Hardware Bargains - Open Thine Wallet

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Picked up one of these this am, they had a 24" going for 1999 but when I went to check out it was 2600 so went with this instead, seems a decent deal after shopping around. Screenshot_20181126-080338.jpeg
 
Would you recommend using this as a PC screen? Used daily for emails, web browsing, YouTube, office (word excel etc) and causal gaming?

https://www.takealot.com/samsung-43-uhd-smart-tv/PLID51975843

Was looking to get a 34” ultra wide but the prices seem to have gone up since I last looked. Or should I rather wait for a decent deal on an actual pc monitor?

It has low input lag, and 4K @ 4:4:4 chroma, so it should be fine. Those are the two important criteria that I remember.
 
It has low input lag, and 4K @ 4:4:4 chroma, so it should be fine. Those are the two important criteria that I remember.

Thanks for reply. Will see if their any reviews online about using as pc Monitor. What is the best viewing distance you think to use as pc monitor and will a 1060 6GB be fine to use?
 
Thanks for reply. Will see if their any reviews online about using as pc Monitor. What is the best viewing distance you think to use as pc monitor and will a 1060 6GB be fine to use?

For games, no, not if you want to use high settings and get 60fps at 4k. For desktop work, yes, it will be fine.

I sit about 2m away from my 46" connected to my PS4, and I think that's a pretty good distance. I can get some motion sickness if I sit closer, depending on the game. Its not 4k, so I'm not sure about text readability, but you will probably want to be a bit closer if you view your desktop at 100% scaling. 1.5m maybe?
At ~1m the text on my 4K 27" is a bit small for comfortable reading for long periods.
 
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