Just ordered a second one... This TV works great as a low cost monitor+sound card for my Raspberry Pi. The picture took a while to get used to, as it is not an IPS computer monitor, but once you get all the crazy TV image settings dialed down correctly, it actually makes a decent monitor with deeper color depth than my IPS monitor. The built-in speakers aren't spaced out far enough to provide any real stereo separation, but aside from that, the sound quality is actually surprisingly good for such a small and lightweight device.
I was afraid this wouldn't provide true 1920x1080 resolution, being a TV, but after setting the "Sharpness" to 0, "Aspect Ratio" to "Wide", and "OverScan" to "Off," I can say that this really is 1920x1080 - without any black bars, missing edges, or scaling artifacts. Very pleased!
Unlike my V7 branded monitor with a VA panel that has horrible ghosting and terrible viewing angles, this display is pretty responsive and the viewing angles aren't too bad. It is a little bit more fatiguing to look at for hours on end than my Dell IPS monitor for reading text, but it's not terrible. While clearly visible at all angles, there is definitely more color shift from angle to angle than on a nice stable IPS monitor, which is pretty much the only downside of this TV as a monitor.
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I was afraid this wouldn't provide true 1920x1080 resolution, being a TV, but after setting the "Sharpness" to 0, "Aspect Ratio" to "Wide", and "OverScan" to "Off," I can say that this really is 1920x1080 - without any black bars, missing edges, or scaling artifacts. Very pleased!
Unlike my V7 branded monitor with a VA panel that has horrible ghosting and terrible viewing angles, this display is pretty responsive and the viewing angles aren't too bad. It is a little bit more fatiguing to look at for hours on end than my Dell IPS monitor for reading text, but it's not terrible. While clearly visible at all angles, there is definitely more color shift from angle to angle than on a nice stable IPS monitor, which is pretty much the only downside of this TV as a monitor.
Thank you!