TV as external monitor?

toezter

macrumors regular

Original poster

• Jun 12, 2005

• #1

with a normal..."old school" tv, how is the resolution for reading text?

 

CanadaRAM

macrumors G5

• Jun 12, 2005

• #2

Pig-dog awful.

At 640 x 480 resolution, with bold, 18 point text, just readable.

 

ChrisBrightwell

macrumors 68020

• Jun 12, 2005

• #3

Ditto that. Resolution on most TVs is just downright wretched.

It's not bad for watching videos and movies and such, but it's TERRIBLE for reading text.

 

aswitcher

macrumors 603

• Jun 13, 2005

• #4

toezter said:

with a normal..."old school" tv, how is the resolution for reading text?

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Plasma or LCD is the way to go but they are pretty pricey given their actual resolution.

 

N

neoelectronaut

Cancelled

• Jun 13, 2005

• #5

Heh, Ironically whenever I get around to purchasing my own TV (20"-ish) I plan on using is as an extended display for my eMac. iTunes visualizations and perhaps some gaming, among other uses.

 

Dreadnought

macrumors 68020

• Jun 13, 2005

• #6

Resolution of most lcd tv's isn't very high compared to an lcd computer screen. Especially compared to an Apple Cinema Display. Look at that before you purchase one!