Quote - This sounds like a fun thread. I'm using 19" NEC monitors on all my systems except two. My main computer, though, I'm looking to upgrade from a 19" NEC into something huge like a 41" LCD TV, but I'm not too sure about resolutions. I like 1280x1024 on my desktops, or 1280x800 on my laptop, but I keep reading about strange resolutions on the LCD's. Things like 1399x1024 or so. Weird stuff. So I'm just wondering if anyone has hooked up their machine to a big LCD screen, and if so, how does a computer application look in terms of eye strain, comfort, etc. Of course I'll be Brycing with this, so I'm also curious. But maybe I'm thinking too deeply into this and I have nothing to worry about.

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If your vidcard isnt too old theres probably tools out there to customize your computers resolution output. At the office we work with a 40 inch lcd tv (dont go plasma, they burn in) and we got it to work excellent with our computers so far. Just make sure you have DVI out if you want to make use of the HD resolution. Once you have ur computer set to output to the exact optimal resolution of your TV screen the result will be hella sharp. I'd suggest you look into the sony screens, they're amongst the best out there and pricing is very reasonable.

Do make sure to avoid the various graphical enhancements the tv offers though, as they will affect the way your grahpics come out. Things like contrast or color boost filters and such will make your renders look different on the tv screen then on a normal computer screen or on print.

On our sony tv we can turn off all filters and goodies and optimizations and once that's done it's great to work on.

Oh, another thing to take care of would be the distance to your monitor. Dont go sit too close to it because you will defenitely either ruin your eyes or cause urself headaches. I'd suggest taking at least 1 meter and 20 centimeters distance, preferably more.

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