Using a 37" 1080p LCDTV as a monitor...

[brikis98]

Originally posted by: AmdInside
Is that HDTV connected via DVI/HDMI or VGA analog? If it is connected through DVI, is it possible to disable overscan/underscan on the HDTV? My biggest gripe with HDTV's is having to adjust the graphics card to compensate for overscan on the tv. And I prefer not using analog signal (VGA) since it does not look as sharp and vibrant.

i have it hooked up via DVI. no over/underscan whatsoever.

 

[wwswimming]

yea, it's weird they don't list it. if you google "westinghouse lvm-37w3se power consumption", a couple of the sites that come up list it at 210W.

thanks. i found this page when i tried those search terms.
looking for the "rest" / hibernate power consumption

1.4 Watts at Standby ?¿?

you know, i bet that thing could have enough light to
grow one of those mini-bamboo plants you see all
over the place, next to it.

i almost don't believe that 1.4 watt standby figure.
the last monitor i remember the numbers for was
the Samsung 171V, 40 watts (using) and 3 watts
(sleep/hibernate/standby).

very tempting.

 

[brikis98]

Originally posted by: wwswimming

yea, it's weird they don't list it. if you google "westinghouse lvm-37w3se power consumption", a couple of the sites that come up list it at 210W.

thanks. i found this page when i tried those search terms.
looking for the "rest" / hibernate power consumption

1.4 Watts at Standby ?¿?

you know, i bet that thing could have enough light to
grow one of those mini-bamboo plants you see all
over the place, next to it.

i almost don't believe that 1.4 watt standby figure.
the last monitor i remember the numbers for was
the Samsung 171V, 40 watts (using) and 3 watts
(sleep/hibernate/standby).

very tempting.

this thing turns on VERY quickly (~1 sec?), which is quite nice. also, the backlight at default settings is blindly bright (at least for PC usage). most ppl (including me) turn it down to 0 in the settings, which causes it to not be absurdly bright, produce much better blacks, and probably use quite a bit less energy.

 

[daveymark]

I bought a westy 42", and the resolution looks strange at 1920x1080 - it's like I can see invisible horizontal lines every few millimeters, and it distorts the text... it looks fine at 800x600 (2 black bars on sides though). is there something I need to tweak on my video card? it's an x850xt, DVI to hdmi

 

[Zap]

daveymark, how close are you to the screen? These were designed for living room use, meaning 8-15' away. If you're really close (as in about 1-2' away) then you start seeing the pixels.

 

[daveymark]

It's on a workbench converted as a desk. so I'm still messing around with viewing distance. I can have it as far as 4 to 5 feet away. right now I have it 2-3feet away and it doesnt look too bad, but the highest rez I can go is 1280x1020, looks like I have to do some sort of "trick" with ATI catalyst to get 1080p, based on a thread I found at avsforum. I have to research it more.

But it's not as bad as I thought it would be- If worse comes to worse I'll downgrade to a 37 inch and/or use it as a bedroom TV

for websurfing it doesn't look bad, but it does look kinda grainy when I'm watching 720p/1080i broadcasts. I don't plan on watching TV on it that much though. I might plan on downloading some 1080p content to see how it performs