Using An LG OLED 55inch OLED 4K TV As A PC Monitor.... Is It A Good Idea?

I've just moved from a triple 32" 2k monitor setup to s single 55" 4k LG OLED - and I'm loving it. From a work space perspective, everything is much cleaner now.

I bought a 43 inch 4K OLED TV as monitor....the only thing what bothers me is "why did I not buy one earlier?" It's just perfect, the sharpness, the birghtness...just amazing. Office work is top notch, watching videos, movies of couse too and the initial reason why I bought one: photo editing is just a breeze. Everyone who is considering a 4K TV 43inch+ as a monitor and has enough space for it....just do it, you won't regret it

Great vid. It describes my situation almost exactly and thoroughly convinced me to take the plunge. Currently running a 42" HDTV with a 20" on the side and it's damn near ideal. The only place it falls short is when playing driving games. I just bought a PS5 and plan to play a lot of GT7 and want that view to match the true to life scale as close as possible. Other than that the TV is mostly used as a PC monitor. I rarely watch TV or movies on this thing but I also have the option to sit further back on a couch at the other side of the office. 55" sounds like a pretty ideal option for all scenarios without being too overwhelming at a 3-4ft viewing distance.

Just needed this video - yes was looking around for exactly the same question. Thx man

55 is a bit large. Consider desk depth and neck pain. 42 is pushing it.

Just got the 48in one for doing web dev / audio production / ps5 gaming, thanks for making this to reassure this was a good idea.. Breaking it up into zones is absolutely key, but the default 4 quadrant thing where you can drag a window to each of the 4 corners of the monitor seems to be good enough for me. I have it on my desk right now but I'm planning on mounting it to the wall to get extra height and possibly pull the desk back a little bit futher. Also, I recommend turning on 'dark room mode' to keep the brightness in check, turning on low latency mode of course. I'm still getting a tiny bit of input lag though that I can see as I'm typing this.. not sure if there's anything else I can do about that.

You hit the nail on the head: reassurance that this would work. I want to continue to do word processing and web browsing by with more real estate. For me, I would like two 24” screens in one, so a 48” TV screen seemed smart. I got the idea because it seemed “tv” screens seemed cheaper but promised 4K. My concern was the OLED, QLED, etc. issues that quite frankly confused me. At present I haven’t picked out a monitor yet. But this gives me hope I’m on the right track. Thank you. 😊

Exactly what I was looking for!

Thanks for the info verry useful

great video, thx! I am considering 55 inch oled TV - and will go for it. cheers!

Yes you can. I’ve been doing it for 11 months now and I love it.

Have been using a 55" Sony (non-OLED) - with a 32" QHD in portrait beside it - since Jan 2000. Other than adding some bias lighting and including "Power Toys" and "Region to share" to enhance my workflow, my biggest problem has been the location of my webcam and speakers....

Hi good video. What settings do You have your LG set to.

Thanks for info. This has helped convince me to buy an OLED for my mac and for gaming. I trade on my computer and currently run 3 monitors. On a side note, I see you were editing a Chris Buck video! I've been watching his channel for years. He's a great guitarist.

Thanks, Chris, for the very educational video!...IMHO-more efficient with 55" TV than three 27" monitors!

CX 48 here since 2020, best experience so far, OLED FTW!

Other than playing minecraft I use a controller for every game but the power toys app is exactly what I needed to know about before I go fully into this. My tv of choice is going to be the q70a for its price and quality.

thanks for this, you gave me a wonderful idea, I shall use it as a ultrawide monitor

I have an LG Oled 55 as well and sit about 3 feet away and I will say that it is excellent for productivity as I also like to keep many of my apps open and in view. I had a PG35vq and it got damaged while moving...... I went form a 200fps screen to a 120 on the Oled and though I am not a competitive game, I can feel the difference. 1 - 4K has more pixels that ultrawide 2 - No DP 1.4 on this and we are at HDMI 2.1 that has limit of 4K @ 120Hz. As it is an Oled screen the image quality excellent and you can also watch TV :) So far I have had no issues with burn in but it has only been 6 months. If you like to play FPS games, this might not be the optimal solution for you.

Great review and thank you for that. Also thank you for a down-to-earth approach without fast camera movement, intruding music and other distractions. The review is about toddler-age now, so 2 questions springs to mind: Do you still consider this a good investment and has burn-in been a issue?