Using a TV as a monitor

DDCreate

I have a GTX 960 GPU. I don't have an actual computer monitor so I just have my computer rigged into my 32in TV with an HDMI cable. Is this reducing my GPU ability to do quality renders in Iray?

evilded777

No. I've been doing the same for years.

DDCreate

Oh good. I asked because I saw a thread on GPU installation and they were saying to put your least powerful card in a certain slot so that one could handle the monitor and the other slots were for renders. And i was like....but...I use the same slot for both! Was afraid it was pulling from my pictures.

Night Owl 3D

You may find it interesting to connect a second actual computer monitor next to the TV panel and view the same image on both.  While the TV certainly will in no way limit your ability to create quality images, it does limit your ability to view them as intended.  The extreme highlight and shadow details do not get reproduced on the TV panel.  At least they didn't when when I had the same idea and connected a Samsung 32" LED Full HD TV to my system as a 2nd monitor.  I did improve things a bit by tweaking the picture controls on the TV and in my Nvidia control panel.  In the end, I do all rendering and critical viewing on my actual computer monitor and use my TV panel for scene set-up.

eplanting

Uh, you can but, you need the space for it, the biggest problem is the pixel resolution with a tv, it screws up the fonts so 32" shouldnt have too much if a pronounced effect on 1080p

Ron Knights

I'm having difficulty reading stuff on my 27" iMac screen. I'm thinking of buying a large screen TV to use with my Mac. I could use my 50" TV, but I like to "watch" TV while fiddling on the computer. Maybe I'll just try using the 50" TV for awhile.