[Chester LUG] HD TV/Monitor

[Marcus Jones]

Hi Roger,

Almost all decent LCD / Plasma monitors have a VGA input as standard.
You'll be hard pressed to find one that isn't. Having a PC input
doesn't instantly make a TV set sub standard in some way.

The only thing you'll struggle with is aspect ratio. Unless your
laptop has a widescreen display, you may find yourself with a strange
sized desktop on your TV. That said, it's never been a major problem
for me personally. Just play around with the resolution until you find
one that suits both.

Just buy the best model you can afford. If this is to be your main TV
set as well, try and get one with a true HD panel.

Cheers

Marcus


On 15 August 2011 19:14, Roger Gibson <rcgibson at talktalk.net> wrote:
> I'm minded to buy an HD TV, now that digital has arrived in South Cheshire.
>  I could also do with a monitor in the same room to make working with a
> laptop more congenial.  Is there any merit in using the same screen for
> both, or is it a bit too much phaphing around, and you get the worst of
> both.  Any comments, experience etc most welcome - Roger.
>
> PS  I could not work out why I continued to get analogue TV after the recent
> Digital switch over, but then realised that once the Wrekin had closed down,
> my tele homed in on Sutton Coldfield.  Birmingham has yet to switch.
>
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