The 6 Best 4k TVs For PC Monitors - Spring 2020
Reviews

The best TV for use as a PC monitor is the LG 43UM7300PUA. It's a 4k TV with decent build quality and a reasonably accurate color reproduction out of the box. Text looks sharp, as it can display proper chroma 4:4:4, and the IPS panel's wide viewing angles are great for those who like to sit close to the screen. This TV's fast response time and low input lag provide a responsive desktop experience; however, it doesn't support FreeSync variable refresh rate for those who want to game on this TV.

It may not be the best choice for use in dark rooms due to the mediocre contrast ratio, but it has excellent reflection handling and can get bright enough to combat glare in a well-lit room. Although it supports HDR, it can't get bright enough to bring out highlights in HDR content, not to mention that it doesn't support a wide color gamut. On the bright side, IPS panels are immune from burn-in, so you shouldn't have any issues with the user interface being always in the same spot.

Unfortunately, the backlight isn't flicker-free, and its 120Hz flicker can be distracting for some or may cause some eye strain. Overall, this is the best small TV to use as a PC monitor we've tested so far.

The best large TV to use as a PC monitor is the Samsung QN65Q80RAFXZA. It's a fantastic TV to use as a PC monitor with outstanding picture quality and it properly displays 4:4:4 chroma on 1080p and 4k resolutions, so you'll be able to read your screen's text with ease. It has an incredibly low input lag, so it responds to your commands almost instantly.

This TV can get extremely bright and it does an amazing job at handling reflections, so you can place it in any bright office and not worry about light reflections. VA panel TVs like this one are known to have poor viewing angles, but Samsung added an 'Ultra Viewing Angle' to improve the image accuracy when viewed at the side, so it has decent viewing angles if you need to put this TV in a meeting room.

Unfortunately, the gray uniformity is only decent and it gets darker on the sides, but on the upside, it supports a wide color gamut, displaying a wide range of colors. Overall, the Samsung is an amazing TV with impressive picture quality, making it the best large TV to use as a PC monitor.

The best budget TV to use as a PC monitor is the Hisense 55H9F. It's an impressive overall TV with great picture quality and good features, and for its price, you can't go wrong with it. It has an extremely low input lag, as long as you set it in 'Game' mode, resulting in a responsive desktop experience.

This TV supports chroma 4:4:4 both at 1080p and 4k resolutions, so you can see your text properly. The response time is also excellent on this TV, so fast-moving content looks great. Since it's a VA panel, it produces deep blacks thanks to its excellent contrast ratio and decent local dimming feature, and it performs really well in bright rooms with fantastic peak brightness and excellent reflection handling. It also displays a very wide color gamut if you want to use it for HDR content.

Unfortunately, the viewing angles are disappointing, which is expected from a VA panel, so you lose image accuracy unless you're sitting directly in front of it. It also has only decent gray uniformity, as the edges and center of the screen are darker, which might be distracting on web pages or documents. Overall, this is the best budget TV to use as a PC monitor that we've seen so far.