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archerlever
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11/08
Posted - May 10 2009 : 9:31PM
Can anyone advise if a Big Screen TV possible from Sony can connect to a desktop CPU and act as a large monitor ?
Would it give good resolution and what type of plug in would it take?
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3/02
Posted - May 11 2009 : 3:48AM
My 32" Sony XBR does. However, I have a video card in my HTPC that has an HDMI port, so I use that instead.
The PC port is just like the VGA port on a video card, so you'll need a female-to-female cord if you want to take that route. As for the resolution, that really depends on your video card and the drivers that come with it. My HTPC isn't on right now, but I believe I've got the resolution set to 192 hex 1080.
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3/03
Posted - May 11 2009 : 1:06PM
Hardware,
A clarification: Does your Sony serve as a monitor that allows you to control the function of your HTPC on-screen with a mouse and keyboard. Or does your Sony simply serve as a display screen for an HTPC that is controlled from a smaller monitor with which your mouse and keyboard interact?
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3/02
Posted - May 11 2009 : 1:35PM
The Sony is the only monitor attached to my HTPC. The only issue I had with this setup was getting the fonts large enough to be legible from ten/fifteen feet away from the TV. There are still some windows/functions where I haven't figured out how to enlarge the font. Fortunately, they aren't ones I commonly use.



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