Sony Bravia klv s26a10 and gaming

[non duality]

Hello to all.

Friends,

I have got a Sony Bravia klv s26a10 and I have few questions I would like answered please.

Sony Bravia klv s26a10


1. Is 1080i on a TV equal to 1920x1200 resolution on a
computer monitor?

2. Would I have a better quality picture using the Sony's VGA port
with a resolution of 1280x1024(maximum supported Pc resolution) or
720p/1080i over Component input?

3. Will 1280x1024 with high levels of antialiasing look similar to a
1920x1200 image with no AA?


Thanks a lot

 

[Woofmeister]

Let me see if I can answer your questions:

1) 1080i is not equal to 1920x1200 resolution on a computer monitor. 1080i is 1920 x 1080 so that's less horizontal resolution that a typical 24 inch computer monitor. You may still however get a better looking image with a 1080i signal on the Bravia than with a widescreen computer monitor depending on how good the Bravia's de-interlacing is.

2) Depends. You will obviously get more raw pixels using component with a 1080i signal, but the VGA port may still provide better quality. Try both.

3) Probably not. Antialiasing will improve the appearance of a lower resolution image, but it can't add resolution.

 

[SickBeast]

OP: I would try to run the panel using a custom resolution at 720P over the VGA connection. You should be able to do this with RivaTuner or something.

1080i is basically 1920x540. The frames alternate to make the image look like it's 1920x1080, but it's not really.

 

[non duality]

Thanks. I will try them out and see which one I like better.

Also, which graphics card would you suggest along with this panel?
I was looking at a Geforce 8800 Gts 320mb or would it be overkill?
I have yet to build the system and would be using this panel for display.

I would like to play oblivion, Crysis etc. at max under resolutions that this panel can support.

Thank you for taking the time to reply.

 

[BoboKatt]

I've got my AMD x2 system connected to my Sharp Aquos 42" LCD. The video card I have installed is a nice ATI x1950XTX card. I am using the DVI out from the video card. Bought a DVI-HDMI and plugged that into the TV. The TV will do 1080p and so will the card but I can't read a darn thing.

Either way it looks good. I just checked out your TV... ok no HDMI in. However originally I had it hooked up using a DVI-HDTV adaptor... http://sewelldirect.com/dvivideoadapter.asp
and that looked just as good.

At the end of the day I am running 720p resolution. At least I can read webpages from my couch. I was lucky and my ATI cat drivers and video card had all the available options for resolutions and everyone worked well. Not sure if that has to do with the TV or the ATI drivers etc. I did not have to force anything although the drivers did allow me to create my own options if I wanted to.

 

[betasub]

Originally posted by: non duality
Also, which graphics card would you suggest along with this panel?
I was looking at a Geforce 8800 Gts 320mb or would it be overkill?
I have yet to build the system and would be using this panel for display.

I would like to play oblivion, Crysis etc. at max under resolutions that this panel can support.

It's kinda hard to recommend a card for Crysis at this time

As for Oblivion at 1920xwhatever, the 8800GTS-320 is pretty much a minimum requirement (along with the older 1950xtx). You should really be considering the GTS-640 and 2900xt, or even the 8800GTX/Ultra if your budget allows.

 

[heyheybooboo]

The native resolution on that model is 1,336 x 768 pixels. On lcd panels the pixels are fixed. Whenever you try to run outside of native resolution you will get tearing, jaggies, etc.

It appears that the vga connect is the way to go if there is not a DVI or HDMI.

You need to select a video card which supports the native resolution of the Sony vga input - or what looks to be 1,336 x 768 pixels.