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| Thread ID: 94464 | 2008-10-30 09:06:00 | Help! Xbox/PC Screen | Beezleboss (12403) | Press F1 |
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| 715990 | 2008-10-30 09:06:00 | Hi everyone im in the process of buying a screen and am unsure as to what i need to be able to do what i want to do i adventured into town to harvey norman and the guy in the store pointed me toward a pansonic 37 inch (37 lz800) and what seemed like a crazy priced hdmi cable at like $300 - $400 What i want is to be easily able to switch between tv/xbox and pc usage while still having my old pc mointer pluged in so i would be able to use pc while i was playing xbox and have my 5.1 sourand sound hooked up i basicly want the full hd gaming experince im so confused ive budgeted about 2 grand questions i have are do i need anything special in my pc to use a lcd tv as a screen? what are the best screens for xbox 360? do i need a $300 cable? an what screens do yall recomend? oh yeah an will the tv mentioned above do all that (pansonic 37 inch (37 lz800)) my minds all over the place so sorry if my words are all over the place |
Beezleboss (12403) | ||
| 715991 | 2008-10-30 09:09:00 | most widescreen tv's as you suggest have a input so that you can connect your pc to the back of the tv, therefore using the tv as the screen. | GameJunkie (72) | ||
| 715992 | 2008-10-30 09:11:00 | Regards to the cables, DON'T get the expensive, over-priced stuff. Just the normal HDMI cables from DSE or any electronics shop will do fine and is exactly the same as those over-priced ones. | beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 715993 | 2008-10-30 09:19:00 | It looks like it uses HDMI and most of the other connections are RCA. So, you'll probably need a videocard with HDMI. Or a system with HDMI onboard One site says it has a PC input, but it doesnt say what it is (maybe HDMI) |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 715994 | 2008-10-30 20:29:00 | Comps on TV's really suck. We have a 42" Sony, and the aspect ratio is different enough to be really weird. Comp on monitor is always best, if you want XBox too, see if you can get a tv card that supports component in. |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 715995 | 2008-10-31 20:57:00 | I have to disagree with you there... TV's can be configured to display computer output very well. At work I deploy HP Thin Clients and other PC's to output to 32'' LCD TV's... once you get the correct resolution and aspect ratio right you can barely tell the difference when copared to "normal" TV output Cheers, |
chiefnz (545) | ||
| 715996 | 2008-10-31 23:03:00 | I got a 5M HDMI cable off trademe for $20 & it works just as well as the $300 cable my friend's parents were conned into buying | Greven (91) | ||
| 715997 | 2008-11-01 06:54:00 | Thanks for the advice im glad i asked about the cable $300 is just not in my budget not for a cable anyway:confused: thanks for all the help but im still unsure as to if im getting a good deal/tv with the Panasonic 37 inch (37 lz800) from Harvey Norman at round $2000 like is there a better screen for what i want to do or is this one fine p.s just got Fallout 3 on my 360 Elite and cant wait to see it in all its glory lol:clap thanks in advance for all and any comments I really appreciate it |
Beezleboss (12403) | ||
| 715998 | 2008-11-01 08:30:00 | The Sony 32inch with build in freeview is on special this month, 1500 bucks Full HD, build in Freeview HD I reckon you should get a sony TV. I've always reckoned they were best |
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