versa, you can never get the same quality picture from a TV tuner from a regular monitor.
tell that to the TV Makers, todays smart tv does some things similar to a computer.

Yes, similar but not as good, because they are TV's and not computers. Which takes us back to square one. A TV is meant to be a TV and computer is meant to be a computer and a monitor is meant to be a monitor.

shant

ngel is right,get the samsung px2370! i have one too and its amazing!
a little note tho,you may experience flickering in bright areas,changing gamma settings fixes it

Gamer

AvoK95 wrote
Gamer wrote
AvoK95 wroteLogically speaking. A TV is meant to be a TV and not made to be a monitor and vise versa, you can never get the same quality picture from a TV tuner from a regular monitor.
tell that to the TV Makers, todays smart tv does some things similar to a computer.
Yes, similar but not as good, because they are TV's and not computers. Which takes us back to square one. A TV is meant to be a TV and computer is meant to be a computer and a monitor is meant to be a monitor.

I think we just went off topic, but what you stated applies to pre-2000. we said the same thing about Phones, PDA, MP3 Player, and Computers back then when each item was separate. and now we have a galaxy S3, iphone 4S, etc...

The only thing matters with screen these days is the type (LCD, Plasma, LED, etc...) and its features

AvoK95

Gamer wrote
AvoK95 wrote
Gamer wrote tell that to the TV Makers, todays smart tv does some things similar to a computer.
Yes, similar but not as good, because they are TV's and not computers. Which takes us back to square one. A TV is meant to be a TV and computer is meant to be a computer and a monitor is meant to be a monitor.
I think we just went off topic, but what you stated applies to pre-2000. we said the same thing about Phones, PDA, MP3 Player, and Computers back then when each item was separate. and now we have a galaxy S3, iphone 4S, etc...

The only thing matters with screen these days is the type (LCD, Plasma, LED, etc...) and its features

Those are phone. Those are totally software related. If a TV and the monitor are both the same thing, than why do we even have monitors to begin with ? I mean if a TV costs 300$ and a monitor costs 250$ why would someone buy a monitor ? The manufactures would never do that because those are two separate markets and if they made TV's just as good or the same as monitor that would kill the market of monitor which make them make less profit. I assure you monitors will never be TV's and vise versa.

You can't buy a tablet or a phone without having a PC, because there will be limitations. A tablet can do the main thing you need to use a PC for which is web browsing but there are still difficulties like flash support and such... When buying a TV over a monitor these limitations still exist. You could use your TV and a secondary monitor but never a primary monitor, it's just not right.

yasamoka

Gamer, my friend, read the post I made a while back comparing TVs to PCs and why they cannot be the same for a gaming system.

AVOlio

So as I read the posts in this thread, 2 people are planning for a new build.
So @GeorgeN and @MrClass.
Have you guys made a final decision about the specs of your future build?

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