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    Question Plasma tv and computer

    I have a 42 inch Plasma tv from panasonic with 2x HDMI. My question is; Can i use my tv to connect my rig or do i need a
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    Trying to see if i can save money by not buying a monitor for now!

    Thanks

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    I think you should be able to, i do that with a projector. but idk, you can do what i did, try it and find out! =P you will probably have to mess with the settings to get it to look right though.
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    Thanks!

    I'm building my first rig and i was hoping to invest more in GPU and MB, instead of having to buy a Monitor!

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    You'll need a good card for high resolutions on such a big screen but yes, you can do it using hdmi ports if you have a hdmi capable GPU

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    Please be extremely cautious using a plasma tv as your monitor. Plasma tv's are EXTREMELY prone to burn-in, and even the television's white wash feature may not correct the problem.

    If you still want to use it as your display, most plasma televisions have VGA capabilities (the blue monitor cable) If you're unfamiliar with this, feel free to post your TV's model #, along with your video card model # in your computer, and I'm sure people will be glad to help.

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    Bad idea. Picture can 'burn in' to plasma screen if it stays constant for hours, like for example desktop wallpaper or toolbars.
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    Thankfully os's still have screensavers
    and honestly its just as much risk to watching tv for burnin on a plasma as most of the channels have those stupid logo watermarks that stay on constantly.

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    Tv's make bad monitors... that's really all there is to it.

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    You'll need a good card for high resolutions on such a big screen but yes, you can do it using hdmi ports if you have a hdmi capable GPU
    Even a 60" plasma will still only have 1080p resolution... same as my 21.5" monitor.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lockblock View Post
    Thankfully os's still have screensavers
    Using screensaver during WoW raid to prevent UI from burning in... Yeah, still bad idea.

    Quote Originally Posted by lockblock View Post
    and honestly its just as much risk to watching tv for burnin on a plasma as most of the channels have those stupid logo watermarks that stay on constantly.
    Most of the people I know sometimes changes the channel :P
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    Quote Originally Posted by taekvideo View Post
    same as my 21.5" monitor.
    Or the same as a decent 15'' Laptop.

    Quote Originally Posted by blastoma View Post
    If you still want to use it as your display, most plasma televisions have VGA capabilities (the blue monitor cable) If you're unfamiliar with this, feel free to post your TV's model #, along with your video card model # in your computer, and I'm sure people will be glad to help.
    Better idea to route it through HDMI. Almost all GPUs have that, and if not - a DVI to HDMI will work fine. Using VGA is not recommended.

    Quote Originally Posted by lockblock View Post
    and honestly its just as much risk to watching tv for burnin on a plasma as most of the channels have those stupid logo watermarks that stay on constantly.
    TVs usually don't stay on for as long, use pixel shifting, many watermarks (here at least) are transparent or at least still tend to shift about every now and then (particularly with advertisements).
    Last edited by mmoca371db5304; 2011-10-28 at 11:07 AM.

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    Thanks for all the input! I won't risk my plasma being burn!

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