TV as monitor help

cavemantech

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I currently have a 720p LOGIK tv as my monitor and im having some resolution issue, my tv border (bezel?) is a bit wide and when i set the tv to 720p the icons go into the border of the tv and i can just about click the windows icon so currently everything in using is atbresolution 1164x768? I think so that the picture fits the monitor, a friend of the families with 20 years in the pc game said he hadn't come across this issue before because most people use monitors, but a newer tv might adjust the picture properly, or smaller bezel would fit the picture?

and is a 1080p tv backwards comparable?

should a tv like this sort my resolution issue out:

http://m.johnlewis.com/mt/www.johnlewis.com/samsung-ue32f5000-led-hd-1080p-tv-32-with-freeview-hd/p439161

many thanks in advance
 
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VGA is usually the blue cable, and I believe it has 15 holes in it. It looks like a trapezoid.

In my experience with TV's as monitors, I've experienced that VGA generally is less of a hassle. VGA can also display 1920x1080, which is 1080p full HD, but the signal is analog and not digital. Sometimes this makes a difference, I havent seen so.

cavemantech

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i cant remember what VGA looks like :/ doesent that make it "un-HD"
i have a block that came with the card which i think is a VGA but i don't know and audio isn't a problem in plugged into a sound card to speakers, thanks so far this is very much appreciated :)
 
VGA is usually the blue cable, and I believe it has 15 holes in it. It looks like a trapezoid.

In my experience with TV's as monitors, I've experienced that VGA generally is less of a hassle. VGA can also display 1920x1080, which is 1080p full HD, but the signal is analog and not digital. Sometimes this makes a difference, I havent seen so.
 
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thanks ill look for it :)