Hello all,
Longtime lurker, infrequent poster here. I'll make this short and simple. My house got robbed. I had a Samsung DLP 5086W (can't remember exact model number). It was 2.5 years old but still had a great picture. That TV had a PC input (15 pin D-SUB). The supported resolution was 1280x720 and that is what my HTPC ran the TV at. I had a very small black border around the edge of the screen but it was just fine for what I needed. In short, it was near perfect.
Here I am today, looking for a new TV. Unfortunately, Samsung doesn't make DLP's anymore. Why, I don't know, but I am stuck between LCD's and plasma's.
All newer 1080p LCD's and plasma TV's support 1920x1080 resolution, but do they all support that resolution on the PC input? If not, is it supported on the HDMI input from a PC?
I am looking at the PN50B650 or PN58B650. Does anyone here have real-world experience connecting their HTPC to either of these plasma's? I will be building a brand new HTPC, which will support VGA and HDMI so either input is available to me.
Basically I want to make sure that the Sammy plasma will support a PC native resolution of 1920x1080 or will I have to go the LCD route. Any constructive feedback would be greatly appreciated. I have searched this site and Samsung's site but they don't specifically mention what PC resolutions are supported.
Christian
Longtime lurker, infrequent poster here. I'll make this short and simple. My house got robbed. I had a Samsung DLP 5086W (can't remember exact model number). It was 2.5 years old but still had a great picture. That TV had a PC input (15 pin D-SUB). The supported resolution was 1280x720 and that is what my HTPC ran the TV at. I had a very small black border around the edge of the screen but it was just fine for what I needed. In short, it was near perfect.
Here I am today, looking for a new TV. Unfortunately, Samsung doesn't make DLP's anymore. Why, I don't know, but I am stuck between LCD's and plasma's.
All newer 1080p LCD's and plasma TV's support 1920x1080 resolution, but do they all support that resolution on the PC input? If not, is it supported on the HDMI input from a PC?
I am looking at the PN50B650 or PN58B650. Does anyone here have real-world experience connecting their HTPC to either of these plasma's? I will be building a brand new HTPC, which will support VGA and HDMI so either input is available to me.
Basically I want to make sure that the Sammy plasma will support a PC native resolution of 1920x1080 or will I have to go the LCD route. Any constructive feedback would be greatly appreciated. I have searched this site and Samsung's site but they don't specifically mention what PC resolutions are supported.
Christian