you can but the TV resolution is far too coarse.
Not on the 55" 4K TV I've been using since late 2015.
Get one where you can turn the Video/Motion enhancement and sharpening off.
I treat the 4K as a four-up sized monitor. A lot of pixel real-estate for info display.
The only down side is I keep using it for working on my high-res photo images instead of trading.
It's sitting towards the front of the desk that I sit ~2' back from.
Next up will be a pair of 65" 4K.
- One on the wall at the back of the desk for the important stuff, which will provide the identical angle of view as the 55" where its sitting now.
- And a matching 65" 4K above it, aimed down, for less important stuff that I want to be able to see just by looking up. I don't want to be bringing windows forward on the primary monitor that block, even temporarily, my primary monitor's info.
- The 55" will end up to the left, in portrait, for additional tasks run on another box, that can also run my platform as backup.
At my viewing distance(s) curved isn't a benefit. And single focus (non bi-focal, non progressive) glasses work great for viewing all of the screen. Low stress. You can see anything on the main monitor just by moving your eyes. Everything in focus for providing the visual cues that something has happened. I will have to lift my head to bring the upper screen into view, so it's only suitable for info there you're seeking, or scan then return to your primary screen. Having to scan the upper monitor frequently is asking for repetitive stress problems.
At closer viewing distances, curved quickly becomes a very nice to have, if not essential. With a flat screen, the wings end up being too much of a percentage further away, hence a different viewing size in the centre vs. at the wings. Tried flat and close at a friends, annoying, drive you nuts, adds stress. Curved brings the wings in so it's same/similar viewing distance as the middle of the screen. Much nicer.
Anything that makes your time in front of the monitor less effort, less time, less stress, is worthwhile. I'm using a crazy-stupid code formatting now that uses a blank space between text and the delimiting characters. Very ugly. But boy does our mind ever make quick and easy work out of scanning the code as it seems to naturally parse on the white space; faster, easier, less stress, and more accurate. Along with meaningful names (Java), I can just fly through the code. No longer feel drained by the effort. Refactoring productivity seems like it's two to three times faster. Quality is better too, but the more I do the better I get at it, so that may not be fair to claim as a benefit.
