What is the difference between a computer monitor and a television monitor?

Question

Computer monitors are much more expensive. Why can't I use a TV monitor for my PC?

Answer 1

the computer monitor has a much higher resolution, and a higher refresh rate.

this gives sharper images, and makes it comfortable to sit 2 feet away from.

if you sat as close to your television as you do to a computer monitor, then you would soon be having a headache.

Answer 2

Everything said here is basically useless information, because you can work around these things making them not-relevant information, the real difference is the that each pixel on a monitor is significantly sharper on a monitor than a TV, this is why a computer doesn't look clear on a TV and perfectly clear on a monitor, that is the true difference between the two. all this stuff everyone else is talking can be done on a monitor with workarounds such a tuners and switch boxes etc., but there is no way to make each individual pixel sharper no matter what you do, make it the only thing that really matters and relevant.

Answer 3

Difference Between Computer And Television

Answer 4

Basically the difference between a computer and TV monitor is that compute monitor is wired to a hardisk, while a TV monitor is wired to a circuit called tv receiver.
Nowadays the the difference between a computer monitor and a television monitor are the words computer and television. That's because there are monitors that can both be used as a computer monitor and as a television monitor.

Answer 5

The video signal from a PC is different from what a TV is capable of decoding. I'm not sure why they are more expensive because the end result is still an analog signal after the decoding is done. Truthfully you could design a TV to do both.

They are most likely produced separately because the industry makes money on both.

If you sell a TV for $200 and an LCD monitor for $200 you've made $400. If you create a device to do both you can only sell it for $200. Who's gonna pay $400 for a simple TV, LCD viewer if the market is flooded with them.

Answer 6

The normal TV has Cathode Ray Tube while the standard computer monitor uses Cathode Ray Terminal. The difference is that is gives sharper performance and is easy to work with from a distance of 1-3 feet while sitting in front of a TV at this distance will soon cause pain in your eyes. The computer monitor is safer for your eyes and gives a far better performance at a closer distance.

Answer 7

You can use a TV moniter for your PC, just only if it has the PC connections which most bought in the last 3 years do. There is one fundamental difference and that is that while computer moniters have only the standard analog video input and in some cases the new digital video port, the TV moniter has loads of other connections such as SCART, Composite video, S-Video and of course the RF aerial socket.

Of course, with TVs now becoming more compatable with PCs, the difference is blurring.

Another minor difference is that TVs are on the whole bigger than computer moniters.

Why you say that Computer moniters are more expensive I cannot explain, as in my cases they have not been. I hope this solves your question adequatly

Answer 8

Well, what kind of computer monitor are you refering to now?? and what kind of television screen you're comparing to? ......If you're talking about Plasma TV's, it has a some nice resolution almost like the new generation pc's in year 2000, and plasma's has very low radiation level too compare that generation of computer. But if you're comparing to some latest pc's / notebooks/ laptops, then chances are the computer screen is much higher in resolution.

Answer 9

that, and the computer monitor is designed to accept digital input unlike the tele, however modern tele's are all techno savvy too, all those plasmas, lcds rock

Answer 10

Some pretty good arguments here.