I have a friend who is willing to sell me a 32" Sharp Aquos Plasma HD TV and I want to know before I buy it; could I use it as a computer monitor? It has a HDMI connector and my computer has a DVI connector also. I see cables on Ebay that can connect the two together but would the picture be blurry or patchy? What about resolution settings? What would the advantages and disadvantages be? Thanks
Do NOT use a plasma TV as a computer monitor. They are very suceptible to burn-in. If a static image such as your desktop stays onscreen for a long time, that image will be burned into the plasma display permanently. There is no way to repair this. However you may be in luck. I beleive the Aquos line of TVs are LCD, not Plasma. LCDs do not suffer from burn-in. Do a little research - search for the manual or specs online for the specific model number and see if it is intende to be used as a computer monitor as well as a TV. M
It is not recommended to use a Plasma display for a computer monitor. It is best to use a proper dedicated monitor for your computer to have the best results.
Plasma displays are very susceptible to have burn in, and also will not perform as well as a dedicated computer LCD screen when used on a computer.
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Modern plasma screens are not so susceptible to burn in as the early sets were.
My plasma screen is 6 months old and is regularly used as a monitor. It has also been used for extended periods on Foxtel (with the bright logo). There is no sign of burn in.
Hey Mike,
The TV you are considering is a Sharp Aquos LCD TV. I my opinion, these are the best LCD monitors for the sub $3,000 market. Anyone seen Sharp's display at CES 20005?
Sharp spends more on R&D and innovation on LCD than anyone else...
What's the model number?
I remember early mid 2005 Hitachi at a conference in San Diego and they were introducing some advanced technology that would eliminate burn-in issues with plasma TVs...I would imagine most manufacturer's have some sort of technology like that protecting their plasma panels by now...but regardless, one thing anyone considering a new TV should keep in mind is that there are a lot of relatively NEW technologies out there and those types of TVs are suseptiable to more defects than older technologies. LCD technology has been around for a long time...CRT technology has been around for a long time...PLASMA, DLP, D-ILA, Projection LCD are all new.
We service 10 PLASMA TVs for every LCD TV! A distant second are the projection technologies which are reliable except for pre-mature lamp failures!
Bottomline, you're getting a TV from a friend...you're luckly it's an LCD...you shouldn't have any problems with it...figure out what its native resolution is and hope your video card matches up nicely. You say it has a HDMI connection, it must be a fairly new set. With the DVI/HDMI converters, the picture should be nice and clear, but keep in mind DVI is only video whereas HDMI is hi def video and audio. If it's not too much money, you might want to consider upgrading your video card for a HDMI compatible card...I'm sure both ATI and NVidia has what you ned. Regards,
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