connect 720p HD LCD TV to pc

[qandaseeker]

if i connect a pc to a 720p HD LCD TV, will give the same resolution as my monitor?

i will be mainly using for surfing, watching tv,movies, games and often word processing.

Are there any pros and cons?

Model: SAMSUNG LE32B450

thanks

[ACtheTROLL]

800x600 - low res monitor
720x ......
do the sums ...
a monitor is designed to be used 18" from your nose ... a telly is designed to be used from the other side of your room

subtitles are bad enough ... a WP doc will be marvelous

[qandaseeker]

what do you mean by 'subtitles are bad enough'?

[ChuckFickens]

it's not quite that bad.

a 720p TV has a resolution of 1280x720

thats a reasonable res...... for a laptop with a 15" screen...

It won't be quite as bad as AC has made out... but everything will be very large and you'll still be sitting the same distance away as you would a smallish laptop screen so some things might look a bit blocky.

[fo3nix]

As the above say, the 720 means that there is a vertical resolution of 720 pixels.

My 13" laptop screen has a vertical resolution of 800 pixels.

So it'll be great for videos, but not so hot for text. Perhaps acceptable, but not great.

[qandaseeker]

would a 1080p tv would that make a difference?

cheers

[fo3nix]

You'll now have 1080 horizontal lines, giving 1080 pixels in the vertical direction.

I'm currently using a 19" monitor at 1280x1024. A 1080p TV will have a higher resolution in the vertical direction than this, which is good.

I believe 1080p is 1920x1080. Hence, text should be readable and of good quality (I'd have thought), using DVI, HDMI or DisplayPort as output.

[ACtheTROLL]

Chuck - you should try my eyes for a day

quand
I just don't think a tv is a pc monitor
ours is softer - good for films - not bad for games
but not sharp enough for serious work
... you can adjust - but then films look stark

as said - reasonable resolution on a 15" screen - but you are doubling that and then some ... as well as siting 4 or 5 times further away
(music is OK though!)