Best tv for pc resolution

I want to purchase a new lcd tv which will be connected to a pc as
well as my sky+. I want a 1080p resolution tv, but I also want to get
the maximum resolution use from the connected pc. Those tv's that I
have looked at so far allow a max res from pc input of 1024x768. Is
this the best I can expect ?

TIA

wrote:
I want to purchase a new lcd tv which will be connected to a pc as
well as my sky+. I want a 1080p resolution tv, but I also want to get
the maximum resolution use from the connected pc. Those tv's that I
have looked at so far allow a max res from pc input of 1024x768. Is
this the best I can expect ?

TIA

No, the best you expect is 1920x1080p. Keep looking.

On Sep 24, 4:45 pm, "Adrian A" wrote:
wrote:
I want to purchase a new lcd tv which will be connected to a pc as
well as my sky+. I want a 1080p resolution tv, but I also want to get
the maximum resolution use from the connected pc. Those tv's that I
have looked at so far allow a max res from pc input of 1024x768. Is
this the best I can expect ?

TIA

No, the best you expect is 1920x1080p. Keep looking.

Ok thanks.

In that case can anyone recommend a good model ??

wrote:
On Sep 24, 4:45 pm, "Adrian A" wrote:
wrote:
I want to purchase a new lcd tv which will be connected to a pc as
well as my sky+. I want a 1080p resolution tv, but I also want to
get the maximum resolution use from the connected pc. Those tv's
that I have looked at so far allow a max res from pc input of
1024x768. Is this the best I can expect ?

TIA

No, the best you expect is 1920x1080p. Keep looking.

Ok thanks.

In that case can anyone recommend a good model ??

Samsung have a good reputation for LCD screens.
http://www.samsung.com/uk/products/t...0m86bdxxeu.asp

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On Sep 24, 4:45 pm, "Adrian A" wrote:
wrote:
I want to purchase a new lcd tv which will be connected to a pc as
well as my sky+. I want a 1080p resolution tv, but I also want to get
the maximum resolution use from the connected pc. Those tv's that I
have looked at so far allow a max res from pc input of 1024x768. Is
this the best I can expect ?

TIA

No, the best you expect is 1920x1080p. Keep looking.

Ok thanks.

In that case can anyone recommend a good model ??

Sony Bravia W or X series. I've got a 40" X series, it has a VGA input and
the PC resolution is superb (the panel is capable of 1080p but I'm not sure
what gets sent by the pc). I use the VGA input to view digital photos from
a laptop and for that it's great.

Cheers

Chas

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On Sep 24, 4:45 pm, "Adrian A" wrote:

No, the best you expect is 1920x1080p. Keep looking.

Ok thanks.

In that case can anyone recommend a good model ??

Sony Bravia KDL X series. I have a 46'' and can't fault it

sheri

On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:43:57 -0000, wrote:

I want to purchase a new lcd tv which will be connected to a pc as
well as my sky+. I want a 1080p resolution tv, but I also want to get
the maximum resolution use from the connected pc. Those tv's that I
have looked at so far allow a max res from pc input of 1024x768. Is
this the best I can expect ?

TIA

I think it's the PC that's your problem, not the TV. The 15-pin
analogue VGA connector that's standard on PCs isn't really capable of
doing 1080p resolution properly. You can get PC graphics cards with
DVI or even HDMI outputs, so you won't need to use the TV's ropey "PC"
input. Then you should be able to drive the TV to its full resolution
even if it quotes a lower value for PCs.
Make sure you get a card that supports the TVs native resolution and a
TV with enough inputs, so you can still plug in your DVD player,
decoder etc. as well as the PC.

Incidentally, If you wan't to be able to read the text at 1080p,
you'll need to sit really close, or get a really big TV. Our 32 inch
TV is only 720p and, from a "normal" TV viewing distance, the text is
borderline unreadable.

Cheers,

Colin.

Colin Stamp wrote:
On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:43:57 -0000, wrote:

I want to purchase a new lcd tv which will be connected to a pc as
well as my sky+. I want a 1080p resolution tv, but I also want to get
the maximum resolution use from the connected pc. Those tv's that I
have looked at so far allow a max res from pc input of 1024x768. Is
this the best I can expect ?

TIA

I think it's the PC that's your problem, not the TV. The 15-pin
analogue VGA connector that's standard on PCs isn't really capable of
doing 1080p resolution properly.
Cheers,

Colin.

What a load of ********.

--
ThePunisher

On 24 Sep, 20:39, Colin Stamp wrote:
On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:43:57 -0000, wrote:
I want to purchase a new lcd tv which will be connected to a pc as
well as my sky+. I want a 1080p resolution tv, but I also want to get
the maximum resolution use from the connected pc. Those tv's that I
have looked at so far allow a max res from pc input of 1024x768. Is
this the best I can expect ?

TIA

I think it's the PC that's your problem, not the TV. The 15-pin
analogue VGA connector that's standard on PCs isn't really capable of
doing 1080p resolution properly. You can get PC graphics cards with
DVI or even HDMI outputs, so you won't need to use the TV's ropey "PC"
input. Then you should be able to drive the TV to its full resolution
even if it quotes a lower value for PCs.
Make sure you get a card that supports the TVs native resolution and a
TV with enough inputs, so you can still plug in your DVD player,
decoder etc. as well as the PC.

Incidentally, If you wan't to be able to read the text at 1080p,
you'll need to sit really close, or get a really big TV. Our 32 inch
TV is only 720p and, from a "normal" TV viewing distance, the text is
borderline unreadable.

Control Panel, Display, Settings, Advanced, DPI setting. Change to
suit.

(some poorly written programs won't understand; some web pages will
stupidly over ride - but most things work very well. I'm using 120DPI
right now)

Cheers,
David.

Colin Stamp wrote:
On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:43:57 -0000, wrote:

I want to purchase a new lcd tv which will be connected to a pc as
well as my sky+. I want a 1080p resolution tv, but I also want to get
the maximum resolution use from the connected pc. Those tv's that I
have looked at so far allow a max res from pc input of 1024x768. Is
this the best I can expect ?

TIA

I think it's the PC that's your problem, not the TV. The 15-pin
analogue VGA connector that's standard on PCs isn't really capable of
doing 1080p resolution properly.

No. It's crappy tellies that can't do a decent res' via their VGA inputs...
I've run 1600 x 1200 over VGA analogue with no probs...


You can get PC graphics cards with
DVI or even HDMI outputs, so you won't need to use the TV's ropey "PC"
input. Then you should be able to drive the TV to its full resolution
even if it quotes a lower value for PCs.
Make sure you get a card that supports the TVs native resolution and a
TV with enough inputs, so you can still plug in your DVD player,
decoder etc. as well as the PC.

Incidentally, If you wan't to be able to read the text at 1080p,
you'll need to sit really close, or get a really big TV. Our 32 inch
TV is only 720p and, from a "normal" TV viewing distance, the text is
borderline unreadable.

Then there is something wrong with your telly or the way it's connected
up... ;-)

I'm driving a 52" 1080 Sharp LCD TV from my PC at 1920 x 1080 using DVI
to HDMI cable and it's pixel perfect.

No problem reading text at all - even small stuff.

Get a PC graphics card that does genuine HD1920 x 1080 via DVI connector.
Use a DVI to HDMI cable and go in to the telly via HDMI (NOT PC/VGA)
Make sure telly is not resizing / overscanning - most do (stupidly) even
with a 'native' 1920 x 1080 signal.


Guy

Cheers,

Colin.