HDTV as a PC Monitor

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js wrote:
> Hi, there:
>
> I have a Panasonic TH-50PX50U Plasma HDTV which only have input types of
> S-Video, Component Video, HDMI, and RCA Video. I tried to connect my laptop
> (RCA and VGA outputs only) via RCA Video, and however, I found that the
> quality of the screen is not acceptable as a PC monitor.
>
> One of the options is to use a VGA/SVGA to Component Video connector or to
> use VGA/SVGA to S-Video connector. However, I do not know whether those
> connectors can solve the problems of screen quality plus how to setup my
> video card to work with this HDTV.


Doesn't Radioshack sell a VGA-->HDMI connector? I know they have one
for VGA-->DVI and I'm reasonably sure I saw one for HDMI as well. If
not, I'm sure you can find one by googling a bit.

Cheers,

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<tragickingdom@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>A Plasma monitor does not output good resolution compared to a CRT or
> LCD.
>
> CRT Monitor 24" (Sony FW900) -- 2304 x 1440
> LCD Monitor 24" (Dell 2405FPW) -- 1920x1200
> Plasma Monitor -- 852x768
>
> Directview CRT set (SDTV) -- 640x480i
> Enhanced Directview CRT set (EDTV) -- 640x480p
> Plasma set (HDTV) 1280x720p
> HD Directview CRT set (HDTV) -- 1280x720p , 1280x1080i
> LCD set (HDTV) -- 1280x720p, 1280x1080i
> DLP set (HDTV) -- 1280x1080p
>
To get 1280 horizontal resolution from a plasma set, it has to be at least
50". I think this is a physical limit due to the minimum pixel size. Also,
the smaller sets do not have square pixels.

Tam