HDTV as PC Monitor

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Is there a Direct View HDTV with a native 4:3 aspect ratio that will
faithfully serve as a PC monitor at 960X720 resolution? I realize
this is low rez by today's standards, but, it is still high enough for
some apps, such as dvd output from powerdvd and such. It needs to be
able to show the entire pixel set evenly onto the screen with no black
borders and no overscanning (loss of outer pixels due to "zooming" or
switching to 16:9, as the Sony KV32DH510 is reported to do). Which of
the 32 or 36 size DHTV sets can accept 960X720 rez at 60 hz (from the
PC's video card), either as a DVI signal (preferred), or as a
component signal, and give a really good picture? If anyone has used
this kind of setup, please advise as to which TV set and video card
you are using. littlberry
 
Littleberry said:
Is there a Direct View HDTV with a native 4:3 aspect ratio that will
faithfully serve as a PC monitor at 960X720 resolution? I realize
this is low rez by today's standards, but, it is still high enough for
some apps, such as dvd output from powerdvd and such. It needs to be
able to show the entire pixel set evenly onto the screen with no black
borders and no overscanning (loss of outer pixels due to "zooming" or
switching to 16:9, as the Sony KV32DH510 is reported to do). Which of
the 32 or 36 size DHTV sets can accept 960X720 rez at 60 hz (from the
PC's video card), either as a DVI signal (preferred), or as a
component signal, and give a really good picture? If anyone has used
this kind of setup, please advise as to which TV set and video card
you are using. littlberry
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I don't think you're going to find a 4:3 TV that can actually display 720P.
There are plenty that will accept the signal but few if any that can
display it without downscaling to SD. If they're going to go to the
trouble of making a set that can display that resolution they're going to
go for the full standard which is 16:9.
 
But 960X720 is NOT 16:9, but 4X3 - so, I am convused - why not use
circuitry that respects the aspect ratio IMPLIED by the pixel count?
It would seem more difficult to streth 960X720 out to 16:9, and then
reduce it to fit the natural 4X3 aspect ratio of the CRT (such as the
Sony KV32HS510) than to just display the 720 lines with 960 pixels for
each line, maintaining the implied aspect ratio which matches the
natural aspect ratio of the CRT? Unless the CRT of these 4X3 HDTV's
(such as the SONY 32HS510) cannot truly display 720 lines. If these
sets cannot truly display 720 lines (non-interlaces), then the
advertised claim of being HDTV is false - no? In which case, is there
ANY model of ANY brand of 4X3 large screen HDTV out there that can
display TRUE 720 lines on non-interlaced signal? littleberry
 
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