PC World - USA (2020-03)

MARCH 2020 PCWorld 113

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ou’re not the first person who’s

wondered what it would be

like to have a giant desktop

monitor. Think of all the multi-

tasking and immersive gaming you could

manage if you had a 50- or 60-inch

monitor instead of a standard 24-inch

monitor! But you’ve probably noticed

that as monitors get bigger, they also

tend to get prohibitively expensive.

You’ve probably already got a big screen

in your house, though—a TV. At the end of

the day, isn’t an HDTV just a giant, living-

room-oriented computer monitor?

Not exactly. While you can use a TV as a

computer monitor in most cases, that

doesn’t mean it’s the best option. In fact, it’s

likely less attractive, convenient, and usable

than you think (not to mention, probably not

that cheap). There’s a reason dirt-cheap

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Use your TV as a computer monitor

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