Jeff Liebermann wrote:
>>
>> "Michael A. Terrell" hath wroth:
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>> > I was given a two year old 32" Sony HDTV 'Capable' TV a few weeks
>> >ago, and have no idea what I'm going to do with it. I have considered
>> >converting it to a computer monitor.
>>
>> You'll probably find that your Sony is limited to WXGA (1366x768).
>> Check the specs. WXGA is ok, but is nowhere near what can be done
>> with a "real" 32" LCD computah monitor. For example, an HP LP3065 30"
>> monitor will do WQXGA (2560x1600) or roughly twice the number of
>> pixels.
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>
> I already have a 22" HP monitor that will do 2048 * 1536. I use it
>on the computer that I use for graphic work and web design.
>
>
>> >You can blame the cheap ass networks who switched to KU band digital
>> >feeds with barely enough bandwidth to supply a fixed image without
>> >problems. After they piggyback all the control and timing data, its no
>> >wonder the system freezes.
>>
>> DTV compression levels were established by cranking up the compression
>> until the complaints rolled in on the support phone numbers. I also
>> went through that exercise with CATV. Cramming extra channels into
>> the pipe is worth lots of money. What we have today is "adequate"
>> picture quality that paying customers can afford. There may be a
>> market for high quality broadcast video, but the GUM (great unwashed
>> masses) prefer cheap. So, we get maximally compressed video of
>> minimal quality. I don't like it, but my DirecTV subscription is
>> affordable, so I'll tolerate the loss in quality.
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>
> All I watch is local news, and a little Sci-Fi Channel. Cable TV
>costs me about $15 a month for that. I can't get the Sci Fi channel
>without paying for a tier of sports channels that I don't have time to
>watch. The cheapest package with the Sci-Fi channel is ?$45 a month on
>Direct TV, and Dish network wants $30 a month.
Hi res display, and zero digital or HD channels...
Yeah, you're a real brain, bozo.