On Sunday 29 October 2006 20:03, Tom Patton wrote:
If you purchased this for HDTV, then keep it. Otherwise, I'd take it back, or run it at the native resolution as a wide-screen display.
Nothing wrong with a large desktop...
Thanks for the explanation of "native resolution." That makes sense. i purchased it (or, it was purchased for me) for general purpose PC use, and it was sold as a monitor and not a TV (though it arguably *should* have been sold as a TV). i unfortunately can't run at lower than 1440x900 because that's the resolution i use on my work machine to develop with (i remote control the work machine from this box). For software development, higher resolution = more screen real estate = more effective programming (for me, anyway). i hate running at lower than 1600x1200, but my work machine (a laptop) can't do higher than 1440x900. While text (e.g., in this mail) is a bit fuzzy, my desktop looks fairly okay, as do videos. That is: graphics looks reasonably good and text looks so-so. i'm still trying to decide whether i will go back to my 21" monitor. i'd really hate to have this 32" laying around and not use it, especially after coveting it for 2 months in the store, but taking it back is not really a feasible option (it's too big for me to take back w/o a car, and i don't have a car). -- ----- stephan@s11n.net http://s11n.net "...pleasure is a grace and is not obedient to the commands of the will." -- Alan W. Watts