Tough decision 26" monitor vs 32" LCD TV

[Small_Fryz]

Well for $600 i can get a Samsung T260 26" LCD Monitor (1920x1200) with HDMI input or for $949 i can get a 32" Samsung LCD TV with HDTV tuner 3x HDMI and full 1920x1080 resolution. Now I currently have a 22" Samsung monitor with 1650x1080? with no HDMI, which my brother wants to get because his 19" square viewsonic is getting dated. So that leaves me a good excuse to update.

Now this will be used as a computer monitor 90% of the time with the other 10% being used for my PS3 to utilize my cockpit for GT5. (monitor will be setup with my cockpit all the time. Ive already got a 46" Bravia X series for my actual tv which sits in my room that the PS3 is almost perminatly connected to (however i cant use my cockpit with this setup) and i have a 32" Hitachi thats close to 2yrs old in the 2nd lounge area that the Wii is connected to, however its only a 720p TV and with only 1360x768 im not even considering running that for a PC monitor.

Anyway what do you guys think?

So which one would you recomend?

 

[Eric.]

For PC use (hence, being close to it), the 26" is going to look sharper from having smaller pixels. Its a tough call. I've used my 46" as a monitor and been pretty close to it without having a reason to complain about the relatively low pixel density. You'll really appreciate a bigger display when you use your cockpit, but I'd also have to say that using a 32" display as your primary one is probably going to get annoying.

I almost forgot, the 1920x1200 will likely stretch the image from the PS3 to fit. Some monitors have the option to display "dot per dot" or 1:1, which will leave black bars at the top and bottom to preserve the aspect ratio.

Just a few things to keep in mind. Go have a look at the two if you can and decide if a 32" is too big or not. If money isn't an issue, the 32" will probably be the better pick.

 

[Small_Fryz]

bought the 32", PC sims is so awesome on this hehe. Once i fiddle with settings its quite useable for a normal every day monitor.