Those of you who use dual monitors...
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Re: Those of you who use dual monitors...
I wonder if I should use my hdtv as another monitor.
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Re: Those of you who use dual monitors...
I have a computer that is currently using an HDTV as a monitor and i've found that it is not good.Castor Troy wrote:I wonder if I should use my hdtv as another monitor.
HDTV's are LOWER resolution than a normal LCD computer monitor with 1920x1200 native res.
an HDTV max will only have 1080 pixels in height, and not the 1200. 1920x1200 native res monitors are higher resolution than 1080p.
Also if your video card or TV is not made to do perform in such combination, you might end up with having to use 1080i as an output signal to the TV (which makes the pixels look hazy). You probably can do 1080p, but most of the time, i've found 1080p pours out of the edges of the TV.


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When I used my TV as a monitor I was well aware that I was using 120 less vertical pixels. I was fine with that. Playing Company of Heroes and CoD4 on a 40" screen was worth it.milkmandan wrote:I have a computer that is currently using an HDTV as a monitor and i've found that it is not good.Castor Troy wrote:I wonder if I should use my hdtv as another monitor.
HDTV's are LOWER resolution than a normal LCD computer monitor with 1920x1200 native res.
an HDTV max will only have 1080 pixels in height, and not the 1200. 1920x1200 native res monitors are higher resolution than 1080p.
Also if your video card or TV is not made to do perform in such combination, you might end up with having to use 1080i as an output signal to the TV (which makes the pixels look hazy). You probably can do 1080p, but most of the time, i've found 1080p pours out of the edges of the TV.
RE: 1080i, ATI HD cards come with HDMI OUT adapters now. I can't speak for Nvidia cards, but I was able to run 1080p just fine with my ATI card. If you are using an ATI card and having issues with "pouring out of the edges of the TV" check catalyst control center's advanced settings and make sure the gpu scaling options are disabled. The TV itself will likely have its own settings that handle the picture scaling. If any of these settings are incorrectly set, the video won't be displayed at the native resolution and cause the image to be a bit blurry.
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i was going to add more about the video card controls as well.Corran wrote:When I used my TV as a monitor I was well aware that I was using 120 less vertical pixels. I was fine with that. Playing Company of Heroes and CoD4 on a 40" screen was worth it.milkmandan wrote:I have a computer that is currently using an HDTV as a monitor and i've found that it is not good.Castor Troy wrote:I wonder if I should use my hdtv as another monitor.
HDTV's are LOWER resolution than a normal LCD computer monitor with 1920x1200 native res.
an HDTV max will only have 1080 pixels in height, and not the 1200. 1920x1200 native res monitors are higher resolution than 1080p.
Also if your video card or TV is not made to do perform in such combination, you might end up with having to use 1080i as an output signal to the TV (which makes the pixels look hazy). You probably can do 1080p, but most of the time, i've found 1080p pours out of the edges of the TV.
RE: 1080i, ATI HD cards come with HDMI OUT adapters now. I can't speak for Nvidia cards, but I was able to run 1080p just fine with my ATI card. If you are using an ATI card and having issues with "pouring out of the edges of the TV" check catalyst control center's advanced settings and make sure the gpu scaling options are disabled. The TV itself will likely have its own settings that handle the picture scaling. If any of these settings are incorrectly set, the video won't be displayed at the native resolution and cause the image to be a bit blurry.
Corran is right, using an HDTV to play games and what not is beautiful. my computer hooked up to my HDTV is basically my media PC, it plays all the HD content i have, fine and nicely.
and even occasional l4d.
however..i am pinpointing more on just the desktop, not playing games or watching videos.
i am not sure how many people have this issue though, i have an nvidia video card, and while my video card has an HDMI output native on the card, i can't seem to get 1080p working correctly. the viewed screen pours out of the edges, and while all video card companies now provide options to fix it in the video card settings, i had issues scaling it down with a 1080p output signal. i could ONLY scale if the output was 1080i to the tv.
and 1080p looked amazing. you can distinctly see each pixel perfectly, however with 1080i, it is blurry.
it might be just my card, but i somehow doubt it
I have my output from computer, hooked up to the PC input on the TV as well :\ sooo


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Re: Those of you who use dual monitors...
I don't use dual monitors. Just a really big TV. And 2 laptops.
But I will hook up my old 19' LCD WF1907 Monitor up once I get another cord. Then I'll be using a Big TV and a Average sized Monitor... And 2 laptops.
But I will hook up my old 19' LCD WF1907 Monitor up once I get another cord. Then I'll be using a Big TV and a Average sized Monitor... And 2 laptops.
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Lolz It says 19' I meant 19"hasteroth wrote:I don't use dual monitors. Just a really big TV. And 2 laptops.
But I will hook up my old 19' LCD WF1907 Monitor up once I get another cord. Then I'll be using a Big TV and a Average sized Monitor... And 2 laptops.
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Re: Those of you who use dual monitors...
Can't believe I missed this..
I swear by it. I'm running 3x 22" wide screen Samsungs and a 46" Samsung HDTV. If you have the money and space fucking go for it as it'll give you immense breathing room. I generally run 2 22"screens for normal IM/Browsing/Gaming. But if I edit then I at least flip on the third 22" screen. The 46" screen is mainly for Previewing/Movies/Gaming. It also doubles as a actual tv for my consoles so that works out fine.
If you have the money. Fucking be a man and do it.
I swear by it. I'm running 3x 22" wide screen Samsungs and a 46" Samsung HDTV. If you have the money and space fucking go for it as it'll give you immense breathing room. I generally run 2 22"screens for normal IM/Browsing/Gaming. But if I edit then I at least flip on the third 22" screen. The 46" screen is mainly for Previewing/Movies/Gaming. It also doubles as a actual tv for my consoles so that works out fine.
If you have the money. Fucking be a man and do it.

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Re: Those of you who use dual monitors...
If you don't have the money take out a loan. It's that important.
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I was wondering why you hadn't posted that here. Then I saw that. And then I was all "Yes". And it was good, and there was much rejoicing.Niotex wrote:Nuff said