[sllug-members]: TVs with PC connectivity

[Knight Walker]

On Fri, 2007-01-05 at 12:02 -0700, Steve Dibb wrote: 
> Ive been looking at getting a new TV lately, and I noticed that these 
> new models have VGA and DVI ports on them on the back.  Is it possible 
> to just use them as a monitor now?  Do you need to have any special 
> software to get them to work (like some stupid DRM) or will it just work 
> if you just plug in in there?
> 
> I guess the picture would be nicer, too.  Anyone ever tried one with Myth?

Depends on the DVI ports, but to my knowledge, VGA is VGA.  A friend of
mine runs his Mac Mini connected via DVI to a 27" 720P LCD TV, so it IS
possible, though I don't know how TV model-specific that may be.  It
works well for him.

As for the picture being nicer, it depends on the media being played.
What I mean is if it's a 640x480 or higher-res video, it should look
good, but a 320x240 TV rip may look like utter crap.

-KW