On 28/10/10 19:43, Tim Green wrote:
If the computers have DVI or HDMI output then any new TV with HDMI input will be a good start. I strongly recommend taking the laptop to a TV store to try them out before buying one because some TV's do funny things to the picture which you wouldn't expect from a digital connection (e.g. crop and stretch).
You need to sometimes put the input in a special (as it comes) mode so that the TV doesn't try any clever rescaling (a cropped image even when you have selected the native resolution is a sure sign you need to find this option)
Stick with "good" names and you should find this option...LG make very satisfactory sets at a reasonable price which I have used frequently with computer inputs with no problem.
I'd say the most important thing is to go for a 1080p set, particularly if considering something larger than 19" otherwise you are going to be dealing with rather large pixels that will make text look pretty poor.
I imagine all the computers have VGA sockets, but that tends to be a premium option on TVs. Still worth a try.
Not so much now...plenty of HD sets have them, in fact I would go as far as to say on anything 32" and up it is the norm
I have never been able to get S-video from a laptop work with a TV, so again try before you buy.
Forget s-video it simply isn't up to the job of providing an HD image, in fact it is pretty ropey even at SD. You need something with VGA inputs