flat screen tv as monitor

[uriah heep]

Svhs will only carry interlaced signal which on a tv designed for
progressive looks like feces.  DMI adapter is cheap so at least give it a
try.
uriah

On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 9:24 AM, david <d.mcglone at att.net> wrote:

> On Sunday 06 July 2008 3:47:37 am Hans Henry von Tresckow wrote:
> > On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 7:31 PM, david <d.mcglone at att.net> wrote:
> > > Hi all.
> > >
> > > I recently acquired a philips 21in flat screen TV and I would like to
> use
> > > it
> > > as a monitor for my desktop.
> > >
> > > Earlier today I fired it up on my desktop using an S-Video cable
> because
> > > it didn't have a vga to DMI cable and the picture was grainy and the
> > > fonts were
> > > completely unreadable. It was horrible. I managed to get a half-way
> > > decent looking desktop by using 800x600, but this makes everything so
> big
> > > that it doesn't fit and the whole desktop scrolls when you move the
> > > cursor to either
> > > side.
> > >
> > > My question is, would I get a better picture if I used a VGA to DMI
> cable
> > > instead of the S-Video cable? Or do I need to get a better Graphics
> card?
> > > Or
> > > should I just give up hope alltogether?
> > >
> > > --
> > > David M.
> >
> > By all means, get a VGA to DMI cable. The  SVGA signal is still just at
> > SDTV resolution. I have tested my laptop on my 40" sony, and the picture
> > was great.
>
> Here are the specs for this tv. I'm wondering if i'll be able to get a
> better
> picture with the DMI cable since from what I understand this tv can only
> get
> 800x600 max resolution. What do you think?
>
>
> http://electronics.pricegrabber.com/plasma-lcd-televisions/m/14794624/details/
>
> --
> David M.
>
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