Do TVs Suck As Monitors?

What is chroma subsampling and why does it often cause issues for TVs hooked up to computers?

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[andrew]

A few years ago I made the mistake of buying a 32'' TV for my PC. I though, why pay double for an equivalent monitor when all the specs seemed the same. From far away and in movies it seemed great. But trying to read text it made my eyes hurt. I tried to mess with all the settings but could only make it slightly better that the defaults. I lasted only about a year. I thought that it was really a bad display and relegated to TV duties in the living room. And bought a monitor. To this day I had no idea that this thing called "chroma subsampling" existed! Or what it was! And of course is nowhere to be found in the specs when you buy it.

[Saphire_Throated_Carpenter_Ant]

my OLED LG has made a wonderful monitor, and the burned in aiming reticle makes for some sweet quick-scopes!

[cyberdemon]

2:26 checking the pixels, for academic purposes of course...

[faraga]

The example at around 0:50 is actually a really good example of how good a picture with heavy subsampling can still be. The picture still looks very sharp, and you have to look at details to notice the lower color resolution. Impressive!

[Hughmanbeing]

Shout out to you for making this video 4:29 min. Feel like anybody else would drag this out to get over 10 min

[miradnansiraj]

2:26 yea the thiccness can be clearly seen on this monitor

[daniahmed]

Me using a 50" tv as a monitor
*Sees this video*
Also me : MY TIME HAS COME

[MikloV]

I received a free 24" Vizio TV and have been using it as a second monitor for some time. I love it and it has speakers built in, so I don't have to use my laptop's speakers.

[GrumpyWolfTech]

Been using Tvs for years, I think its's fine as long as you can get one with a low enough response time. I have seen that fringing tough on cheaper tvs, it does suck.

[vizdrom]

When the store puts up a 32 inch Tv along with 32 inch monitors
Monitors: There is 1 Impostor Among Us

[spikezeing]

Back in the day I used a 30 inch tv for my monitor. I wasn’t aware of chroma subsampling until I couldn’t read things properly on it. After some google searches I found a custom driver someone made that eliminates the audio going over the hdmi but improved the subsampling.

[FedericoLov]

Been using a sony 4k as monitor for years now and it’s awesome!
The initial purchase wasn’t easy exactly because of this but very happy with my choice

[socas_nic]

I gotta say when I connect my laptop to my Sony BRAVIA 40" FHD smart tv it appears like a badass monitor. Really impressed with it, it's definitely one of the better "Monitor" TVs out there...

[slaphead]

Thank you for that. I just thought my TV was crap, but setting it to PC mode cured the "fringing" problem. But as I'm a gamer it's back to low latency gaming mode - I can live with the fringing now that I know what it is, and what causes it.

[addasahmad]

My dad heard "this video is sponsored by FreshBooks" and said, "wow you're actually studying from youtube."



Thanks for the Likes guys!!! Never had this much before

[KeefeLee]

I could never understand who actually "dislike" a video you guys make.. it's not like you guys are way off on the content! Keep it up!

[InimicusSolitus]

I use a 32" TV as a monitor, works great.

[silverwatchdog]

I have a 43” 4K tv and it’s amazing. 10ms input lag and 4:4:4 chromasubsampling. Never had a better gaming and productivity experience

[youdontknowme]

A dude I work(ed) with uses a 46" 4K on his work-from-home setup and loves it

[EViL]

Very informative, and perfect timing - I've just started upgraded my TV for PC gaming, and wondered what the 4:4:4 option was... It also explains some arguments I've seen regarding PS5 and XBox-X and this!