[ILUG] [OT] Using HD LCD TV as Monitor

[Niall O Broin]

On 6 Jan 2009, at 14:15, Rory Browne wrote:

> I'm considering getting myself a 32" ( or maybe 37" ) HD LCD TV for  
> use as a
> PC Monitor ( as well as of course watching TV ).
>
> Has anyone any experience using such a setup, who can provide some
> enlightement on how well it works?


Most (all ? - my cheapie certainly does) 32" LCD TVs will have HDMI  
and VGA inputs. Your best results will be with a DVI-HDMI cable as  
you'll skip a D/A and A/D step. It shoud work with Linux just like any  
other monitor i.e. more or less automagically with any current distro  
(I bet most of you young uns don't even know what a mode line is)


Niall