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[Discuss] Using a good TV as a monitor



I find that even 1080 feels crowded for a vertical resolution. I really
hated it when the industry essentially abandoned 1920x1200 in favor of
1920x1080 for laptop displays.

If I were in the market for a new monitor/hdtv, I'd go for a reasonably
large 4K display. A 55-inch display with a resolution of 3840x2160 would be
a great replacement for the 28-inch 1920x1200 display I currently use.

Amazon currently sells one of these, the Seiki SE55UY04 55-Inch 120Hz LED
4k UHD TV, for $699.



On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 7:12 PM, Shirley M?rquez D?lcey <mark at buttery.org>
wrote:

> DVI to HDMI is a simple passive adapter; the digital signals for the
> video are identical. DVI doesn't pass audio, so if you plan to use the
> speakers in the TV you will have to get the audio there some other
> way. Aside from that it should work perfectly, though a 32" TV is
> likely to only be 720p.
>
> On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 5:03 PM, Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org> wrote:
> > I am moving to a new home, and I was considering using a Samsung 32" TV
> > as an alternative screen. One drawback is that my computer does not have
> > HDMI, but that is a minor issue.
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