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Making a TV screen into a PC screen!!!!!!!Possible???
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PetahG
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10. August 2007 @ 16:50 |
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Hey AD visitors...
I have a question. THis actually might not be the right place to ask but I dunno where to ask it...
I would like to take a tv screen and make it into a PC screen..Is that possible? Because I see ads in the advertisemnents that say "PC Input" does it mean that u could use it as a computer screen?
IF so
...would it be complicated to do?
...are there any disadvantages or advantages? (ex.disorted image or bad quality image)
...Would I still be able to watch tv on there???say cable?
THnx for any answers given
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AfterDawn Addict
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10. August 2007 @ 20:41 |
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Depends on what outputs your video card has. My 61" LCD has a VGA input so I can connect a normal VGA cable to it. My other HDTV doesn't but my Video card had a S-video out and I can also use my other TV as a monitor. Although you have to understand that you won't be getting very high resolutions on a TV, unless it's a 1080p HDTV. My LCD is a 1080p so it's resolution is 1920×1080, but the TV without the VGA input is only 1280x720.
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11. August 2007 @ 05:31 |
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For those of us who aren't millionaires, it's doable, but not recommended. PC monitors give a far sharper picture. Normal TVs do it via S-Video (sometimes tricky to get working, but doable), and HDTVs do it via VGA (easy).
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11. August 2007 @ 06:32 |
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Why would you need to be a millionaire?
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11. August 2007 @ 06:34 |
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11. August 2007 @ 06:39 |
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Well it's not like I bought it. My dad likes TVs and well you know it can be fun at times. I was hard to convince him to buy me computer parts, but when the Xbox 360 first came out I asked him to buy me an HDTV because I was gonna have a party and we would also want to play the 360 and he bought me the OTHER TV I was talking about. Not as big, it's only 51 inches but its a good TV.
You see it just depends on the interests of people. My dad loves to watch movies, thats why he has an entire room for that, and thats why he buys TVs.
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11. August 2007 @ 06:41 |
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ONLY 51"? lol
And people say my PC monitor's too big....
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11. August 2007 @ 06:48 |
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Well, my PC monitor is an old 17" CRT. See PC parts don't interest him so he wont even buy me a LCD screen.
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11. August 2007 @ 06:50 |
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Fair enough I suppose, although a little bizarre.
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CoolGuy11
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11. August 2007 @ 20:33 |
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Hey guys,,,this is actually PetahG(the guy who posted this) but I was banned for a week so I couldn't respond...but all your answers have been really helpful...
In conclusion...
If I get an LCD tv, which has 1080p resolution, will I get the same quality of the display as the PC monitor...or will there still be noticable difference?
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jony218
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11. August 2007 @ 21:27 |
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I have a 27 inch olevia standard LCD tv hooked up to a PC computer, never had any problems in that configuration. I can use it to play all the latest games (fast 8ms response time). Mostly I just use it to watch/record cable TV (computer has tv tuner card). It's connected to the internet and can be used for that, but it's too bright, and uncomfortable if used for too long.One final drawback, it run's hot. If your close enough you can feel the heat radiate from it. As long as you sit far enough away from it, you'll be ok. You'll probably have to get a wireless mouse and keyboard to get the best expierence.
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CoolGuy11
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11. August 2007 @ 21:38 |
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hmmm...that might be a problem since i leave the computer on for a long time sometimes even 24h staright..
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12. August 2007 @ 01:40 |
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Big LCDs get hot, they're designed to. Don't worry about it.
As for the quality, it'll be a high resolution, you'll just have to sit a little bit further back from it. Given the nature of TVs you probably will be anyway. The One thing I have to warn you about though, is you'll have to run your games at 1920x1080 for it to look that good. That's quite demanding on your PC's graphics card, so if it's a modern game, you'll need quite a powerful PC to pull it off.
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CoolGuy11
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12. August 2007 @ 04:48 |
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well..its a pretty new computer..
AMD Athlon 64 dual core processor 3800+
250 gig harddrive
2048 MB DDR
nVIDIA GeForce 6100
I don't know if that;s good enough...u think I should upgrade my graphics card...Ive been looking into that..
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12. August 2007 @ 04:52 |
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Yes you will, a Geforce 6100 won't be able to run any recent games at that resolution.
You'll need at least a 7600GT, and you may need to upgrade your power supply too.
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12. August 2007 @ 08:24 |
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You COULD get a 720P TV, then of course you wouldn't be able to play at HIGH resolutions but at least your PC will handle it easier.
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12. August 2007 @ 08:30 |
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That is true, but even so, a 6100 can't even handle most gamed at 1280x720.
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12. August 2007 @ 08:34 |
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Thats why I said BETTER lol. I thought about saying it CAN run your games but than I remembered with vid card.
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12. August 2007 @ 08:45 |
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Actually you said easier lol.
In any case, Integrated Graphics wouldn't have S-Video, so in this case the TV would have to have a VGA port.
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12. August 2007 @ 08:52 |
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Short-term memory loss, can't shake off this thing lol.
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CoolGuy11
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12. August 2007 @ 12:46 |
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yeah i've noticed that my video card isn't good enough for the recent games. Like playing Counters strike...it gets cutty sometimes or age of empires 3..Since were already talking about video cards...
I do have some questions..
Graphics card and video card are the same things?
why would a higher resolution tv have a hard time for a pc?
@ sammoris
"...and you may need to upgrade your power supply too."
what do u mean, and how?
thxn for all ur help guys
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12. August 2007 @ 12:49 |
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Well, the TV wouldn't have a hard time, the PC would have a hard time keeping up if it was anything other than a standard def TV.
As for the power supply, I mean you'll need to buy another Power supply unit.
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CoolGuy11
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12. August 2007 @ 12:54 |
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lol sorry..i still don't get it u mean another plus??or cuz my computer is plugged into a plug so???
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12. August 2007 @ 12:56 |
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The bit of the PC you plug into the mains looks something like this inside:
You may need to replace this bit with a better one, depending on which Graphics card you buy.
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CoolGuy11
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12. August 2007 @ 12:59 |
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this is the monitor I have right now...
920N Black
SyncMasterTM 920N Black (19 inch Analog monitor)
The Samsung SyncMaster 920N is a 19-inch TFT-LCD delivering a 700:1 contrast ratio, 250 cd/m2 brightness, 1280 x 1024 resolution, 160 degree viewing angle and scanning frequency of 30-81 kHz horizontal and 56-75 Hz vertical. It features a slim design with built-in power.
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