[Discuss] Using a good TV as a monitor

[Jerry Feldman]

That us correct. It is more of a space issue. I probably would not like
it because my 24in monitor is nice.

On 06/22/2014 10:25 PM, Shirley Márquez Dúlcey wrote:
> If I were buying one for the purpose I'd certainly want to go to at
> least 1080p and perhaps higher. But I think Jerry was proposing to use
> a TV he already owns, and if so it's likely to be a 720p set because
> the majority of 32" sets are that resolution.
>
> Aside from the resolution issue and the inability to send audio to the
> TV, it's easy to do and should work well. All you need is a DVI to
> HDMI cable, or an appropriate DVI to HDMI adapter at either end of the
> connection. I have tried it, and also gone in the other direction -
> connecting things with HDMI outputs to my DVI monitors.
>
> Another useful conversion is HDMI to VGA so I can connect new devices
> to my old analog-only data projector; I have an inexpensive converter
> for that. That involves digital to analog conversion so it's not
> lossless like the DVI to HDMI connection but it works well enough.
>
> On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 9:47 PM, John Abreau <abreauj at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I find that even 1080 feels crowded for a vertical resolution. I really
>> hated it when the industry essentially abandoned 1920x1200 in favor of
>> 1920x1080 for laptop displays.
>>
>> If I were in the market for a new monitor/hdtv, I'd go for a reasonably
>> large 4K display. A 55-inch display with a resolution of 3840x2160 would be
>> a great replacement for the 28-inch 1920x1200 display I currently use.
>>
>> Amazon currently sells one of these, the Seiki SE55UY04 55-Inch 120Hz LED 4k
>> UHD TV, for $699.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 7:12 PM, Shirley Márquez Dúlcey <mark at buttery.org>
>> wrote:
>>> DVI to HDMI is a simple passive adapter; the digital signals for the
>>> video are identical. DVI doesn't pass audio, so if you plan to use the
>>> speakers in the TV you will have to get the audio there some other
>>> way. Aside from that it should work perfectly, though a 32" TV is
>>> likely to only be 720p.
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 5:03 PM, Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org> wrote:
>>>> I am moving to a new home, and I was considering using a Samsung 32" TV
>>>> as an alternative screen. One drawback is that my computer does not have
>>>> HDMI, but that is a minor issue.
>>>>
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