Using a 42" (1024x1024) Plasma Screen on Laptop...

[arcenite]

If you plug in a 1024x1024 plasma screen into a laptop, how will the resolutions work? Do modern video cards support a res of 1024x1024? If not how does the scaling work...?

Thanks..

 

[santz]

interesting question, i would like to know the answer for that in both desktop and laptop terms with a high end videocard!!

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: arcenite
If you plug in a 1024x1024 plasma screen into a laptop, how will the resolutions work? Do modern video cards support a res of 1024x1024? If not how does the scaling work...?

Thanks..

Are you sure it is 1024x1024? Most 42" plasmas are 1024x768.

 

[videopho]

Originally posted by: JackBurton

Originally posted by: arcenite
If you plug in a 1024x1024 plasma screen into a laptop, how will the resolutions work? Do modern video cards support a res of 1024x1024? If not how does the scaling work...?

Thanks..

Are you sure it is 1024x1024? Most 42" plasmas are 1024x768.

I have seen several models with 1024x1024 resolution. Panel made by Fujitsu or Hitachi does come with that somewhat strange scaling.
Many Akai Plasmas are 1024x1024, especially with its 42" monitor.

Akai 42" Plasma

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: videopho

Originally posted by: JackBurton

Originally posted by: arcenite
If you plug in a 1024x1024 plasma screen into a laptop, how will the resolutions work? Do modern video cards support a res of 1024x1024? If not how does the scaling work...?

Thanks..

Are you sure it is 1024x1024? Most 42" plasmas are 1024x768.

I have seen several models with 1024x1024 resolution. Panel made by Fujitsu or Hitachi does come with that somewhat strange scaling.
Many Akai Plasmas are 1024x1024, especially with its 42" monitor.

Akai 42" Plasma

Damn, 1024x1024 is even more jacked up than 1024x768 on a plasma.

 

[santz]

whats the difference between a 1024x1024 and 1024 x768 on plasma?

(not on pc, but on plasma)

what difference dows it make to hook up yur vidoe card like 1900xtx or a 7900gtx to it?

 

[videopho]

Originally posted by: santz
whats the difference between a 1024x1024 and 1024 x768 on plasma?

(not on pc, but on plasma)

what difference dows it make to hook up yur vidoe card like 1900xtx or a 7900gtx to it?

Hitachi and Fujitsu (who shares Hitachi's factory) are the only companies which make a 1,024 X 1,024 42" plasma. They use a unique technology called ALiS (Alternate Lighting of Surfaces).
Trial and error is the answer to your 2nd part. In other words, dunno or TIY.

 

[arcenite]

Originally posted by: videopho

Originally posted by: santz
whats the difference between a 1024x1024 and 1024 x768 on plasma?

(not on pc, but on plasma)

what difference dows it make to hook up yur vidoe card like 1900xtx or a 7900gtx to it?

Hitachi and Fujitsu (who shares Hitachi's factory) are the only companies which make a 1,024 X 1,024 42" plasma. They use a unique technology called ALiS (Alternate Lighting of Surfaces).
Trial and error is the answer to your 2nd part. In other words, dunno or TIY.

Thank you for all of your replies... we do not have the plasma here yet, we are going to be renting it for a few days... We are going to create a flash movie and are trying to figure out what resolution to use. I recommended that we just use 1024x768 but they do not agree with me (as usual). Thanks again!

 

[Odeen]

The plasma screen is likely to be 16x9 aspect ratio, with the internal scaler converting 16x9 signal to a 1024x1024 resolution. What you want to do is feed the screen a 16x9 signal (like 1280x720), but what I'm not 100% sure about is whether it will accept a non-4x3 signal on the computer input.

Basically, say goodbye to 1x1 pixel mapping on the beast - your best hope is to give it something 16x9-ish and hope it can rescale it while keeping the aspect ratio intact. It's fine for TV and movie watching, or even gaming (since the screen elements are bigger, and that hides scaling artifacts) but you certainly won't want to 10-point text on this unit - that's what those 1080P-native LCD TV's are for