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[Dodgy Al]

1. Will PAL devices such my British Wii of the future, work on this TV.

2. How would the picture look, when hooked up to a PC, for doing things like surfing the internet, word processing?

Thanks guys!

ps. cheap as chips isn't it! nice...

EDIT: Oops, forgot the link. here it is:

http://www.lotte.com/lotte/sitemap/goods/LCCategoryGoods.jsp?curGoodsNo=7931753&curDispNo=044001011009002&orgDispNo=027010002&curDepth=

[rocklee]

I feel a bit hesitant to reply to someone who calls himself dodgy.

[Dodgy Al]

And what, pray-tell, does the word 'rock' refer to in your username? Hmm... on second thoughts, don't answer that!

It's a beautiful looking TV at a reasonable price, and with a whole stack of inputs. My main concern is picture quality with a pc. Any thoughts? I'm not really dodgy... honest! Just pretendin like!

[hanguker]

Hi. I don't think that is such a cheap price. These days you can buy a 42 inch LCD for 1,300,000. This one is only 26 inch for 990,000. 42 inch is the sweet spot in pricing right now. That might me a little big for your computer desk, though LOL <<drool>>

I have no idea about PAL but I checked the specs and the TV supports analog VGA input from your computer. No DVI though... With 1366x768 you should be able to get a good, readable resolution for your PC and play HD programming at 720p

[Dodgy Al]

Thanks Hanguker.

I think with TVs you get what you pay for. I would rather have a smaller screen with great picture quality rather than a bfg with a grainy dull picture. I also don't want a TV to take over my apartment!

At the moment I'm torn between the 26 and 32 (same model). It's a great looking TV, and got great reviews on Cnet, from people who actually bought it. I also checked it out in the department store (where it cost 1.5!), and the image quality was fantastic. I don't know... I just don't trust a 42incher for 1,300,000.

As for DVI, this tv has two HDMI inputs (I think!)- doesn't that supercede DVI?

I wasn't really sure about the whole resolution thing, so thanks for clearing that up.

[rocklee]

[hanguker]

Problem is finding a PC with an HDMI output...

I still think that that resolution would be fine to use with a PC, but I've never used a "TV" with a PC before so I can't speak for eye-strain. Isn't an LCD TV just an LCD monitor with a cable input and decoder?

[rocklee]

A computer LCD and normal LCD scan pictures differently. The former makes the picture look sharper but jaggered/unnatural, the latter makes the picture look more natural but soft.

[Dodgy Al]

Thanks for the advice guys. Especially about the DVI/HDMI stuff, and those sneaky department stores using special demo DVDs.

I was pretty eager to get this, thinking it would free up space in my apartment, by being my tv/pc monitor all in one. Now I'm not so sure.

Oh well... guess I'll spend that 990,000 on crack-whores instead... What? You believed me when I said I wasn't dodgy??

[rocklee]

At yongsan, you can visit the Microsoft booth which has notebooks and XBOX360s connected to large LCD TVs. The one connected via component (VGA) doesn't look all that sharp.

[Dodgy Al]

[rocklee]

I'm typing this on a 50++" LCD TV with HDMI connection and it is much better than VGA, though still not as good as an LCD monitor and maybe even a projector. I remembered purchasing a projector a few years back which was very sharp when using Windows on it.

I'd say that if you're only going to use the LCD TV for internet and computer use for 2-3 hours a day, then it'll be ok. I feel that the screen is too glaring to use any longer than that. Just my opinion.

[rocklee]