Why Can’t You Use a TV as a Monitor?

[learninmypc]

Both TVs and monitors will accept HDMI input, assuming they were made in the last decade. HDMI is the industry standard for video signals, and you’ll find them on nearly every device that outputs video from Rokus and game consoles to computers. Technically, if all you’re looking for is a screen to plug something into, either a TV or monitor will do.

Monitors will usually have other connections, such as DisplayPort, to support higher resolutions and refresh rates. TVs will often include multiple HDMI inputs for plugging in all your devices to one screen, whereas monitors are usually meant for using one device at a time. FULL ARTICLE

 

[learninmypc]

Interesting article.

 

[Julio Franco]

Yes and no. Read this, too:
https://www.techspot.com//article/1439-using-4k-tv-as-desktop-pc-monitor/

And the follow up:
https://www.techspot.com/article/1602-what-to-buy-4k-tv-as-a-monitor/

 

[MaikuTech]

Interesting article.

Most of todays tv's come with vga port or hdmi or both, newer models stop including vga port and insist on going with hdmi.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MU1GBLL/?tag=httpwwwtechsp-20

This my Smart TV-Monitor, I went for this one because I needed built in wifi, 1080p and better sound then my last tv.
I have my super famicom mini hook up into it, I could put in something else into the other
hdmi.
https://www.howtogeek.com/411413/why-can’t-you-use-a-tv-as-a-monitor/
With that said and what julio mentioned, it really varys on the type of brand-model tv that is being sold.
It also boils down to what you really want to use during the next 2 or 3 years.