MAY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 103which can help your games look buttery smooth. You
won’t find that in a cheap TV.
If you’relookingforsomethinglargerthan 27
inches,remember that pixel density decreases
significantlywitheveryfewinchesyougain,and
there’sa reason HDTV-makers suggest sitting several
feet away from their displays. If you need a display
that will multitask as an up-close work/email display
as well as a movie/entertainment display, you’ll want
something with a high enough pixel density that text
won’t be a pain to read – and even with a high pixel
density,a largedisplaymaystillcauseeyeandneck
strainif yousittooclose to it.
There is an ideal situation in which the HDTV-as-
monitor shines, though.
If you want to add an extra display to a single- or
multi-display setup for entertainment – say, so you can
watch Netflix or Twitter while you write articles, or so
you can play Skyrim on a 60in screen – then an HDTV
can be a very capable (and cool) monitor replacement.
Bonus points if you happen to have an extra HDTV lying
around, or if you can pick one up for dirt cheap.