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Guru can’t control what you
do in the privacy of your
own home. You’re welcome
to use just about any screen as a
monitor. The question isn’t one of
‘can I do it?’, but ‘should I do it?’;
mostly, Guru would recommend
against using non-monitors as
monitors, because monitors are
meant to be used as monitors
whereas non-monitors are not.
TVs are built to be enjoyed from
across a room, playing content
from distinctly non-PC sources. In
the case of OLED, though, things
aren’t quite so cut and dried. The
precision and speed of its pixel
updates tends to be vastly superiorto that of LCD-based TVs,
particularly in newer models like LG’s
CX series TVs, which is great for PC
gaming. It leads to what can be
imperceptibly low latency, although
you may find that LCD’s slower
pixel response gives you what feels
like a smoother experience.
Problem is, for all manufacturers’
efforts, burn-in is still a thing, whichmakes a TV a poor choice for using
in a desktop capacity. What’s more,
OLED TVs go from big to bigger,
which is an ergonomic nightmare
when you’re right up close –
particularly if they have a thick rear
construction that prevents them
from being set right back on a desk.
All this aside, let it be known that
Guru makes at least two calls a day
to LG’s offices to encourage the
company to make OLED screens
small enough to be used as a
monitor without GaGu’s neck feeling
like it’s going to fall off. No results
yet – but the company has put a
new factory online for its 48-inch
panels, so we’ll see what happens.Can I use an OLED TV as a monitor?
ELIOT WISE, JERSEY
For all manufacturers’ efforts,
burn-in is still a thing, which
makes a TV a poor choice for
using in a desktop capacity
26 T3 DECEMBER 2020Horizon
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ABOVE
The optimal
viewing distance
for a set this
size? 0.5 miles