Suggestions for Monitor w/Speakers as playback device

[Mister Steve 31]

I'd like to use a monitor with speakers as a playback device. Are there certain types monitors that are better suited than others for video playback?

Thanks

[Luke 43270]

Hi ,I have read that BenQ puts really good speakers into their monitors.

[Mister Steve 31]

It seems PC monitors have very little or no codec support, so an Emby client would almost always have to transcode.  I'd rather avoid always transcoding. So perhaps a TV would work better, assuming I can get one where it can transparently use an HDMI input (for my application I need to use an offboard HDMI device and not the TV app suite).

Edited Tuesday at 01:22 AM by Mister Steve

[Luke 43270]

Yea but our windows app can probably decode it in-app so  you wouldn't have to rely on server transcoding. I'd be surprised if there exists a monitor that can accept passthrough of premium audio formats.

[RanmaCanada 592]

I would honestly say just get a TV. Issues you will run into is brightness, size issues, and refresh rate. The only codecs you need to worry about in regards to TV's is HDR and DV profiles, unless you are using the monitor itself as your playback with no intermediary device like a firestick or PC. If that is the case, abandon all hope as Smart monitors absolutely suck and you're back to the TV option.

What size are you looking to get? What content are you playing on it. We would need more information so we can suggest something proper.