Monitor or tv?

[dino0392]

Hi

I am going to be ordering a PC at the end of the month for Christmas for my nephew and I don't know if I need to add a monitor or not as his mum is thinking about getting him a 3D TV.

Is a standard 3d tv ok to be hooked up to the pc or will it cause issues playing games as it isn't a computer monitor? not sure if the one she was looking at was an LCD or LED tv.


Ta

 

[keynes]

What system are you getting?

 

[steaky360]

Got to say this, you started by saying you're getting a PC - then moved onto saying 'his mum' Just found that funny! Sorry... I digress.

Regardless of the system I would think most modern TV's will work with a gaming PC - although just because you get a 3D TV doesn't mean you'll be able to play 3D games necessarily - you'll need additional software for that (either from NVidia - 3dtv http://www.nvidia.com/object/3dtv-play-overview.html or others - tridef http://www.tridef.com/)

Personally I'd recommend getting a monitor for the PC - certainly if its a high spec machine, you'll get a better experience in general playing from a monitor than you will playing from a TV. I'll caveat that by saying it will however depend on what sorts of games you want to play. If you're going to play lots of shooters which rely on minimal lag between input and display then a monitor will be better. If you don't then you might not notice the minimal lag you'll get from playing on a TV.

I play games from both a monitor and a TV (not at the same time of course ) and all the games I've played on the TV look great and play really well so I won't say 'don't use a TV', I find it perfectly acceptable to play on a TV and you might too, its personal preference really.

 

[dino0392]

What system are you getting?

Hi

Its the Pc you spec'd when I asked in the other thread -

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
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Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4590 (3.3GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
Gigabyte H81M-D2V: Micro-ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - 1 DVI, 1 mHDMI, 3 mDP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
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24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
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CORSAIR 650W VS SERIES™ VS-650 POWER SUPPLY
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Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
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ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
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10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
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1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
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Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
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BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
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3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
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Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
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1

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[dino0392]

Got to say this, you started by saying you're getting a PC - then moved onto saying 'his mum' Just found that funny! Sorry... I digress.

The PC is for my nephew :yes: he mostly plays shooters mixed in with some others. Thanks for the info.

 

[steaky360]

The PC is for my nephew :yes: he mostly plays shooters mixed in with some others. Thanks for the info.

Aaaahhhhh! That explains it! Hope it helped!

 

[keynes]

I would go with a monitor, if he wishes to play 3d games you need to make sure the monitor supports Nvidia 3d vision.

 

[steaky360]

I would go with a monitor, if he wishes to play 3d games you need to make sure the monitor supports Nvidia 3d vision.

I'd agree with Keynes, if he plays shooters he will (in general) have a better experience with a monitor than a TV.

Still, playing on a TV isn't an issue for some folk though, personal preference perhaps? Or (most likely?) I'm not good enough at the games where it matters for it to affect me

 

[ricbai]

I'd perhaps consider getting a monitor and then a TV tuner card/USB for the computer: yes, the power draw will be a bit higher than TV alone when watching TV, but you'll have the added advantage of built in DVD/blu-ray player, ability to watch streaming videos (including BBC iPlayer), ability to record/time shift etc.

What will be feeding the TV? If it's a HDMI source (IIRC offered by VirginMedia or a Chromecast like connector: I don't know about Sky) then they should be able to plug into the monitor anyway. IIRC, monitors tend to be higher quality (resolution, responsiveness) than TVs, but do have the disadvantage of slightly higher cost per inch.