Using an LCD HDTV as a Monitor...?

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Posted by harcourt on Dec-26-2005 22:51:

Is it worth getting a TV that is native 1080p? (1080p TV's are obviously more money) At the moment there isn't much that is 1080p, but it will be coming.

Posted by VERTiG0 on Dec-26-2005 23:31:

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Originally posted by tw1tch
Is it worth getting a TV that is native 1080p? (1080p TV's are obviously more money) At the moment there isn't much that is 1080p, but it will be coming.

Innovation/early adoption rules.

Posted by rabbitjoker on Dec-27-2005 00:28:

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Originally posted by VERTiG0
Innovation/early adoption rules.

Rules the wallet - that is for sure.

Posted by VERTiG0 on Dec-27-2005 00:30:

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Originally posted by rabbitjoker
Rules the wallet - that is for sure.

Bragging rights too

Posted by VERTiG0 on Dec-29-2005 19:56:

Just picked up this bad boy yesterday, she'll arrive on Tuesday

http://www.sonystyle.ca/commerce/se...ath=32050n45260

Wow Sony loves to inflate their prices. Didn't pay nearly that much.

Posted by Tranceplanted on Dec-31-2005 22:35:

The spec that should concern you the most if you're trying to fit as much as possible on the screen at once is the resolution. CRT's give you much better resolutions at lower prices than LCDs or plasmas. One suggestion would be to look at multiple monitors, which I think your vid card would support (I want to say it has 2 outputs). I personally run 2 19" CRTs at 1600x1200 each, giving me an overall resolution of 3200x1200 which let's me have usually up to around 8-10 windows up and in a usuable size. Those two CRT's cost me less than 700, which you could easily pay for 1 19" LCD that would do only 1280x1024.

Here's an example to the extreme, this apparently is a guy that has 6 LCD's connected to 4 video cards all in one machine.

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Originally posted by Tygon
Thanks for the info.

Take a look at that Gateway monitor link I posted earlier. The specs are unreal... and it is widescreen. The more we talk about it, the more it seems like the best option....... much clearer than I'd probably get with a TV. Is it worth the extra money to get an additional 5" when I'll be no more than 2-3' away? I'm thinkin no... If it was going to be for more entertainment use rather than computer use, I might lean the other way. But its primary use will be production use.

Besides, the reason I wanted bigger was to fit MORE stuff on the screen... and with a resolution like 1366x768 of a TV, I wouldn't be getting as much as I would with the monitor. Plus I'll be saving a few hundred bucks... which I'll just put into more equipment... hehe

Posted by VERTiG0 on Dec-31-2005 23:36:

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Originally posted by Tranceplanted

Hey that's my bedroom!

Posted by Tranceplanted on Jan-01-2006 00:14:

Haha, lol, fine you can have that room, I'll just call this one mine then....

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Originally posted by VERTiG0
Hey that's my bedroom!

Posted by Tranceplanted on Jan-01-2006 00:32:

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Originally posted by Tygon
Yeah that does look pretty sweet actually... hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...

Oh, almost forgot, I got this tv as a present, and bang for your buck you can't beat it. Quality isn't the best, but it's decent, blacks and dark colours are hard to pick out sometimes without turning up the black levels and starting to wash out the colours, but it fits my needs. It has both a DVI and a VGA 15 pin port which makes it a snap for me to hook up my laptop to to watch movies I d/l or when I get around to building a media pc to have permanently connected.

You don't pay the premium you would for sharp and sony, but granted you lose a bit of picture quality, and trust me, it's noticeable if you've seen both, but not enough to detract from the price. Also, other pricier models also don't always come with a DVI or a VGA port, making it less useful as a computer monitor. Decent as a monitor, but you'll need powerstrip to create your own resolution as daytek doesn't release drivers for the tv.

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