alex stone wrote: > Maybe an odd question, but in about 4 weeks i'll have the chance to try > out a plasma tv as a monitor. > > And i'm now firmly entrenched in my single monitor/multiple desktop > daily usage, so i'm keen to use 1 big monitor and switch. (Because i > can. :) ) > > Have any of you in our linux audio world such a setup? > > If you use a plasma tv, what sort of graphics card are you using, and > how big a screen can i consider, for good resolution on a day in day out > basis? most TVs are 1920x1080 (high HDTV resolution, what TVs refer to as 1080p), worked (almost) without problems on two TVs I tried (Nvidia cards (8800 GTX, the other card I don't remember model) with Sony Bravia and Sharp Aquos), tricky part: nvidia 8800 does not work with sony bravia xbr4 as primary monitor when connected directly (it works fine if it's a secondary monitor or if I connect it via HDMI capable receiver), google revealed it's a known problem, didn't find a solution though not sure if you want to use plasma as a computer monitor though (long term), it's going to burn in the parts of desktop that are not moving erik _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
