Why computer monitors are more expensive than TVs

Economics of scale probably play a part as well. South Africans would much rather want a TV than a monitor. Just look at instore displays. All dedicated to televisions.
 
The best thing about using a monitor is that you don't need a TV licence to buy one. You also don't need a TV licence to buy a DSTV decoder either, so you can quite easily get away with watching DSTV on a monitor without ever getting a TV licence.
 
Computer Monitors have higher resolution, but no speakers or tuner
TVs have lower resolution, but are typically larger and have speakers and a TV tuner.

In my mind those factors should all offset each other in terms of price.
 
LazyLion said:
Computer Monitors have higher resolution, but no speakers or tuner
TVs have lower resolution, but are typically larger and have speakers and a TV tuner.

In my mind those factors should all offset each other in terms of price.
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I wish they would sell TV's without tuners or speakers. A lot of people hook up their TV's to an external sound system and a DSTV decoder, making the speakers and tuner completely redundant.
 
this article is full of lies.

the VGA cable for instance, gives a clearer picture than HDMI on a tv screen. if your fonts are fuzzy and lines are blurred, change to a dsub and see the difference.

what built in v-sync rubbish is that? its a feature on the gfx card, monitors and tv screens can handle it. most features are handled but the gfx card.

all this sounds like a bunch of excuses to sell monitors at a high price. because - the stand.. really?

yes high end monitors do have better PPI/DPI and refresh rates. but thats high end. you get high end tv screens too.
 
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If pixel-density made monitors so much more expensive than TVs, why didn't myBB bother to ask about why smartphones with HD resolutions don't cost more than monitors?
Poor article or sneaky marketing?
 
Another useless article. There's not such a thing as 'a' computer monitor, or 'a' TV.
 
i have to laugh at the fools comparing a high end monitor to some 48" hi-sense hi-fi corp special and say, "YOU SEE! YOU SEE!?"
 
ScottulusMaximus said:
*cough*

http://www.amazon.com/Dell-E5515H-55-0-Inch-LED-Lit-Monitor/dp/B00NAKT2J2
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Good Lord, no. You'd be able to see the pixels on that thing!

LazyLion said:
Computer Monitors have higher resolution, but no speakers or tuner
TVs have lower resolution, but are typically larger and have speakers and a TV tuner.

In my mind those factors should all offset each other in terms of price.
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It would be nice if that were true, but it is more expensive to make displays with higher PPI ratios, while tuners and speakers typically count for less than $10 together in the BOM. Higher-end brands like Samsung and LG need to start offering TVs without tuners anyway, since the cable-cutters are growing in size and people would like a 50-inch 4K display for a good price.

access said:
this article is full of lies.

the VGA cable for instance, gives a clearer picture than HDMI on a tv screen. if your fonts are fuzzy and lines are blurred, change to a dsub and see the difference.

what built in v-sync rubbish is that? its a feature on the gfx card, monitors and tv screens can handle it. most features are handled but the gfx card.

all this sounds like a bunch of excuses to sell monitors at a high price. because - the stand.. really?

yes high end monitors do have better PPI and refresh rates. but thats high end. you get high end tv screens too.
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If VGA is giving you a clearer picture, then it's very likely that the scaler inside the TV doesn't process HDMI signals from a PC very well, unless you have a dedicated mode for PC connections that change how the panel scans. The PC mode on Samsung monitors typically forces it to scan progressively instead of using interlacing, something that PC monitors are not typically required to do.

What V-Sync rubbish are you talking about? Are you confused as to what G-Sync and FreeSync do?
 
IIRC, Computer Monitors had a tax added, whereas TV's have some local assembly and are tax exempt.
Simple enough to compare overseas prices.
 
pinball wizard said:
Can't you output your computer display to most new tv's anyway?
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Yes, of course. The point of the article was to convince people to buy a higher priced monitor rather than a tv because the monitor is better quality.

The only convincing reason I could see in the entire article was the processing pipeline introducing latency in a tv, vs a monitor. If the tv would allow that to be turned off, no problem!
 
Best of both worlds?
If I have to compromise and get a TV which which could do an adequate job, what is a good recommendation? Obviously, using it on a permanent basis for desktop work isn't sensible but I do the occasional multimedia thing, (casual) photo editing etc. The LG panels look very enticing, but before I sell it to myself I'd like to know what works ok for the task
 
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