If you try to play at a resolution lower than the TV's native resolution, there are two possibilities:
1. The TV scales the lower resolution up to its native resolution. This will always introduce some blurriness, especially with text, but the amount depends on the actual TV. I didn't do it...
I currently own a Westinghouse lvm-37w3se and use it as a computer monitor. I absolutely love it, but I'm moving cross country and shipping a screen of this size (w/o damaging it) might be prohibitively expensive. Therefore, I might have to sell it here and replace it when I get to my new home...
I've heard too many complaints about the dynamic contrast of the 32" sharp when used as a monitor, so I'm not sure I'd want to go that route.
As for the westinghouse, I've heard lots of good things, but how much worse are the colors & blacks than the fw900?
Ok, I tweaked my requirements. The TV should be 32" - 37", as I couldn't sit back far enough if the set was any bigger. And I removed the price as a consideration for now.
Is this still too much to ask?
Please recommend me an LCD TV to use as a computer monitor.
Uses:
1. General internet browsing & word processing
2. Gaming
3. Watching movies
4. Occasional programming
5. Occasional graphics work
Requirements:
1. Over 32" - 37"
2. 1080P
3. Terrific colors & black levels
4. Assume for now...
I'm looking for more of a commercial solution and not a HTPC... this media server would need to be able to support many more streams than the typical home media server...
At work, we need to find a company that provides media servers. Specifically, the requirements are:
* A server that can host and stream video
* At the very least, 3GPP support is required. MPEG2/4 and other formats preferred.
* There MUST be good management tools for the videos. That is...