i just got an LG FLATRON M227WD-PZ 22" full 1080phigh definition TV/MONITOR and i'm planning to use it as both tv and pc monitor but i'm clueless on which port to use it with the pc... OLD ANALOG, DVI or HDMI without loosing image quality (i don't actually know weather image quality loss would occur if i'd be using dvi instead of hdmi or analog instead of dvi or whatever i think you got the idea)
also, if hdmi is the way to go i can't seem to understand what defines the hdmi version... is it the tv/monitor ??? the video card?? the cabble version???
i currently have a 1.3b version hdmi cabble but i'm clueless of the flatron's hdmi port version... is that what dictates the hdmi version you are able to run??
1.3 is the latest revision of HDMI that is available to the public. Since you have a 1.3 cable, you are good to go with your cable. The only thing that matters is the two pieces of hardware on either side of it.
The capabilities of the hardware is what determines the HDMI version. I don't think it will be an issue for you, though. If you are curious, the Wikipedia page has a nice table that compares the different versions at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_Comparison
Regarding DVI vs HDMI, there would not be a difference in picture quality at all. However, the advantage of HDMI over DVI is that HDMI supports sound over the same cable as video whereas you need an additional way to route sound if you use DVI.
I have 50 inch samsung... HDtv i bought a HDMI cable to make quality the best its a monster. my tv had some picture problems when i watch the i would see some kind of blue ish type looking things on the left part of my screen and also top middle portion of the picture i figured HDMI would fix the problem but i still got the same problem i checked and both my dish HD box is running 1080I and the tv but i still got that stupid blue problem any advise please help on what the problem might be thanks
Is it a bulb-based (as opposed to LED) DLP? Could be what is referred to as "rainbow effect" that is sometimes noticeable on DLP set. I've never seen it myself, actually. Supposedly especially older DLP sets have issues with this.
The best thing to do would be to just look up the model number and look at the stats like that.
Barring that, the easiest way to tell is if it is a very slim, wall-mountable type TV or if it is a bigger, wider TV that can't be mounted. If it's the latter then it is probably DLP, but perhaps rear-projection CRT.
In both the CRT and regular DLP, bulbs are used to provide the picture with color. Those bulbs are just like regular light bulbs in that they go out with time. It's entirely possible that one of your TV's bulbs is going out, and it's time to replace it.
You can either buy the bulb for approximately $100 and do the fix yourself after reading instructions online, or contact the manufacturer and have them send out a service technician to do it for you.
