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a couple of question for those who use tv's as monitors
rlemmon:
Hi. I was at walmart and i saw that they have 20 inch TVs with s video jacks. I think they were made by Emerson. Wouldn't it hurt your eyes using a TV being that your only 2 feet away from it? I have heard that some people have a issue with flickering. What is the reason for this ? I'm currently using a geforce 6800 card. I like to keep my cab running during the day and shut it down at night. Wouldn't it be bad to leave a TV running that much especially in a cab? ???
any info would be greatly appreciated
thanks
rlemmon:
Anybody out there :(
CheffoJeffo:
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I'm here ... I just don't use a TV in my cabinet ... sorry ...
Cheers.
NoOne=NBA=:
--- Quote from: rlemmon on August 06, 2005, 12:35:04 am ---I have heard that some people have a issue with flickering. What is the reason for this ?
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The main reason you see warnings on video games, is that certain flashing in video games can (in rare cases) trigger epileptic seizures.
It's not actually the flickering on the display that causes it, IIRC.
--- Quote ---Wouldn't it be bad to leave a TV running that much especially in a cab? ???
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It will definitely accelerate wear on it, but shouldn't hurt it.
If you think about all the TV's that are left on 18 hrs. a day at bars and such, you'll probably be a little less worried.
mahuti:
I have had a TV going in my cabinet all the time. No problem. It's not any worse on my eyes than a computer monitor, and it makes the pixel edges a little softer and nicer when playing games. It's a good compromise between a monitor and an arcade monitor as far as I'm concerned, though that varies from person to person. As for damaging it. Nah. TVs are meant to be used over many, many hours.
One thing I would suggest is... get a TV with an auto on after power off feature. Makes it much easier to start up and shut down the cab.