I got my new screen today!

Malt_Vinegar · 1 Jul 2008 at 19:17

I dont post in here much, but i got my hands on my new screen today (For freeeee), and wanted to tell you lot

Its a JVC 42 inch plasma. It was due to replace the screen in my lounge, but the problem is, i didnt have a decent mount for it to go on my existing TV stand, and getting it all plumbed in neatly was going to be difficult.

Naturally, i decided the next best place for it was in my bedroom. Initially i did this for a bit of a joke, but it's actually pretty darn nice!! Its vertainly a bit nicer than the 17inch CRT that was in here before!!

MadMacs · 1 Jul 2008 at 19:17

Pics?

Malt_Vinegar · 1 Jul 2008 at 19:41

Thar she blows

Duran · 1 Jul 2008 at 21:02

i am planning to use a 32" samsung 1080p HDTV as a primary monitor for my pc. you think is a good idea? it looks very good though!

fini · 1 Jul 2008 at 22:53

lol the resolution's a little on the big side. Seriously though IMHO 30" is the biggest a single PC monitor should ever be (multi monitor is ok bigger because you then keep completely separate things running on the other monitor (such as Outlook))

helmutcheese · 1 Jul 2008 at 22:55

I never did like a PC on a Plasma, looks better of LCD IMO.

Krisali · 3 Jul 2008 at 01:00

helmutcheese said:
I never did like a PC on a Plasma, looks better of LCD IMO.

Depends on the television. Many plasma give a better picture than LCD, it depends on the brand and spec

ash_scotland88 · 3 Jul 2008 at 01:04

wow

sort out your resolution mate, those avators should be taller not wider

helmutcheese · 3 Jul 2008 at 13:39

Krisali said:
Depends on the television. Many plasma give a better picture than LCD, it depends on the brand and spec

Today still better blacks overall but thats about it and not many Plasmas are 1080p.

williamd · 3 Jul 2008 at 16:13

Is it possible to run it in a clear resolution?

dayloon · 3 Jul 2008 at 16:28

OMG, no offence but that looks shocking. As a TV i'm sure it's fine but as a monitor it looks really terrible. Why on earth anyone would want a 42" TV as a monitor I don't know, way OTT. I think i would have preferred you're old 17" CRT

asim18 · 3 Jul 2008 at 16:40

Overscan, wrong res and aspect ratio = FAIL!

Sorry but that is really bad, i personally coudn't stand that.

sparkey196 · 3 Jul 2008 at 17:35

Give the poor guy a break. He did say it was free and going to be set up in his lounge.

Fothsn · 3 Jul 2008 at 18:31

I’ve got my plasma linked to my laptop via HDMI at 1,920x1,080 and it looks cracking! Although having it set at 1366x768 seems better suited to this set. Set up the JVC properly mate and you should get a very good picture

PESolution · 3 Jul 2008 at 19:24

hi guys, after recently purchashing a 36inch 1080p Toshiba Regza, and running my pc through it via a DVI-D to HDMI cable, from my 8800gtx at 1920x1080 the quality is amazing. Response time is suprisingly fast too, it feels as fast as my Dell Ultrasharp 20.1 widescreen.

Please excuse the sizes and bad quality

And the image of the movie is HD incredible hulk through the pc

Duran · 3 Jul 2008 at 19:30

I set up my samsung 1080p 32" yesterday. i used a dvi to hdmi cable and the results were horrible. either the cable was faulty or its just meant to look like that. i spent the whole night tweaking the colors and cursing at myself for buying a hdtv to replace my monitor. everything was a mess. in the morning i thought i should give it a try and set up the HDTV with a vga cable and i was blown away. what a relief... everything looks absolutely perfect, it even blows away my samsung 22" monitor in terms of colors and contrast. so for those who think of using a hdtv as a monitor, i say go for it as long as the hdtv is 1080p.

PESolution · 3 Jul 2008 at 19:35

./agree, the only downfalls are a slightly higher response time (however mind seems excellend) and a small amount of ghosting on cheaper sets.

Malt_Vinegar · 3 Jul 2008 at 23:05

wow!!
Thread resurgence!!

I am currently running off an Nforce 2 mobo, with the built in mx440 gfx, so i dont think it has much scope for fiddling with the res! I tried with Powerstrip, and the Nvidea utility and it would let me set them up, but refused to run them.

So i figure i need to find a cheap AGP card to run it. I dont really play games, except a few oldies every now and again (completed homeworld again last night on this screen, love that game), and i mainly use the screen in my room for movies/TV and other video, which it displays VERY well.

I will be using one of the three free 19inch lcd screens i also go to run as the second screen to display my web-browser, which looks a bit squished on the big un!

Scougar · 4 Jul 2008 at 09:40

For a laugh I took my PC downstairs and hooked it upto the 42" plasma a few days ago. The aspect ratio is a little strange due to using wrong resolution, and I have been too lazy to change it so far lol. Crysis looks amazing, and I actually have been enjoying running through causing much mayhem on a 2nd play through. Bizarrely I am actually playing much better on this screen that on my usual 19" lcd.

It is hooked up through the VGA port though at present as the HDMI cable I have for my Viera is too short.

ash_scotland88 · 4 Jul 2008 at 12:12

i hate how my monitor is 30pixels short of full HD
still really want a blue-ray drive tho