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Started by FashionFish, Sep 13 2010 08:38 AM

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#25 Silverfox

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Posted 28 September 2010 - 02:35 PM

I use a 40" 1080p LCD with my Acer Revo net-top. While I wouldn't say text is 100% perfect, changing icon and default text size helps a lot.

I mainly tend to use XBMC with 1080p MKV rips. Looks perfectly good to me - even the odd game is fine. Bit big for a desk though!

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Posted 28 September 2010 - 05:40 PM

I use a 40" 1080p LCD with my Acer Revo net-top. While I wouldn't say text is 100% perfect, changing icon and default text size helps a lot.

I mainly tend to use XBMC with 1080p MKV rips. Looks perfectly good to me - even the odd game is fine. Bit big for a desk though!


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Posted 28 September 2010 - 05:47 PM

Lol, 40" on your desk Posted Image


I swear I've seen someone with that. Maybe Waco?

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Posted 29 September 2010 - 07:35 AM

I'm using a Panasonic Viera S1 32" Alpha S-IPS, very low input lag. You gotta be careful with LCD TV's as monitors as 98% of them are no worth buying due to high input lag.

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Posted 29 September 2010 - 10:20 AM

I swear I've seen someone with that. Maybe Waco?

Yep. I run a 42" 1080p monitor (yes, monitor, it has no TV tuner :P) as my main display on my desktop.

http://forums.overclockersclub.com/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_rel_module=post&attach_id=13401

I absolutely love it for gaming / drunk programming. :) Input lag is non-existent and aside from the relatively large pixel size (and the need to use FSAA) it's by far one of the better purchases I've made for my computer.

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Posted 30 September 2010 - 04:03 AM

I'm using a Panasonic Viera S1 32" Alpha S-IPS, very low input lag. You gotta be careful with LCD TV's as monitors as 98% of them are no worth buying due to high input lag.



That's what I'm hearing from people I know. Are you running at 1920 x 1080?
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Posted 30 September 2010 - 04:06 AM

Yep. I run a 42" 1080p monitor (yes, monitor, it has no TV tuner Posted Image) as my main display on my desktop.

http://forums.overcl...attach_id=13401

I absolutely love it for gaming / drunk programming. Posted Image Input lag is non-existent and aside from the relatively large pixel size (and the need to use FSAA) it's by far one of the better purchases I've made for my computer.


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Posted 30 September 2010 - 06:29 AM

The only problem i had was the text was not as sharp on the tv and sometimes it was a little hard to read.. I have it at 1080p res, i have a 26in monitor also, but i stream movies to the tv.
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Posted 30 September 2010 - 01:24 PM

The only problem i had was the text was not as sharp on the tv and sometimes it was a little hard to read.. I have it at 1080p res, i have a 26in monitor also, but i stream movies to the tv.

If you use proper cabling and set up the set properly it should be as sharp as any monitor (unless you *really* have a junky HDTV). LCD screens are by nature just as sharp as any other for the most part.

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