# call to all hdtv nerds **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 8, 2005, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/call-to-all-hdtv-nerds/1378 "2005-08-08T16:40:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/call-to-all-hdtv-nerds/1378/1 "2005-08-08T16:40:32Z")
so, i might have the opportunity to buy a HDtv and use it primarially as a monitor for my pc’s. im thinking something around 30" flat pannel… looking to spend about a grand. what are pros/cons… ---
**Author:** ![73ghia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/8baadc/32.png) [@73ghia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/73ghia)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/call-to-all-hdtv-nerds/1378/2 "2005-08-08T17:33:56Z")
using as a monitor is not a good idea… you will be running 1024x768 on a monitor probably twice the size you are currently using… so remember that… 1/2 the resolution. If you want to DEF get an LCD… as a plasma will burn in. Any more questions… Ask me your NYSPEED AV guy. ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/call-to-all-hdtv-nerds/1378/3 "2005-08-08T17:35:17Z")
i want insane resolution what lcds do you recomend? ---
**Author:** ![73ghia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/8baadc/32.png) [@73ghia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/73ghia)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/call-to-all-hdtv-nerds/1378/4 "2005-08-08T18:06:59Z")
well if you want higher than 1024x768… Apple makes a nice 30" LCD… NOt TV… taht will cost you a few G’s… plus you will need a spesific nvidia graphic card to drive it. I dont know of any TV monitor that will support more than 1024x768 ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/call-to-all-hdtv-nerds/1378/5 "2005-08-08T18:10:44Z")
ya actually i just saw that… i saw it in person one time. its redicious. but i dont think i can spend 3g’s on a monitor. i can justify around a grand… im running dual 15" lcds right now on each pc now, so thats 2048x768… we are looking to go bling without losing functionality… im sure someone has a pic of my current setup… i cant find the pic right now ---
**Author:** ![73ghia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/8baadc/32.png) [@73ghia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/73ghia)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/call-to-all-hdtv-nerds/1378/6 "2005-08-08T18:30:06Z")
realistically… you can do a 42" monitor and hook up w/ hdmi, or dvi from your comptuer… and have a cool monitor for running games etc… but for text and design work… back to the dual 15’s ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/call-to-all-hdtv-nerds/1378/7 "2005-08-08T18:45:51Z")
i need it for work strictly… the thing is i have at least 4 terminal windows open at one time and i need more space (more resolution) to work with them all productivly. if i get a hdtv i can play halo on it when i have some down time… ---
**Author:** ![Twizted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/twizted/32/7206_2.png) [@Twizted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Twizted)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/call-to-all-hdtv-nerds/1378/8 "2005-08-08T19:13:52Z")
plasma is the suck ---
**Author:** ![Firehawk853](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/firehawk853/32/7607_2.png) [@Firehawk853](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Firehawk853)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/call-to-all-hdtv-nerds/1378/9 "2005-08-08T19:36:13Z")
:word: ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/call-to-all-hdtv-nerds/1378/10 "2005-08-08T19:46:49Z")
LCD/DLP Projector \> TV 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/call-to-all-hdtv-nerds/1378/11 "2005-08-08T19:50:01Z")
lcd/dlp projector max resolution? 1024x768 is a waste of my time… right now i have 2048x768 i need mo mo mo rezolUtioN ---
**Author:** ![Adam0137](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Adam0137](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adam0137)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/call-to-all-hdtv-nerds/1378/12 "2005-08-08T19:59:47Z")
Best thing i could think of would be a Dell 24" widescreen lcd for about 900 or maybe go dual 20" widescreens. You could easily find 2 of those for under 1k. ---
**Author:** ![73ghia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/8baadc/32.png) [@73ghia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/73ghia)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/call-to-all-hdtv-nerds/1378/13 "2005-08-08T20:49:12Z")
right now on my main monitor, 1280x1024 on my 2nd monitor 1024x768 1024x768 is the minimum for monitors right IMHO ---
**Author:** ![Ovrwrkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ovrwrkd/32/7586_2.png) [@Ovrwrkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ovrwrkd)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/call-to-all-hdtv-nerds/1378/14 "2005-08-08T21:08:46Z")
Jon, go with the Dell 24". My father picked up 2 of those for his setup in the office, and all I can say is WOW!!! Looking at those, next to his 1 year old EIZO LCD, no comparison. ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/call-to-all-hdtv-nerds/1378/15 "2005-08-09T09:59:05Z")
> [@Itagaki](#): > > Jon, go with the Dell 24". My father picked up 2 of those for his setup in the office, and all I can say is WOW!!! Looking at those, next to his 1 year old EIZO LCD, no comparison. :tup: Roommate has a Dell 20" monitor, they support 1680x1050 And a Dell 24" monitor, supports 1920x1200 ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/call-to-all-hdtv-nerds/1378/16 "2005-08-09T10:04:05Z")
the vast majority of your consumer LCD’s are 1366/768 probably the best LCD panel out there are the new LNR samsung’s the LNR 32" is about 2k and has a vga input as well as HDMI and is probably the best looiking one i have im a sales mgr @ circuit in the tv dept… if u want some good shit cmon in BTW u can use a plasma as a PC monitor and not have burn in… all hte newer panels have bew phosphors which makes burn in pretty hard, we have had 2 hp plasmas running off their media center pc’s for about a year now and neither have any semblance of burnin but you have to make sure that the one you get has square pixels otherwise you will have weird scaling iusses… ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/call-to-all-hdtv-nerds/1378/17 "2005-08-09T17:33:42Z")
BTW that dell 24" monitor I am talking about can be had for cheaper than 1K ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/call-to-all-hdtv-nerds/1378/18 "2005-08-09T19:26:33Z")
> [@Sleepy](#): > > BTW that dell 24" monitor I am talking about can be had for cheaper than 1K :tup: ill need to see it in person.