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  • Waddymelon
    So Fucking Banned
    • Oct 2009
    • 17349

    #1

    Anyone here using HDTV for a PC monitor?

    I want to get a 32" monitor, but dont relly see anything I like, but I've found several 32" 1080p HDTV models that look like they would work.

    Anyone here doing this? How did you connect your PC to it? I'm using bridged nvidia 9800gt cards and win7 64-bit ultimate.

    Are you satisfied with the results you get?
  • ArsewithClass
    So Fucking Banned
    • Mar 2007
    • 7957

    #2
    I use a Panasonic 42 plasma 1080p hd for my pc. I have it in my bedroom. It works perfect with my nvid card.

    I recommend it as im very satisfied!

    While Natalie is watching tv Ill change the channel to edit a clip while im working on the laptop next to her, Its that good, Its worth having a few moans. Hey besides, I hear her moan all day with this job anyway! lol!

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    • Yngwie
      I am an Alien from space
      • May 2003
      • 11118

      #3
      I have my pc connected to my 42 inch lcd. It's with a regular vga cable, but it looks great. I don't use it as my main monitor, but if I did it would work just as good as a regular lcd monitor only a whole lot bigger. I only have a geforce 7800gt, but it still looks really good.
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      • Waddymelon
        So Fucking Banned
        • Oct 2009
        • 17349

        #4
        thanks guys

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        • Iron Fist
          Too lazy to set a custom title
          • Dec 2006
          • 23400

          #5
          man, 42" inch TV connected to a computer? Man I don't know... maybe i'm getting too old for this shit. LOL.
          i like waffles

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          • Yngwie
            I am an Alien from space
            • May 2003
            • 11118

            #6
            Originally posted by sharphead
            man, 42" inch TV connected to a computer? Man I don't know... maybe i'm getting too old for this shit. LOL.
            I use it mainly for movies, but sometimes I use it as a 2nd monitor when I have a lot going on. Overkill? yes, but fuck it. lol
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            • NetHorse
              Confirmed User
              • Dec 2006
              • 3526

              #7
              Fuck that, what refresh rates are HDTVs capable of? It's cool for a secondary source, but not a primary IMO.
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              • aubreythree
                So Fucking Banned
                • Sep 2007
                • 435

                #8
                that is the new monitor i bought today ,you can take it into consideration.
                Coby TFDVD3297 32" LCD HDTV/Monitor with Slot-Loading DVD Player $375.00
                http://www.dealstudio.com/searchdeal...23&ru=28600048

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                • Dating Port
                  Useless As Ever
                  • Jan 2009
                  • 731

                  #9
                  42" LCD HD on a ATi 2600 catalyst. I use it as my primary and for my home theater. 5.1 surround card to convert my music files. I have a HD tuner in my desktop so I can operate the TV through my computer thus eliminating the remotes.
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                  • ungratefulninja
                    Confirmed User
                    • Apr 2006
                    • 682

                    #10
                    Use a low end radeon on my htpc to my 50" plasma using Vista. Works fine for surfing and watching movies. Using an hdmi cable. If I did any gaming I'd get a better video card.

                    1080p is a little hard to read some fonts from across the room though, so for web surfing sometimes I'll switch it to a little lower resolution.

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                    • SleazyDream
                      I'm here for SPORT
                      • Jul 2001
                      • 41470

                      #11
                      it's very difficult to do. you have to plug it in..........

                      that's it

                      most tv's are already set up to act a monitors these days
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                      • 2MuchMark
                        Mark of 2Much.net
                        • Aug 2004
                        • 51088

                        #12
                        I have my PC connected to 2 x 21" Viewsonic monitors, but my Mac is connected to a 42" LCD TV. I prefer monitors when reading text, but the TV is great for editing video and getting a good view of the final result.

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                        • Farang
                          one sick puppy
                          • Oct 2004
                          • 11713

                          #13
                          Yep, 42" Sony TV is the only display my Thai wife haven't broken yet... She just loves smashing laptop screens for some reason...
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                          • Raf1
                            Too lazy to set a custom title
                            • Oct 2003
                            • 12117

                            #14
                            I use it for watching movies from my laptop. I never got around to buying a dvd player with hdmi, so I just throw in the dvd into my laptop and plug it into the 42" tv. Works great.
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                            • ArsewithClass
                              So Fucking Banned
                              • Mar 2007
                              • 7957

                              #15
                              Originally posted by NetHorse
                              Fuck that, what refresh rates are HDTVs capable of? It's cool for a secondary source, but not a primary IMO.
                              http://www.google.co.uk/products/cat...wAw#ps-sellers

                              As said, Excellant quality for my primary screen. 600hz
                              Last edited by ArsewithClass; 11-13-2009, 03:36 AM.

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                              • Grapesoda
                                So Fucking Banned
                                • Jul 2003
                                • 46234

                                #16
                                Originally posted by Waddymelon
                                I want to get a 32" monitor, but dont relly see anything I like, but I've found several 32" 1080p HDTV models that look like they would work.

                                Anyone here doing this? How did you connect your PC to it? I'm using bridged nvidia 9800gt cards and win7 64-bit ultimate.

                                Are you satisfied with the results you get?
                                the only possible issue I consider is color correcting... the consumer HDTV monitors are a bit over saturated sometimes making color correction difficult. I use the 30 inch apple cinnima... if not for my photo and video editing I would have gone with a HDTV.

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                                • FrozenJag
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Oct 2006
                                  • 1763

                                  #17
                                  I think dell makes a 30 or 32 incher. I use their 24 inch now for the last 3 years and love it. Havent had any trouble so you might look into the bigger 30 inch model.

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                                  • NetHorse
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Dec 2006
                                    • 3526

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by ArsewithClass
                                    http://www.google.co.uk/products/cat...wAw#ps-sellers

                                    As said, Excellant quality for my primary screen. 600hz
                                    It's not the same..If it were, we would all be saving a ton of money by using LCD TVs for a fraction of the price. ;)

                                    CRT, LCD and plasma displays all have very different characteristics, and how the display controllers work to optimize video presentation vary depending upon the display type. In the case of LCD, we usually think of it as a "sample and hold" display technology -- you set a pixel blue, for example, and it stays blue. It doesn't get refreshed, the way the phosphor does in a CRT. In a computer display, you have a pixel-addressable screen; only the pixels that change are actually being written. But in a video display, the whole screen is changing continuously, and this can cause all sorts of smearing, shimmering, and ghosting artifacts because of the way the panel behaves.

                                    This is why LCD TV's and LCD computer monitors are different, the TCON controllers that drive the panel behave differently in a TV set; they are designed to continually modify all of the pixels. There are different sorts of bias currents sent to the panel to essentially prepare them for the refresh. If this isn't done, what happens is that there is smearing because the pixels have a certain "response time," which is how long it takes them to change from one state to another.
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                                    • bjlover
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Nov 2006
                                      • 514

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by ArsewithClass
                                      Hey besides, I hear her moan all day with this job anyway! lol!
                                      I expect she moans when she is fucking punters bare back?
                                      Arsewithclass has models who claim he wont pay them. Read his pathetic excuse here http://www.gfy.com/showpost.php?p=17...&postcount=102

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                                      • bjlover
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Nov 2006
                                        • 514

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by NetHorse
                                        It's not the same..If it were, we would all be saving a ton of money by using LCD TVs for a fraction of the price. ;)

                                        CRT, LCD and plasma displays all have very different characteristics, and how the display controllers work to optimize video presentation vary depending upon the display type. In the case of LCD, we usually think of it as a "sample and hold" display technology -- you set a pixel blue, for example, and it stays blue. It doesn't get refreshed, the way the phosphor does in a CRT. In a computer display, you have a pixel-addressable screen; only the pixels that change are actually being written. But in a video display, the whole screen is changing continuously, and this can cause all sorts of smearing, shimmering, and ghosting artifacts because of the way the panel behaves.

                                        This is why LCD TV's and LCD computer monitors are different, the TCON controllers that drive the panel behave differently in a TV set; they are designed to continually modify all of the pixels. There are different sorts of bias currents sent to the panel to essentially prepare them for the refresh. If this isn't done, what happens is that there is smearing because the pixels have a certain "response time," which is how long it takes them to change from one state to another.

                                        Your wasting your breath, this is the most stupid son of a bitch who has ever breathed, let alone post
                                        Arsewithclass has models who claim he wont pay them. Read his pathetic excuse here http://www.gfy.com/showpost.php?p=17...&postcount=102

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                                        • AaronM
                                          GFY Royality ;)
                                          • Oct 2001
                                          • 46917

                                          #21
                                          My HTPC is connected to a 52" Sony. The video is passed through HDMI.

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                                          • ArsewithClass
                                            So Fucking Banned
                                            • Mar 2007
                                            • 7957

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by NetHorse
                                            It's not the same..If it were, we would all be saving a ton of money by using LCD TVs for a fraction of the price. ;)

                                            CRT, LCD and plasma displays all have very different characteristics, and how the display controllers work to optimize video presentation vary depending upon the display type. In the case of LCD, we usually think of it as a "sample and hold" display technology -- you set a pixel blue, for example, and it stays blue. It doesn't get refreshed, the way the phosphor does in a CRT. In a computer display, you have a pixel-addressable screen; only the pixels that change are actually being written. But in a video display, the whole screen is changing continuously, and this can cause all sorts of smearing, shimmering, and ghosting artifacts because of the way the panel behaves.

                                            This is why LCD TV's and LCD computer monitors are different, the TCON controllers that drive the panel behave differently in a TV set; they are designed to continually modify all of the pixels. There are different sorts of bias currents sent to the panel to essentially prepare them for the refresh. If this isn't done, what happens is that there is smearing because the pixels have a certain "response time," which is how long it takes them to change from one state to another.
                                            I see your point of a pc screen being slightly clearer as I do have a 24" plasma PC screen also. The difference is so minimal though. Plus the size difference, I think the larger screen is obviously not going to be as clear.

                                            Originally posted by bjlover
                                            I expect she moans when she is fucking punters bare back?
                                            Eh??? Off topic. But, Thats what I said!?

                                            Well not "punters" but guys for our films. We film as much content as we can in the week.

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                                            • Lace
                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                              • Mar 2004
                                              • 16116

                                              #23
                                              I hook my desktop up to my 50" via HDMI once in awhile but for the most part, I just use my dual 19s. Might pickup some bigger ones on Black Friday if I find any decently priced.
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                                              • pimp3611
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                                                • Aug 2005
                                                • 357

                                                #24
                                                I hook my laptop up to my 40" LCD via HDMI. Love it.
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                                                • Stephen
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                                                  • Feb 2003
                                                  • 1771

                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by sharphead
                                                  man, 42" inch TV connected to a computer? Man I don't know... maybe i'm getting too old for this shit. LOL.
                                                  52" for me, via HDMI > "getting old" is why -- it's easier to see

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                                                  • Persius
                                                    Tap into MOBILE!
                                                    • Jul 2003
                                                    • 11779

                                                    #26
                                                    42 in' HDMI LCD 1080p ... it's too big lol 26-32" is just enough.. Will be getting a new one with high refresh rate because my current is only 60hz

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                                                    • aroy3719
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Nov 2004
                                                      • 121

                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by ArsewithClass
                                                      I use a Panasonic 42 plasma 1080p hd for my pc. I have it in my bedroom. It works perfect with my nvid card.

                                                      I recommend it as im very satisfied!

                                                      While Natalie is watching tv Ill change the channel to edit a clip while im working on the laptop next to her, Its that good, Its worth having a few moans. Hey besides, I hear her moan all day with this job anyway! lol!
                                                      Are you sitting far away from the screen???
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                                                      • ArsewithClass
                                                        So Fucking Banned
                                                        • Mar 2007
                                                        • 7957

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by aroy3719
                                                        Are you sitting far away from the screen???
                                                        Sometimes laying in bed at 4 in the morning cutting a movie, cometimes close to the tv & you can get every patch of the scene you want.

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                                                        • Waddymelon
                                                          So Fucking Banned
                                                          • Oct 2009
                                                          • 17349

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by Stephen
                                                          52" for me, via HDMI > "getting old" is why -- it's easier to see
                                                          Yeah same here I guess. I want to change my office up a bit and move my 24" monitor about 6 inches back. Its not really much difference but I figured I could use it as an excuse to get a bigger screen as well.

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