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I do too. But what you describe there is basically a monitor.

I use a TV as a monitor. When looking for a monitor at the time I noticed TVs are much cheaper. When I compared the specs, I couldn't find any disernable difference.

1. Is this still true that TVs are considerably cheaper than monitors?

2. Is there a difference, or one I should care about between the two?

TVs still are cheaper.

There are differences.

Just to name a few:

Monitors have better colour accuracy, higher refresh rates, have features like Gsync/freesync, way faster response times, more and better ports like displayport 2.1 and usb c, lower input lag.

This comment answers your first question in considerable detail: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42427344

Yes. Can I get a 60" monitor for cheap?

Can you get one for cheap? Yes Can you get a good one for cheap? No

60" is too big even for me, but I'd pay good money for a 42" 8K monitor.

How about Postium? If you're willing to pay good money there are actually bunch of options even for individuals.

https://www.postium.com/8k-series

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1768977-REG/postium_k...

OK that's fair since I said "good money" but $10K is a bit out of reach. I was thinking more in the $2K range. My best option today is a MacBook Pro Max with a quad 4K setup, which is relatively affordable but unwieldy and requires at least two Thunderbolt cables (or a desktop setup).

I don't think these are 8K monitors. They support 8K input via 4x 12G SDI, but they contain 4K panels at 3840 x 2160.

Sceptre has a few 55 inch and 65 inch models.

E.g. 4k 55" for $599: https://www.sceptre.com/TV/4K-UHD-TV/U557CV-UMRB-55-4K-UHD-T...

I've also seen Supersonic and Caixun mentioned in these discussions.

Can also be worth looking at "outdoor TVs" like Sunbrite.

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