HI-FI

> Hello Lisa
>
> Whatever display type you use TV, Plasma, LCD etc if the Display has
> less pixels (resolution) than you have your PC Graphics card set at
> then somewhere in your signal path the system has to throw away info
> you would normally see on a PC monitor that has a resolution to match
> the output of your graphics card.
>
> With your current set-up the TV out on your graphics card is throwing
> away the info the TV cant resolve.
>
> With an 852x480 Plasma you can connect the graphics card via its VGA
> out to the Plasma and as long as your PC resolution is one that is
> supported by the Plasmas internal electronics the Plasma will now
> throw away the info it cant resolve - this will look better than and
> certainly no worse than your TV displaying a PC; and use the VGA out
> not the TV out on the graphics card as this will look way too soft on
> the Plasma.
>
> If you plan to do a lot of PC viewing and require to see lots of
> detail - line drawings, digital image manipulation etc Id look at a
> 1024x768 display from Pioneer or Panasonic as possibly being the best
> compromise to deliver decent video along with sharp looking PC images.
>
> If your PC viewing is mostly say web surfing you will find the down
> scaling on the 852x480 displays is actually pretty acceptable - though
> if you were using text and email a lot again Id go back to a 1024x768
> (the soon to be superseded Pioneer PDP-433MXE is a good place to start
> your search for the best compromise).
>
> The 1024x1024 displays are a bit of a technical bodge job and though
> pretty good I prefer the 1024x768 displays when it comes to video
> playback.
>
> Best regards
>
> Joe
>
> joe@tmfsolutions.co.uk