You most likely assume the notion of utilizing a 48-inch TV as a PC monitor sounds bizarre, proper? I can’t blame you. Ignoring logic (and the grumblings of my depleted pockets), I nonetheless determined that utilizing one of many finest TVs to do my day job on appeared like a terrific thought.
The principle purpose I began utilizing an OLED TV as a piece show? Rewind six or so months, and I discovered myself lower than absolutely happy with my Samsung Odyssey G9. It’s a superb monitor for productiveness, no query — that monstrous 49-inch 32:9 display is a pleasure to multitask one.
I simply wasn’t an enormous fan of its image high quality.
Regardless of its spectacular Mini-LED panel, the G9’s black ranges simply couldn’t compete with the 77-inch LG C2 OLED TV hanging in my lounge. There was no getting round it: I wanted extra OLED in my life.
There was no getting round it: I wanted extra OLED in my life
My answer? Promote the Odyssey G9 at a hideous loss to purchase a 48-inch model of the LG C2 OLED. As a result of sure, these actually are the types of ludicrous ideas that run via my mind every day.
One glorious Black Friday deal later, and I used to be the proud proprietor of yet one more LG C2 — nonetheless hands-down among the best OLED TVs you should purchase at the moment.
Six months later, I believe it was the appropriate determination… simply.
Due to the speedy response occasions of that superb 4K/120Hz OLED panel, the C2 is a pleasure to make use of every day; be it pulling off headshots in Doom Everlasting or modifying photos in Photoshop. However it’s not been all plain crusing.
The largest challenge with utilizing a 48-inch TV as a PC monitor, is just that it’s not terribly sensible. Except you could have a house workplace that’s the dimensions of an plane hanger, area is at all times going to be a difficulty with such a beast of a display.
Hitting the massive time
As you’ll be able to see above, it doesn’t assist that the LG C2 isn’t the one show scrapping for area on my L-shaped desk. I additionally personal the good Alienware 34 QD-OLED — comfortably the perfect ultrawide monitor I’ve ever used. Whereas I do love my giant and in cost twin shows, it’s a setup to each be loved and endured.
More often than not, I write and edit on the Alienware, as its 21:9 display is so nicely fitted to productiveness. Working round that side ratio can grow to be difficult, although.
Whereas I really like ultrawide as an idea, often a superb ol’ 16:9 display is required to get the job performed. Whether or not taking digital snaps in Steam to seize the perfect PC video games or utilizing the Home windows 11 Snipping Device to take 16:9 screenshots, generally you want a conventional widescreen show to avoid wasting the day.
PC video games look astonishing on the LG C2 OLED
There are clearly far sexier implications to utilizing a 48-inch 4K TV as a monitor. For one factor, PC video games look astonishing on the LG C2 OLED. Positive, I really like utilizing my primary TV to play the perfect PS5 video games, however only a few of these can run at a real 4K/60 fps.
Due to the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 sitting inside my PC although, I can take pleasure in enjoying the newest and best AAA video games on my LG C2 at 4K/120 fps. Assume Resident Evil 4 is sweet on Xbox Collection X? Capturing via these frantic zombie battles at double the refresh price on a beefy rig (that’s connected to a tremendous OLED show) is one thing else.
Sport time
Exterior of gaming, utilizing a 48-inch TV as a monitor isn’t at all times so successful story.
The sheer measurement of the show means I usually must crank my neck to an uncomfortable diploma whereas net looking. Even with a deep desk, I’m additionally pressured to sit down stupidly near its display — one thing my optometrist most likely isn’t doing cartwheels over.
So what have we established about utilizing an OLED TV as a PC monitor? A: my neck now appears like a cement mixer. B: I seem like I am auditioning for The Exorcist each time I swivel my head throughout this ludicrously giant twin monitor setup. And C: my eyes will most likely fall out over the subsequent six months.
Principally although, utilizing my OLED TV as a large work and gaming monitor has been nice. Whereas I do fear concerning the prospect of OLED burn-in from time to time, I nonetheless love utilizing my LG C2 OLED throughout a twin monitor PC setup.
Is it sensible? Hell no. Do I find it irresistible all the identical? To cite a sure bald-headed, beer-swilling wrestler from the late ‘90s… “OH HELL YEAH!”
