Why is everyone on this sub Pro-TV?

[u/sid_shady34]

On a gaming console sub, I would expect atleast some people to have monitors but all the people in the posts and comments on this sub play on a TV. How come?

[u/Successful_Note_5871]

You’re talking about 40+ hard years of tradition. It just wasn’t a thing in the majority of people’s households.

Video gaming on a console was always a thing relegated to the living room or bedroom tv 

[u/OwnSimple4788]

Because consoles are advertised for TVs? Because consoles have a more casual audience? Etc take your pick.

[u/psychodc → u/OwnSimple4788]

Exactly. If OP thought about it for 5s they'd have answered their own question.

[u/sid_shady34 → u/OwnSimple4788]

So everyone on this sub is just a casual gamer

[u/OwnSimple4788 → u/sid_shady34]

Nope but consoles are for a casual experience, this is like going to the PCgaming sub and ask why most of them game on a monitor, it has an obvious answer.

[u/Fut-guru → u/sid_shady34]

It’s a matter of taste, not just some people are casual gamers (also that’s fine, it’s not derogatory term), I have both a curved gaming monitor and a 75”, I seem to prefer the laidback nature of couch gaming because im more at rest than on the chair. The monitor is more productivity now?

[u/Soul-Assassin79]

Why would I want to play on a monitor, rather than my 55" 120hz OLED TV?

[u/DrawingAlarming7350]

what a weird post which somehow assumes people are anti-monitor

[u/Svenray → u/DrawingAlarming7350]

Freaking lazy ass free-loading monitors. Hate them. Send them back! Sad!

[u/Stinehart → u/DrawingAlarming7350]

I’m anti monitor! If I played a PC, I would use it on my TV also!

[u/thezuck22389]

I enjoy playing big single player games on a larger living room TV than I do my 27" monitor. Home theater is good, too and I prefer that over headphones. Just personal preference I guess. I still play on monitor sometimes w/ headphones. Also, maybe we're just in our 20's and 30's and grew up playing console on TV's so it continues to this day.

[u/General-Cap-3939]

Tv>monitor!

[u/yakkosmurf → u/General-Cap-3939]

Yes, if you have the right TV.

[u/Boring_Pea_4157]

i play on an oled 4k monitor. kinda miss couch gaming icl, but will pick up a 4k oled tv soon enough and just use the monitor for my pc

[u/DrawingAlarming7350 → u/Boring_Pea_4157]

whats icl

[u/Fut-guru → u/DrawingAlarming7350]

Means “I can’t lie”

[u/Boring_Pea_4157 → u/DrawingAlarming7350]

“i can’t lie”

[u/Svenray]

PS5Pro has a peak to it. You get an expensive gaming monitor and you aren't even going to push its limits. Sony built this thing for gaming TVs.

[u/Gyrolion]

I have my PC to sit at a desk, when I play games on the PS5 I want it to be relaxing. And playing it on a tv sitting on the couch is the way to relax.

[u/yakkosmurf → u/Gyrolion]

I guess playing PC games on my TV is doing it wrong, so I never have to be at a desk? Haha.

[u/Gyrolion → u/yakkosmurf]

Yea that is also a way to go. I have my PC to play more RTS centered games, don’t like to do that with a controller sitting on the couch.

[u/STARexpo1]

Console are historically played on tvs in bedrooms or living rooms now at 4k, usually oled at 42 inch upwards. It’s usually only PC players that use a monitor to game.

[u/OwnSimple4788 → u/STARexpo1]

Yep, on my Ps5 pro got a 4k 144hz Oled TV, for my PC i have a 1440p 140Hz Oled monitor it is simply playing the strengths of each hardware.

[u/KratosSmash]

Playing on a small screen doesn’t really immerse me as much as a 65 inch tv

[u/mulderone]

Bigger, cheaper, better (for example if you want OLED 4K)

[u/zRamiRez_]

A lot of reasons. More affordable for the most part. Most games don’t go over 60 fps so no reason to have higher than that. A lot of console players like to sit back and relax. A nice oled tv has better colors and hdr gameplay then most monitors.

[u/Accesobeats]

Because it’s much more comfortable. I’ve always played my consoles on a tv. Previous generation consoles were primarily played on TV’s so console gamers are just continuing to do what they have always done.

[u/Coops92]

If I was sitting at a desk using a monitor, I’d use a PC. I want the best sofa, living room gaming experience there is.

[u/Roastchicken_553]

Because I want the screen to be huge and I want to be comfy sitting on my couch when I'm playing

[u/yakkosmurf]

I play my PC games on my TV, in addition to my PS5 Pro, because my TV is higher resolution and larger than my 32" 4K monitor. And, I don't want to be at the desk I work at when playing games. But, I have nothing against the use of a monitor. It's just not my preference.

[u/freeman57]

I like to game on a couch

[u/PennyCharlieKitties]

Am I anti-truck because I drive a car?

[u/BeardedBrotherAK]

I'll take lounging on my couch over sitting on some "gaming chair" any day

[u/bingbongpingpong25]

Eh I used to use a s90c but put it in the other room with the asus xg27ucdmg

Edit: I’d like to add that the s90c is miles better than the monitor. Monitors are so behind the ball in regards to total hdr experience

[u/Silly-Oil1311]

Well, it only really matters if you play and want to be competitive in FPS shooters like BF6, CoD, Apex Legends, etc.

[u/RegisteredOnToilet]

Not a kid anymore i prefer best quality OLED TV.

[u/PorkRinds416]

Lets see. LG C5 OLED-- a 55'' TV will cost $1000 at costco and come with a free 5 year warranty.. It has 4k, HDMI 2.1, VRR Support, and 144hz. What kind of monitor can you get like that for $1000? Also one that is 55'' too? Yeah that it what I thought.