LCD TV used as monitor?

Well first off, 1080p is roughly the equivalent of a 1900x1200 pc monitor. That being said, that resolution is massive. If your TV can be hooked up via DVI/ VGA/ S Video(i think) and your graphics card/adapter can output that resolution then it is well worth it. I have a Dell 32'' LCD running at 1360x768 which is basically 720p (a lower form of HD). Even at this lower res, the desktop and games still look beautiful. Hope this helped.

Horizontal is the first number; vertical is the second number. You mentioned a 1080p TV, which would imply a minimum of 1080 lines vertical (as opposed to 768 for the 1366x768 that you mentioned).

32" TV(16:9) 1080 lines = 1920 x 1080
32" Monitor(16:10) 1080 lines = 1720 x 1080; though in real life monitors are sold in 1680x1050
19" TV(16:9) 900 lines = 1600x900
19" Monitor(16:10) 900 lines = 1440x900


If it's 768 then it is not capable of displaying 1080. It may be able to receive a 1080i signal, but it does not have 1920x1080 pixels.

Yes it is interlaced; no 540 is not enough. It's good to know that you realize that 1080i is not as good as it sounds because it is interlaced. However, I think that some of the explanations may go too far in saying that it is equivalent to 540p. In theory, if motion is slow enough, then 1080i may produce a good image - especially when motion is really slow, since then it can get in both the odd and even lines to produce a full picture. Also, I think that some software can actually account for the interlacing (like the ATI-All-In-Wonder does for regular TV), which may result in somewhat better quality?

Anyways, 1080p would be very good for computer use as well -- compared to 720p, that is.