ViperGTI
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Ok, I posted a thread not too long ago about using your HD TV as a monitor for your pc. Got some great suggestions and used my 40" HDTV with the HDMI cable and it worked great... kinda.
I basically had two problems. First off, the screen was too big (I know, nobody ever has that complaint unless they are talking about cellphones) so your focus is a bit divided plus if you put the TV too far, reading becomes a bit harder.
Secondly, with my Sinotec HDTV, when setting the screen resolution to 1920x1080, the desktop is basically off the screen (larger than the TV's display area) by approx 1cm on all sides. The TV's internal picture adjustments (height, width and position) were disabled and only became enabled if I'm using a VGA cable (which I'm not using). Only way I could get around it was to set the screen to a funny custom resolution like 1860x1056 or something like that.
So, I'm now looking to buy a 32" HDTV as a replacement monitor for my pc (well, for one of my monitors anyway). There are "specials" at the different stores, all for the same price, so that I can choose between Sony, Samsung and LG. There is also a 32" HD LED Sinotec TV and then there are obviously cheaper brands like Sinotec and HiSense and a couple of others and my Sinotec TV works 100% for a TV, but has the resolution issue like mentioned before.
Can anyone give recommendations or "recommendation to avoid" any specific TV?
Also, very important, if someone with one of these brands can also tell me if the TV's internal position and size adjustments are enabled when connected to a PC via a HDMI cable so that none of the sides are outside of the TV's display area when running at 1920x1080, that would be great.
I basically had two problems. First off, the screen was too big (I know, nobody ever has that complaint unless they are talking about cellphones) so your focus is a bit divided plus if you put the TV too far, reading becomes a bit harder.
Secondly, with my Sinotec HDTV, when setting the screen resolution to 1920x1080, the desktop is basically off the screen (larger than the TV's display area) by approx 1cm on all sides. The TV's internal picture adjustments (height, width and position) were disabled and only became enabled if I'm using a VGA cable (which I'm not using). Only way I could get around it was to set the screen to a funny custom resolution like 1860x1056 or something like that.
So, I'm now looking to buy a 32" HDTV as a replacement monitor for my pc (well, for one of my monitors anyway). There are "specials" at the different stores, all for the same price, so that I can choose between Sony, Samsung and LG. There is also a 32" HD LED Sinotec TV and then there are obviously cheaper brands like Sinotec and HiSense and a couple of others and my Sinotec TV works 100% for a TV, but has the resolution issue like mentioned before.
Can anyone give recommendations or "recommendation to avoid" any specific TV?
Also, very important, if someone with one of these brands can also tell me if the TV's internal position and size adjustments are enabled when connected to a PC via a HDMI cable so that none of the sides are outside of the TV's display area when running at 1920x1080, that would be great.
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... Guess I can't have it all.
