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Bob Myers wrote:
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> "slurper" <slurper1234@skynet.be> wrote in message
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>> i'd like to buy an lcd- or plasma-tv (probably lcd), but if i connect a
>> computer to such a screen, do i get the quality i have with my
>> crt-computer-monitor? (assuming for example an XGA "1,024x768"
>> specification for the lcd-tv and a vga-connector on the tv(RGB) ).
>> What happens to the computer screen if you buy an tv with an aspect ratio
> of
>> 16:9 or 4:3? it's that sort of questions that a book should provide.
>
> With an LCD or plasma screen, you're dealing with fixed
> pixels - so, unlike the CRT displays of the past, there is no
> tradeoff between spot size and brightness, and so TVs and
> monitors both resolve all the pixels on the screen. So as long
> as you are driving the display at its preferred (native) format,
> you'll see the same results in terms of quality with either TV
> or computer input. But you DO want to drive it in its native
> mode, whether 16:9 or 4:3, for optimum results - and your
> computer should easily be capable of this.
However if one is playing games they often are limited to a specific range
of 4:3 resolutions, which on a 16:9 monitor will either not use all the
available screen space or will be stretched horizontally depending on how
the monitor handles the signal--mine can go either way depending on which
options I've set.
This may or may not be a problem, depending on the game.
Also, the quality depends on the interface--I don't get near the image
quality out of component that I do out of DVI or VGA, but not all
televisions can accept a wide range of signals on the DVI or VGA inputs, so
that might not be an option depending on the set. If you're restricted to
component then the image quality is going to be somewhat dismal compared to
the same resolution displayed on a computer monitor.
At least that's my experience with my setup.
> Bob M.
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