Game console: TV or Monitor?

[JMY86]

I was having an interesting discussion with my cousin earlier who is pretty much the only other gamer in my family besides me. He has always had his game console connected to a PC monitor, which I always found somewhat odd but hey everyone is different. He was telling me today that most of his gamer friends also use PC monitors for their console gaming, I literally never knew this was a widespread thing. I have always had my consoles connected to my TV and just assumed everyone else did as well. What say the folks of ERA? What do you have your game console connected to?

 

[Trace]

Currently I have my console connected to a TV because I have a TV + monitors in my room, I used to only have monitors so I connected it to that.

 

[Slick Butter]

When I play docked, my switch is connected to my 24" 1440p monitor. Looks surprisingly really great on there, even sub 1080p games like BotW.

 

[XSystem]

I use my monitors for everything. I don't even have a TV and don't really need one either, since classic cable TV is dead to me and streaming services are all accessible through browsers.

I made this switch back when the Wii U rolled around, since at that point I could finally abandon all analog video standards and switch everything to HDMI / DVI-D / DP. Currently I have my Wii U and the Switch connected to one of my monitors, and I switch the source at the monitor when necessary.

 

[Pocky4Th3Win]

All my consoles are on TV except for my Vita TV which is connected to my monitor...

 

[HoodedSoldier]

TV. Might pick up one of those portable 15 inch monitors I saw a YouTuber using. Pc I use my laptops screen or hook it up to the tv.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

Where's the option for both? Right now I'm at my desk playing SFV on my PS4 using my monitor. Other times, I play it on the TV. Depends on how I feel at the time and what I'm doing.

Anytime I'm playing a fighting game, it's on my monitor though. My TV isn't bad, but it can't beat my monitor for input lag.

 

[Zuly]

I don't own a console but the only reason I can see to connect to a monitor is for refresh rates and/or input lag, and most games barely get to 60 FPS on consoles. You are probably better off getting a nice big TV with HDR.

 

[Deleted member 13645]

TV. I want HDR, and I want to sit on my couch. I don't want to get home from work where I work at a desk, and then go back to sitting at a desk.

 

[nullref]

I played consoles on a monitor for a long time purely for practical reasons. If you have one main TV setup in the house, but your own desk setup (be it in a bedroom, office, etc.) with a monitor, and you don't live alone, you may want to game on the monitor in order to avoid monopolizing the TV. You could obviously just get another TV for gaming in that case, but that's extra cost and space.

 

[Cl0ud7]

Oled TV, i have a Benq monitor and It looks like shit in comparison.

 

[ss_lemonade]

Well, used to have our Dreamcast connected to a monitor for VGA goodness. We also used a monitor for our 360 before we got an HDTV. Nowadays yeah, have all that hooked up to a TV.

 

[skeezx]

used to live in front of my monitor but i bought a home with a spacious living room, couches, 65" and all that. have no desire hook a console into a monitor again but if god forbid i have to share a living space then i can roll with it once more

 

[Sixfortyfive]

Most of my consoles get more use in public tournament/convention settings than at home, and those are always on monitors.

Even my retro consoles are sometimes run on a VGA PC monitor through RGB equipment.

 

[Deleted member 9486]

TV. Have my PC connected to it and a monitor but do most pc gaming on the TV too. Size matters.

 

[Deleted member 19533]

I've always used TVs. But I know monitors are better. About a month ago I ran my PS4 to my monitor, and I'm never going back. Actually just bought a bigger monitor with HDR.

The clarity, fluidity in motion, and just cleaner image matters a lot to me. TVs also have too much processing going on. Input latency is noticeable as well.

Most people would naturally default to a TV. Consoles are, after all, under TV boxes. But Give a quality monitor a chance. They're just better.

 

[Taker34]

Monitors all the way, because: I don't watch TV nowadays, I don't want worse latency, I don't want to spend money on features I'm not going to use. So I went with the biggest model I could find and have never looked back since.

 

[Playboi Carti]

TV and it's not even close

 

[thebigword]

I have a 32" TV that I use as my monitor for my PC, PS4 Pro and X1X.

 

[jayvo]

Game consoles are always connected to my OLED. MY PC is always connected to a monitor because of higher refresh rate and gsync.

 

[Strike]

TV.

 

[ZSJ]

Oled TV, i have a Benq monitor and It looks like shit in comparison.

Click to shrink...

Yep. OLED for PC and console

My LCD gets use for CSGO only. In other games I don't give a shit about 144hz when black level and colors look terrible. XL2730Z so its not a cheap LCD either.