That us correct. It is more of a space issue. I probably would not like it because my 24in monitor is nice.
On 06/22/2014 10:25 PM, Shirley Márquez Dúlcey wrote: > If I were buying one for the purpose I'd certainly want to go to at > least 1080p and perhaps higher. But I think Jerry was proposing to use > a TV he already owns, and if so it's likely to be a 720p set because > the majority of 32" sets are that resolution. > > Aside from the resolution issue and the inability to send audio to the > TV, it's easy to do and should work well. All you need is a DVI to > HDMI cable, or an appropriate DVI to HDMI adapter at either end of the > connection. I have tried it, and also gone in the other direction - > connecting things with HDMI outputs to my DVI monitors. > > Another useful conversion is HDMI to VGA so I can connect new devices > to my old analog-only data projector; I have an inexpensive converter > for that. That involves digital to analog conversion so it's not > lossless like the DVI to HDMI connection but it works well enough. > > On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 9:47 PM, John Abreau <abre...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I find that even 1080 feels crowded for a vertical resolution. I really >> hated it when the industry essentially abandoned 1920x1200 in favor of >> 1920x1080 for laptop displays. >> >> If I were in the market for a new monitor/hdtv, I'd go for a reasonably >> large 4K display. A 55-inch display with a resolution of 3840x2160 would be >> a great replacement for the 28-inch 1920x1200 display I currently use. >> >> Amazon currently sells one of these, the Seiki SE55UY04 55-Inch 120Hz LED 4k >> UHD TV, for $699. >> >> >> >> On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 7:12 PM, Shirley Márquez Dúlcey <m...@buttery.org> >> wrote: >>> DVI to HDMI is a simple passive adapter; the digital signals for the >>> video are identical. DVI doesn't pass audio, so if you plan to use the >>> speakers in the TV you will have to get the audio there some other >>> way. Aside from that it should work perfectly, though a 32" TV is >>> likely to only be 720p. >>> >>> On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 5:03 PM, Jerry Feldman <g...@blu.org> wrote: >>>> I am moving to a new home, and I was considering using a Samsung 32" TV >>>> as an alternative screen. One drawback is that my computer does not have >>>> HDMI, but that is a minor issue. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jerry Feldman <g...@blu.org> >>>> Boston Linux and Unix >>>> PGP key id:3BC1EB90 >>>> PGP Key fingerprint: 49E2 C52A FC5A A31F 8D66 C0AF 7CEA 30FC 3BC1 EB90 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Discuss mailing list >>>> Discuss@blu.org >>>> http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Discuss mailing list >>> Discuss@blu.org >>> http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> >> >> >> -- >> John Abreau / Executive Director, Boston Linux & Unix >> Email: abre...@gmail.com / WWW http://www.abreau.net / PGP-Key-ID 0x920063C6 >> PGP-Key-Fingerprint A5AD 6BE1 FEFE 8E4F 5C23 C2D0 E885 E17C 9200 63C6 >> > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@blu.org > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- Jerry Feldman <g...@blu.org> Boston Linux and Unix PGP key id:3BC1EB90 PGP Key fingerprint: 49E2 C52A FC5A A31F 8D66 C0AF 7CEA 30FC 3BC1 EB90
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