Yeah, unless you do graphic design (or some other graphic intensive work) this would work well for most users. AND save $$ in the long run AND be future-proof.
I work with IT guys that have scoffed at my monitor setup(s) until I pointed out that I'm not playing video games or editing video/images on this system .. I'm either coding or recording .. video is pretty much irrelevant at that point.
As long as the driver doesn't cause performance issues I couldn't care less.
Besides, many (most) HDTVs handle computer input just fine, either via HDMI or good old fashioned VGA (again for most users).