plasma/lcd as a monitor???

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thorpef1

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Hey,
Its time to upgrade the monitor. i currently have a samsung 17".
Im thinking a 22" aswell as my 17", having a dual monitor setup.
BUT is it possible to buy say a 32" lcd/plasma and have it connected to the computer as the monitor.
I have a 8600gt card and im not sure if it will work.
Will the resolution be ok or should i not even bother.

Thanks, Luke
 
I've used a 26" LCD tv for my monitor for a while now. as long as the resolution matches a resolution you like, you shouldnt have a problem there. mine is 1360x768. The computer in my sig can handle Crysis on high w/o much problems using that TV as my monitor.

I believe the only difference is in a TV vs. an actual monitor is the refresh rate... most monitors have a 2ms refresh rate (how fast it takes 1 pixel to change to the next color). I do believe that TVs have anywhere from 15-20ms or so refresh rates. I could be wrong on the actual numbers, could be higher or lower, not sure. if you say... used a 72" TV as a monitor, and used only 1 8600gt on it... you would get lots of blur as stuff changed.

Most LCD/Plasma TVs have an HDMI connection for going to a DVD player... you can easily find a connector cable that connects from HDMI to DVI.
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812337021)
 
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I use a 37" Magnavox 720p and run it at 1360x768 and it's very crisp. I could stand 5-6 feet back from the screen and read this off this screen with ease.
 
I had a 32" 720p LCD TV as well which I sued for a monitor, it worked very well. The only downside is that you have less screen space then you do on a 19" monitor (resolution wise).

I recently upgraded to a 28" monitor with a resolution of 1920x1200, MUCH better :)
 
Narzinor said:
I've used a 26" LCD tv for my monitor for a while now. as long as the resolution matches a resolution you like, you shouldnt have a problem there. mine is 1360x768. The computer in my sig can handle Crysis on high w/o much problems using that TV as my monitor.

I believe the only difference is in a TV vs. an actual monitor is the refresh rate... most monitors have a 2ms refresh rate (how fast it takes 1 pixel to change to the next color). I do believe that TVs have anywhere from 15-20ms or so refresh rates. I could be wrong on the actual numbers, could be higher or lower, not sure. if you say... used a 72" TV as a monitor, and used only 1 8600gt on it... you would get lots of blur as stuff changed.

Most LCD/Plasma TVs have an HDMI connection for going to a DVD player... you can easily find a connector cable that connects from HDMI to DVI.
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812337021)
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Most LCD TV's that I've seen are 8-15ms, with a few higher priced ones being 6ms. Still, it's not that noticeable of a difference.
 
Samsung is always a good choice, and so is LCD. I've heard too many horror stories about Plasma burn in to step foot on those yet, would love to get one for movie viewing though the colors are so rich.
 
I am currently on my secondary system (which has basically become an HTPC), on my 50" Samsung Plasma. I do notice the slight image retention, however it is not a huge issue as on most plasmas now burn-in is pretty much a thing of the past.

At any rate I would recommend just about any Samsung monitor (I have owned several 19-21" LCD monitors), and I have never run into any problems.

Unfortunately my video card in my main rig seems to be on the fritz...at any rate I just wanted to share my experience with Samsung screens.
 
Yes, i dont think that i will be buying a LCD any more. just dont have the money.

venividivici, thanks for the advice on the Samsung.
This model here are going cheap
http://www.itestate.com.au/products_detail.asp?code=PD00005623

any comments on this monitor?

also, i want it so that my 17" is on its side and that the 22" is horizontal.
How do it set it so that i can do that i can do that.
at the moment i am using NVIDIA control panel.

Thanks, Luke
 
I used my dad's 37" LCD as a screen for my Macintosh once using a DVI to HDMI converter. It worked very well. The TV runs at 1366x768 and I could easily get the native resolution displaying. Very sharp...

I then tried the Mac (and later my PC) on my 19" LCD TV using the same cable with little sucess. It worked, but I couldn't get the native 1440x900 resolution to work on either machine, thus a slightly fuzzy image.

I guess what I'm trying to say, you should be fine as long as you have the correct inputs, but some TV apparently don't support "non-standard" resolutions inputs. Heh, at least that's all I can assume with how my 19" is behaving :P
 
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