Re: Questions on how to connect computer to TV


"G-squared" <stratus46@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Apr 28, 10:29 am, m...@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Agent_C <Agent-C-hates-s...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Go over to ecost.com and get yourself a referb Westinghouse with a
VGA
input. Anything you do with HDMI and a computer is potentially
*very*
problematic.

really?

so its BEST to use the vga connector on a TV for this?

Potentially less _troublesome_. Video performance of DVI is the same
as HDMI but does not suport Digital Rights Management so is not
trouble ( but no audio in DVI ) at all but I'm having bad feelings
about getting a BluRay drive for the PC.


HDCP is supported on a DVI connection as long as your video card and drivers
supports it. I play HD DVD and BR via DVI from a computer all the time,
which requires a confrimed HDCP complaint connection to do with Power DVD.


I was experimenting a little this week comparing VGA to DVI into a
Samsung DLP set. The DVI is a 1:1 pixel relationship so the Windows
desktop shows text that is absolutely clear with no 'rounding'
errors.


I have a Samsung DLP and have never used the VGA (game) input as the HDMI
avoides all the A/D conversion, is easier to setup and provides superior
video quality. The only "problem" is overscan which can be adjusted out in
the driver setting. Nvidia's lastest beta drivers work at 1080p with no
overscan adjustment for my setup.



The VGA is almost as good but shows some 'fat' spots across the screen
of only vertical lines because the computer and monitor are not at the
same pixel rate. Doing a 'zoom' in the TV blurs it all so it is to be
avoided.

GG




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