Would a Large LED TV work well as a computer monitor? (PP/AE Editing)

Question

I'm int the need for getting a larger and better monitor. Right now I'm using an HP 25" 1080p  computer monitor with a contrast ration of 60,000:1
I was thinking about buying a large TV to use as a monitor via HDMI for PP/AE editing videos.  Is this practical? Issues?  Color rendition?
Sharp Aquos Quattron LED TV:
40-inch 3D HDTV display with full HD 1080p
X-Gen LCD panel with UltraBrilliant LED
AQUOS Quattron 3DTV technology produces a bright 3D experience
Quad Pixel processing enables enhanced range of colors and detail
Built in Wireless with Netflix, Vudu, Cinema Now and more
240Hz Aquomotion
4 HDMI Ports
One-year warranty
Dimensions: 37″x23″x1.6″; 29.8 pounds
Thoughts appreciated.

Answer 1

Yes I have tested the YUV and RGB output out of the HDMI on the video card and yes the YUV output is not converted. Now the codecs and color space used along with how the Application draws out will have an effect on that.. However once again I have tested this with many clients and the YUV preview is exactly the same as their DVD preview from their deck. I am sure there are many editors here that will confirm that.
Yes I can confirm that. Look up Colorimeters and what they do. I suggest you start here:
http://www.xrite.com/product_overview.aspx?ID=1454
Do you honestly think that publication and still editors could edit on Computer LCD's if they could not accurately calibrate them? I dont talk to many that use an I/O device for that.
The YUV capability of the LCD has to due to what panel they use and what they program the firmware to do. Samsung often has 2 lines for many of their Monitors. One uses a standard RGB panel used by standard computer monitors and another uses a panel that is used in LCD TV's which will handle both. That is an example of when the YUV support is added to the firmware. Keep in mind hardware devices/ie gear like TV's and Decks have the ability to convert RGB to YUV if that is what they do or vice versa. So I can send a YUV signal to a RGB device but if that RGB device does not have output color tables for YUV then it will process that signal to RGB.
Geforce Cards Support 10 bit. However they only support 10 bit via Direct X and not OpenGL. If an application is written with a Direct X API then you can absolutely have 10 bit color output. Adobe uses Open GL for their API so geforce cards dont output 10 bit. I was just correcting an incorrect statement that Geforce cards cannot output 10bit. BTW Geforce cards can actually output 12bit because the Deep Color standard includes up to 16 bit. This limitation is sctrictly due to the application and not the cards.
The Source on that was a confirmation post by an Nvidia Rep right here in the Adobe Forums. You might also want to read up on Deep Color here:
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-670/specifications
"5 - Support for HDMI including GPU accelerated Blu-ray 3D support (Blu-ray 3D playback requires the purchase of a compatible software player from CyberLink, ArcSoft, Corel, or Sonic), x.v.Color, HDMI Deep Color, and 7.1 digital surround sound will be added in a Release 260 driver. Upgrade your GPU to full 3D capability with NVIDIA 3DTV Play software, enabling 3D gaming, picture viewing and 3D web video streaming. See www.nvidia.com/3dtv for more details."
http://www.hdmi.org/learningcenter/faq.aspx
"Deep Color: HDMI 1.3 supports 10-bit, 12-bit and 16-bit (RGB or YCbCr) color depths, up from the 8-bit depths in previous versions of the HDMI specification, for stunning rendering of over one billion colors in unprecedented detail"
Hope that helps.
Eric
ADK