Blu-Ray on PC screen?

Stuff · 9 Nov 2009 at 15:52

Hey guys,

Was curious about getting a BluRay drive... The screen I have is a Samsung Syncmaster 2232BW (I would link, but it's not on OCUK, so you'll have to Google, sorry :/) and wondered if I'd be getting HD quality from this screen? It's not marked as HD-Ready or anything, it's just a standard TFT monitor...

Thanks!

Biz.Kid09 · 9 Nov 2009 at 15:54

I think that it would be better quality than dvd on your screen but not as good as it would look on a full hd monitor, I may be incorrect so wait for some more replies ;~)

md99 · 9 Nov 2009 at 15:57

As long as its capable of 1920 x 1080 resolution you'll get your HD picture. Quality is another thing altogether, obviously it won't look as good on your monitor as it will on a Kuro or Bravia but it'll still look lovely.

UnworthyBean · 9 Nov 2009 at 15:57

At 1680x1050 there is no real difference between that and an HD format (720 or 1080)

However, It a 16:10 ratio so you may get letterboxed films.

Stuff · 9 Nov 2009 at 15:58

md99 said:
As long as its capable of 1920 x 1080 resolution you'll get your HD picture. Quality is another thing altogether, obviously it won't look as good on your monitor as it will on a Kuro or Bravia but it'll still look lovely.

It's 1680x1050

md99 · 9 Nov 2009 at 16:01

I actually had your monitor up until two or three months ago. Unfortunately there is a bit of a drop off in quality at that resolution (somewhere between good upscaled dvd and full HD). I didn't realise this until I upgraded to a 24" Samsung though.