[Xorg] Using Plasma TVs with X

[Jon Smirl]

I don't think any of the plasma TVs do 1280x768 natively, they do it
with a hardware scaler.  You may want to check out the native
resolution of the plasma display first. X will look better if you run
the display at native resolution.  

Response time is also important, plasma TVs respond slower than CRTs
amd LCDs. That may have an effect in twitch games. 

Plasma's are also designed for being at least five feet away from them
and probably more. If you are going to be closer get a big LCD panel
instead. 

Search in google, there are much better places to be asking these
questions. There are a couple of sites dedicated to plasma TVs.


--- Alex Deucher <alexdeucher at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 11:21:40 -0600, Mark Cuss <mcuss at cdlsystems.com>
> wrote:
> > 
> > Hi All
> > 
> > If I'm posting to the wrong spot then please forgive me - I'm a
> little out
> > of the loop with regards to the changes in X over the past few
> months....
> > 
> > I'm wondering if I can hook a plasma TV to a DVI video card (ATI,
> nVidia)
> > and run the display through X.  I've done some looking and the
> fancy plasma
> > displays seem to support a 1280x768 resolution.  They also have
> what they
> > call an HDMI digital interface, which according to a picture I saw
> on
> > Pioneer's web site, looks like it can take two physical forms, one
> of them
> > being a DVI looking connector.
> > 
> > So, I'd like to be able to hook one of these displays to my machine
> and run
> > it at 1280x768.  Does anyone have any tips or experience with doing
> this?
> > The Plasma TV is a pretty expensive item for a "buy and try" so I'd
> like to
> > get some opinions from the experts.
> 
> It should work, however, I've never tried it myself.  So I guess my
> comment is pretty useless...
> 
> Alex
> 
> > 
> > Thanks in advance!
> > 
> > Mark
> > 
> > Mark Cuss, B. Sc.
> > Real Time Systems Analyst
> > System Administrator
> > CDL Systems Ltd
> > Suite 230
> > 3553 - 31 Street NW
> > Calgary, AB, Canada
> > 
> > Phone: 403 289 1733 ext 226
> > Fax: 403 282 1238
> > www.cdlsystems.com
> >
> 
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Jon Smirl
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