The Best Computer Monitor Is A TV

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I’ve been rocking the LG C2 42 for over a year now and there ain’t no going back to monitors for now. Value is hard to beat. If you know how to hack it and turn off all the “TV” friendly features, it’s fantastic.

the 42" has got to be the best video editing experience ever

A simple solution (workaround) for the issue you have with any app that has multiple instances open, is to click and hold the icon on the dock and select the title of the window you want to come forward. Only that window will be brought in the foreground. Additionally you can always enable "mission control" or "application windows" in a hot corner (pisses a lot of people off if they're not used to it, but for me it's the best workflow feature of macOS by far!). That way you can see and sort the windows either for all applications (mission control) or a single application (application windows). To use just quickly hover to the top left, and bring the window you want in front by clicking on it. bonus tip: During drag and dropping items from any app to another, instead of holding the items over the app icon and waiting for it to come forward, while still holding the items over the icon, hit the space bar, and that will immediately open the app window - saves some time.

I've been using large TVs as monitors for many, many years now, and none have been as comfortable as my 2017 Samsung 55" curved 4K. The small curve keeps the corners in focus, and they are the very first thing I noticed when I bought a flat TV a few years later. I tried sizes ranging from 40" to 75" and the sweet spot really is 55" for eye comfort and productivity. I still use that old Samsung as my "work from home" display since I can stare at code for 8+ hours without any eye strain, but my other two PCs run LG OLEDs, which I think look amazing and I run them very bright, but that gets exhausting outside of games.

Thank you for guiding me through the OLED monitor setup! Your clear instructions made the process seamless, and I now enjoy a vibrant and stunning display. Your expertise and patience are truly appreciated. Grateful for your help in enhancing my viewing experience. ❤

This is the same problem we have with images from rectilinear lenses (straight lines stay straight). The wider the angle of view occupied the screen (or photo), the more distortion there is near the edges or corners due to it being rectilinear (flat). Basically, the ratio of distance to the corner vs the center deviates too much from 1.0 (pixel angular width varies with the location of the pixel). When you start to run into this limit, a curved monitor works better (equivalent to a fisheye lens - circles stay circular) - pixel angular width stays closer to constant regardless of location on the screen. Because the problem is angle of view, the size of the screen isn't actually important (other than the distance your eyes have to focus). A 30" screen sitting 2 ft away will provide an identical experience to a 60" screen sitting 4 ft away. You should also try using a table that's not so deep. Place the TV on a bench behind the table, which is not as tall as the table (so the bottom of the screen is actually below table level but still visible). Your head and eyes are designed to look at stuff from slightly above the horizon, to far below the horizon. So positioning the center of the screen at eye height results in the top of the screen being uncomfortably high. Putting the TV on a shorter bench lowers it so most of the screen is below your eye level. While the shorter table depth allows the bottom of the screen to remain visible above the back edge of the table.

I bought the service remote for my C2 and turned the local dimming off. Game changer. It’s ridiculously color accurate. I also use an iPad (with sidecar) as a reference monitor.

I've been using a 4k 55'' Samsung TV for almost 10 years. It is slightly curved and it's been brilliant, especially for photo editing, because the colors are very good and the size means anything that isn't sharp really stands out.

Yep. You got exactly the problem I hit up against just using a 43 inch 4k as a monitor. I thought it would be great, like 4 1080p monitors, but the viewing angle gets extreme at the edges. I end up moving myself to get a better viewing angle. 4 1080ps are just better. You can angle them left right and up down.

I also use a 42" LG C3 since 5 months and it is really nice. I can comfortable overview the whole screen without turning my head. It has with 42" 104ppi which is ok. The townside are the glossy coating, Oled Banding and i had to turn of "Cleartype" because of color-fringing (WRGB).

I'm using 55'' 8K LG Nano for about 3 years now and I love it. It's near flawless. Image quality is stunning. The only thing is that 55'' might be slightly too big. 48'' would be perfect, but I wasn't able at that time to find 48'' 8K. Nonetheless, I'm so happy with that buy, I don't think any multi screen setup is more comfortable for work that just a large screen with Fancy zones (on WIndows).

I've been using a 55" LG C1 as my gaming monitor for about 3 years now, with absolutely no complaints I invested in extended insurance because OLED burn in was a concern but I've had no issues using the TV with thousands of hours of usage.

LEE, possible dock fix for you... Settings > Desktop & Dock > UNCHECK minimize windows into application icon. Your multiple instances will show up on the right side of the dock.

I just picked up two LG 32" UltraFine Display Ergo 4K Monitors on sale both for $600. Retail is $600 a piece. I would’ve preferred one larger monitor like you are doing but I am pretty happy with both monitors. Photo editing and printing are spot on with both printer matching up with my monitors. Both connect to my m1 mac mini without any issues.

This is how what-if tech review videos should be like. Love your candor and enthusiasm.

I first got the 48" LG C1 for a monitor but found it just a bit too large. I eventually swapped to a 42" C2 and found the size to be perfect as a desk monitor next to me 34" ultrawide. Great for editing.

I bought the LG C2 42" and it has been an amazing monitor. I was coming from a 3 4k 27" monitor setup and It's crazy how big 4k is with no scaling turned on. I don't feel like I lost any screen restate.

I've been using the Lg 42 c2 oled for a while now and I love it. Not perfect but beats all other monitors i've tried. I came from a 5k Dell prior to the c2 and I am happy. Prints come back good and colors are great when slightly adjusted.

Man Iv’e said it before but dual 42” LG C3 in concave style is a game changer. I really think you’d enjoy it. I did the 55” for 1 year prior to this & it wore me down with the general travel of my eyes and neck tilting. Tilting the 42” monitors towards you is an entirely different level of immersiveness.