TV as a PC monitor-Picture Quality?

[Gorrillasnot]

Hello,

I have a 32" Emerson LC320EM2 A and a 37" Insignia NS-LCD37.
When connected to my laptop via hdmi the 37" TV picture is much more clear and sharp looking as apposed to the grainy quality of the 32"
Both TVs are 720p so I would of thought the smaller screen size would of had a sharper picture.

Even without a source hooked up you can tell a big picture quality difference just by viewing the menu screens on the TVs.
The 32" over all looks very cheap, grainy, and just plain low end where as the 37" seems night and day better quality over the 32".

Whats the spec(s) I need to look for that has to do with how grainy a TV might look especially when used as a PC monitor?

thanks

 

[DesiPower]

You TV might have a setting for each port, where you can tell the Tv that its a computer you are connecting through the port... Some TVs automatically do it, some don't, look in TV's settings