Using HD-TV for better PC resolution?

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I've got a HD-TV connected to a PC. The picture is big, but not
particularly hi-res. If I get a HD-video board for the PC, will the
screen resolution look any better? If I play a MPG or AVI using the
HD-board, will the output on the TV look better than if I used the
regular video/tv board?
 
Technology said:
I've got a HD-TV connected to a PC. The picture is big, but not
particularly hi-res. If I get a HD-video board for the PC, will the
screen resolution look any better? If I play a MPG or AVI using the
HD-board, will the output on the TV look better than if I used the
regular video/tv board?
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If you are trying to use it as a computer monitor you need to use either the
DVI, HDMI, or Component inputs on the TV. You may have to do some tweaking
with Powerstrip before you get the timings right if your TV isn't designed
for that kind of use and your video board isn't set up to support HDTV.

An HD video board is for receiving high definition television transmissions,
not for displaying them--that's a function of your video board.
 
Technology Guy said:
I've got a HD-TV connected to a PC. The picture is big, but not
particularly hi-res. If I get a HD-video board for the PC, will the
screen resolution look any better? If I play a MPG or AVI using the
HD-board, will the output on the TV look better than if I used the
regular video/tv board?
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If your TV is a direct-view plasma or LCD, the results may be good, but
really only if you set your computer to output the native resolution of the
panel (which in many cases, for plasma particularly, is NOT 1280x720 or
anything you'd expect). DLP might be ok too, and maybe LCDoS, I'm not sure.

If you have a CRT, either direct view or rear projection, you will most
likely be disappointed at the results. The equivalent resolution may come
out a lot lower than you expect, partly due to the interlace. Maybe the best
results might be to output 1920x1080, but using the largest fonts your
system can be set to. But there may be problems with horizontal lines
(flickering and the like); fine detail just isn't going to show up. Or maybe
set it to a much lower resolution (like maybe 854x480 or something,
approximately EDTV resolution). I'm not sure, but either way, it is NOT
going to resemble a 1920x1080 computer monitor!
 
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