result of a super size LCD TV connecting to a PC?

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> I'd like to know how well a super size LCD TV (i.e. Sharp 32/45 inch
> LCD TV) to a PC via DVI performs.

Very nicely. 32 and 37 are WXGA, 45 is 1920x1080.

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"Alan Figgatt" <afiggatt@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Mat Overton wrote:
>
> >>I'd like to know how well a super size LCD TV (i.e. Sharp 32/45 inch
> >>LCD TV) to a PC via DVI performs.
> >
> >
> > Very nicely. 32 and 37 are WXGA, 45 is 1920x1080.
>
> However, the last I heard, the Sharp 45" Aquos does not accept a
> direct PC input connection of greater than 1280x1024 resolution without
> some serious workarounds. The Aquos was lacking some firmware for
> sending out the correct codes to the PC, IIRC. This may have been fixed,
> but I have not kept up on the very long Sharp 45" owners thread at
avsforum.

Gotta remember that DVI is bandwidth limited. I believe to go over 1280x1024
you need Dual DVI support on the video card and TV/monitor.

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Noozer wrote:
> "Alan Figgatt" <afiggatt@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>
>>Mat Overton wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>I'd like to know how well a super size LCD TV (i.e. Sharp 32/45 inch
>>>>LCD TV) to a PC via DVI performs.
>>>
>>>
>>>Very nicely. 32 and 37 are WXGA, 45 is 1920x1080.
>>
>> However, the last I heard, the Sharp 45" Aquos does not accept a
>>direct PC input connection of greater than 1280x1024 resolution without
>>some serious workarounds. The Aquos was lacking some firmware for
>>sending out the correct codes to the PC, IIRC. This may have been fixed,
>>but I have not kept up on the very long Sharp 45" owners thread at
>
> avsforum.
>
> Gotta remember that DVI is bandwidth limited. I believe to go over 1280x1024
> you need Dual DVI support on the video card and TV/monitor.
>
>
If you purchase the Sharp 45 inch LCD model with a receiver separate
from the display, you can connect your PC DVI output to a Gefen switch
and use this switch to select the LCD input between the receiver and the PC.
There is no reason other than Sharp's poor engineering decision that the
45" Aquos cannot accept 1920 x 1080 via the DVI input. You have to use
the one available HDMI input on the integral receiver unit. It will work
if the PC video adapter is HDMI/HDCP compliant and can be set to the
1920 x 1080 resolution. It is a pain because you still need a Gefen
switch if you require more than one HDMI input. Also, the Sharp will not
display the computer's start-up VGA resolutions when HDMI connected.
This limitation can be a real headache for initial set-up or trouble
shooting.

Robbie