Native or Scaling... for the 360

[JonathanJace]

note: i'm rebuilding a lumenlab diy projector so bigger is not necessarily better

Hey guys, Right now i'm working w/ a dell 1702fp native 1280 x 1024, great picture but limited in outputs vga+dvi.

I searched around for the Magnovox 15mf605t and saw good results for a 15 inch panel,

Should i switch to the magnavox (more inputs on the TV itself, VGA, "HD-Ready" 720p 1080i, but only 1024x768 native) or should i stick with my 17 inch dell 1702fp (1280x1024 native) which would not scale 720p content...

The video input i would be using would be from the VGA cable w/ the Xbox 360 and my computer's video...


2nd question after that would be, considering the native resolutions of both, would the 360 look the same at 720p on both monitors?

Thanks for reading this =D

 

[JonathanJace]

any1?

 

[secretanchitman]

i would say they should look the same. it'll be a smaller screen for sure.

im confused though, do monitors still accept 720p/1080i signals even if the native pc resolution is lower?

 

[JonathanJace]

oh sorry, the 15" inch option is an "Hd-Ready" magnovox TV

 

[potato28]

Why wouldn't you use a higher resolution monitor for a DIY projector? I know that Engadget recommends a 19" monitor or larger for a decent size without sacrificing picture quality too much.

 

[JonathanJace]

aside from a suggestion, i was hoping for an on topic response this questions is boggling my mind

but to answer potato28 i'd need to buy a 19" monitor with such specs, then i'd need to buy the pro fresnel kits, which all in all would cost me $500 to say the least, after all of that i would end up with an enclosure that (although acceptable) is 36 inches in height..

 

[JonathanJace]

bump

 

[JonathanJace]

strange things go bump in the night

 

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