LC-32D40U vs. LC-32D41U?

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Tom Orle wrote:
The 41 also view modes for PC work. The 40 doesn't.

-=tom=-

That's what the dvi input is for.

Chip

I didn't realize which input they'd be using for a PC hookup.
I just got it from the View Modes entry for the 41:
'Sidebar, Smart Stretch, Stretch, Zoom, Dot by Dot (for PC), Normal
(for PC)'. These are selectable from the view mode menu, not the input
menu. I wonder if the lest 2 entries are greyed out if you're not
using the right input?

Don't some PC video cards offer HDMI as opposed to DVI?
Since the 40 has HDMI inputs, could they not be used with a HDMI
capable video card?

My first HDTV experience is only 3 weeks old, and I'm getting more
confused the more I learn :-(

-=tom=-

"just bob" [email protected] wrote in message
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"Tom Orle" wrote in message
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The 41 also view modes for PC work. The 40 doesn't.

-=tom=-

Thanks, guys.

Any reason none of the Sharp LCD's have Picture-in-picture?

PIP requires 2 tuners.

As many sets today have three tuners [NTSC, ATSC, QAM],
continuing to provide PIP is probably more of an engineering
and cost headache than the companies wanted to tackle.

Taking it to the ridiculous extreme, to provide PIP capability
using any combination of tuners would require SIX tuners
[2 x NTSC, 2 x ATSC, 2 x QAM].
Or four, if they decided to forego NTSC now instead of later.

The companies cost/benefit analysts probably decided that not
enough people would want AND be willing to pay for this feature.

I wouldn't blame them IF that was indeed the case.
[I have PIP on my 32" JVC analog set, and I rarely use the feature].

Come to think of it, I haven't noticed PIP on any new set recently
when I've browsed the new sets in the stores.