Monitor vs TV for sim rig.

[norbs]

Just wondering if I buy another 49" monitor, or get a 50" 4K TV on the sim rig. it will only be used for racing, and maybe flight sims. I wont be sitting at it doing work or anything.

Something like this is half the price of the 49 curved monitor

https://www.samsung.com/au/tvs/uhd-4k-t ... u8000wxxy/

[pixelboy]

Probably the only thing would be refresh rate and contrast.

That particular model supports 60Hz Motion Rate but you might also want something that supports Freesync/G-Sync

This review talks about gaming performance.

[pixelboy]

This article might also help: https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/best/ ... deo-gaming

They like this one: https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/hise ... rt-tv-2021

[nutty]

If I was tossing up, I would be thinking about these 3 things when it comes to a tv vs a monitor

Pixel density/fidelity sitting soo close
aspect ratio
refresh rate

Being that TV's are 4K, I think Pixel density isnt a problem, I cant say ive sat 50cm away from a 55" widescreen to know if it works.
But tbh the big things I would worry about is aspect ratio and refresh rates is likely more of a problem.
Refresh rate looks like it might be solvable with the right tv looking above, but I think having a large 16:9 TV might be a bit funky for a puresim rig.. but likely able to be overcome

[norbs]

This is why I ask the question. I know you guys will ask other questions I hadnt thought of.

terrific feedback thus far.

[nutty]

I did a bit of a google, looks like with FOV you could likely fix a few things.. but I dont know it just looks a little funky to me.... feels like your playing on a playstation vs a proper rig

[Duke]

Dare I say it... as you can clearly see, the FOV is an issue when using a single TV so unless you going to stump up for triple TV sets stick with monitors.

Also I'm not entirely sure but don't most decent smart TV's now come with a gaming mode or equivalent to account for the higher refresh rates for gaming?

[DarrenM]

Latency/input lag is a concern with TV's, especially for simracing. There used to be a few sites around that measured that on most tv's and monitors. With a big screen I think you'd want 120/144Hz refresh as well.