Using Sony Bravia 1080p as Monitor

So I have been wondering, my sony vaio laptop doesn't seem to have the best screen and I thought about getting an extra HDMI cable so I can do my post processing using my TV screen.

Any thoughts? Will the TV give a more detailed images (per pixel) compared to a computer monitor? Or will it give me an oversaturation/undersa​turation?

I have been dwelling about this since I wasn't happy with some of the post processing I was doing on my laptop until I saw my pictures on somebody elses' monitor and it looked so much better.

Out of the frying pan and into the fire. If you want to have accurate colors get a decent quality monitor and use hardware calibration.

tim wrote in post #10417010
Out of the frying pan and into the fire. If you want to have accurate colors get a decent quality monitor and use hardware calibration.

Thanks, can you name some on top of your head?

NEC makes good monitors, and some of Dells aren't too bad. There are threads about them here somewhere.

You can calibrate those sonys

I know, I calibrated my LCD TV, a Samsung which uses the same panel as the Sonys. It still wasn't as nearly accurate as my monitor, i'm not even sure it was in the right ballpark. I turned the profile off as the images looked better with all the enhancements turned on.

Josepi wrote in post #10419842
You can calibrate those sonys

I've been trying to search for a program that can calibrate my laptop.

Can you point me in the right direction?

here's my specs if it helps

Intel Core Quad i7-720QM 1.60GHz (Turbo Boost up to 2.80GHz) 6144MB RAM (8192MB max) 16.4" FullHD (1920x1080) 500GB HDD (7200rpm) NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M (1024MB Dedicated) HDMI Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (Black)

Or did you mean my TV?

You'll want a hardware calibrator, like this one. Just check it does multiple monitors before you buy it.

Though with a PC that nice it seems a shame to handicap it with a TV as a monitor. Get an NEC monitor, or a Dell 2209WA.

LOL. I have my desktop computer attached to a calibrated 23" LCD and a 40" Samsung both running at 1080p and the colors I see on my TV are different from that of the calibrated LCD (Main Monitor).

You would not get the color you want if you use your LCD TV. Even then, the LCD TV will not be as sharp compared to the LCD monitor even if both of them are running at 1080p.

For some reason, I see the TV to have less contrast ratio as the LCD Monitor.

Anybody has a list of the cheap monitors that can be calibrated? Or suggestion at least?

Thanks

Any monitor can be calibrated, the question is will it be accurate afterward. Most will be close enough, but read the recommended monitor thread for specific recommendations. Things like IPS panels over Tn, or something, I forget.

thanks tim! After some reading, I think I'm better off getting a desktop.. lol

Thanks Tim, just searched the forum to find out the same info. Any ideas of a GOOD store? (NZL)

I use Ascent, but not sure if they have NEC monitors, which seem hard to get in NZ. This HP LP2475w has also been recommended to me by someone very knowledgeable. The Del 2209WA is ok too, but apparently it's too bright.