im looking for a bigger telly

IceShock

IceShock

IceShock

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hello there.

im looking for a fairly cheap telly, but im not asking which is best for price, what i dont understand is these hd resultions and stuff.

for instance this tv: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=AV-003-AO&groupid=703&catid=511&subcat=

it says 1080i but then below it says 1366 x 768.
so if i plugged this into my pc would the max be 1366x768? because in the ati controll panel i have 720 and 1080i support.

plus if i plugged this into my pc, could i allso use a freeview box and a dvd player (not linked to the pc) but linked to the tv aswell?

thanks

edit: i allso noticed that because its 1366x768, with a HD dvd wont it play it in 720? but could i force it 1080 if i had a HD dvd drive in my pc?

thanks
 
its 1366x768 native res. 1080i support means it will display 1080 video but it will of course be down-scaled to 1366x768.

edit: i allso noticed that because its 1366x768, with a HD dvd wont it play it in 720? but could i force it 1080 if i had a HD dvd drive in my pc?
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complex one this. if you force 1080i it'll work with that but downscale it. if you choose 720p it will be upscaled from 1280x720 to 1366x768. whatever is best depends on the panel and how well its scaler performs. generally, downscaling from 1920x1080 is better.

plus if i plugged this into my pc, could i allso use a freeview box and a dvd player (not linked to the pc) but linked to the tv aswell?
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yes you sure could:) according to ocuk though, it only has 1x hdmi and no vga connection. tv's are generally pretty picky about 1080i/p over component and no vga does limit you somewhat, especially if you plan to use that hdmi connection for say, a dvd player or a games console.

if i were you, id sooner go for the samsung 32". it wont have a higher res but the picture will be far better and it has much better conectivity - 3x hdmi for starters. thats more than my 40" sony lol
 
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IceShock said:
right so, if i downscales from 1920x1080 to 1366x768 on a 32".

then the quality would be like me using 1024x768 on my 22" monitor aka a resolution too small for the monitor?
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tv's arent lcd monitors. 1366x768 is perfect fine on a 32" lcd tv. its more than acceptable on a 40". the only bad thing that can be said is the non-native playback of hd-dvd and blueray, but thats not to say it'll look bad, at all. it's something you need see in action but blu-ray on a 32" still looks great:)
 
ok, so no matter what i use like 720 or 1080 it will be downscaleing or enlarging the image if its below 1366x756 to that resolution?

okay get it perfectly now. but compaired to a pc monitor would the image quality be a bit duff? wouldnt it be better just to get me self a 24" 1920x1200 monitor
 
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