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Looking for Monitor/TV with DVI, HDMI, and S-Video Input

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nuggetWRX

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I am currently using a 22" ViewSonic NX2232w and its native resolution is 1680x1050 while my graphics card in my MBP (2.4GHz, not the newest model) is only capable of a max of 1600x(...?the guy at AppleCare didn't tell me, but i dont think the second number matters as much). I am currently using a DVI>VGA adapter that came with one of my Mac's and a (m)VGA>(m)VGA cable which is connecting my MBP and ViewSonic.

I am one of those people who researches things to death before I buy them, but without any knowledge of monitors/resolutions, this ViewSonic caught me off guard with a somewhat stretched picture. I need a monitor/tv (easier to live in a dorm/apt with less displays) that has a DVI (for my MBP), HDMI (for my ps3), and S-Video (for TV) input and that has a max resolution of 1600x(?). I would really appreciate any thoughts or recommendations. I would run my 20" Apple Cinema Display but it isn't HDCP compatible so I can't run my PS3 through it using a HDMI>DVI converter :-\... Thanks!

EDIT: Okay thinking about it, I may not necessarily need it as a TV since I like to be on my MBP and watch TV at the same time. My roommate has a tv I can use anyway. So if you can't think of any that have a TV tuner in them, just go ahead and throw out that requirement and see if anything comes to mind without that additional filter.
 
jessica. - what dell monitor are you talking about? i am on the site now and like 90% are 1680x1050
 
nuggetWRX said:
jessica. - what dell monitor are you talking about? i am on the site now and like 90% are 1680x1050
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Actually I found one for you. It only lacks HDMI but you can get a DVI splitter. Remember that your PS3 isn't compatible with 1600x1200 resolution so it won't be full screen
 
i got that info about the 1600x? from one of the tech's at AppleCare today. my graphics card is the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT (256mb). i wouldn't lie to you guys, yeah its a tricky situation with the 1600x? resolution. I wonder if there's a resolution I can use that will shrink the screen of my computer a little to fit it, so it doesn't stretch it... time to troubleshoot.
 
Hellhammer said:
OP stated that his MBP is only capable of 1600x? resolution, which I highly doubt.
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I think I'm right in saying that all 2.4Ghz MacBook Pros are listed as supporting up to 2560x1600 resolutions. So I recommend going 1080p.

Also, get a DVI-HDMI lead instead of VGA.

Sounds like any 1080p LCD TV or monitor with 2 HDMIs and audio input will do fine.
 
nuggetWRX said:
i got that info about the 1600x? from one of the tech's at AppleCare today. my graphics card is the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT (256mb). i wouldn't lie to you guys, yeah its a tricky situation with the 1600x? resolution. I wonder if there's a resolution I can use that will shrink the screen of my computer a little to fit it, so it doesn't stretch it... time to troubleshoot.
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You're thinking it's 1600x(less than 1600). It's apparently a nicely huge 2560x1600. I am assuming that is right - my GMA950 MacBook can do 1080p dude, you should be fine.
 
nuggetWRX said:
i got that info about the 1600x? from one of the tech's at AppleCare today. my graphics card is the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT (256mb). i wouldn't lie to you guys, yeah its a tricky situation with the 1600x? resolution. I wonder if there's a resolution I can use that will shrink the screen of my computer a little to fit it, so it doesn't stretch it... time to troubleshoot.
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8600M GT does support 2560x1600 so it'll support other resolutions as well.
 

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i WAS using a DVI>HDMI cable into the same tv (but its HDMI port, instead of DVI>VGA as i'm using now) and the colors were, well, horrible for HDMI. it was very blurry and the colors bled into each other... i found that DVI>VGA looked much clearer, as a monitor should.

what would the resolution be of going "1080p"? the tv i have now (the ViewSonic i have mentioned before) is a 720p HDTV, is there a resolution I should aim for in these circumstances?
 
nuggetWRX said:
i WAS using a DVI>HDMI cable into the same tv (but its HDMI port, instead of DVI>VGA as i'm using now) and the colors were, well, horrible for HDMI. it was very blurry and the colors bled into each other... i found that DVI>VGA looked much clearer, as a monitor should.

what would the resolution be of going "1080p"? the tv i have now (the ViewSonic i have mentioned before) is a 720p HDTV, is there a resolution I should aim for in these circumstances?
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1080p is 1920x1080 also known as Full HD. Your MBP does support higher resolutions, up to 2560x1600. Horrible HDMI picture could be because of wrong settings
 
i tried calibrating colors under System Pref's without any improvement. any other suggestions?
 
i just got off the phone with ViewSonic, since they don't issue drivers for TV's (or Mac's honestly from what i've seen) then i am SOL unless NVIDIA makes a driver for my graphics card for Mac, which they don't, just my luck. so no drivers made by anyone for my application... looks like i am SOL.
 
I'll second my recommendation of the Samsung P2370HD if you can't make the ViewSonic work for you. Check out the video review on youtube.
 
Dell 2408WFP

I bought a Dell 2408WFP 24 inch Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor recently during during one of their big sales. Absolutely love it:

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/...etail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-6272


nuggetWRX said:
I am currently using a 22" ViewSonic NX2232w and its native resolution is 1680x1050 while my graphics card in my MBP (2.4GHz, not the newest model) is only capable of a max of 1600x(...?the guy at AppleCare didn't tell me, but i dont think the second number matters as much). I am currently using a DVI>VGA adapter that came with one of my Mac's and a (m)VGA>(m)VGA cable which is connecting my MBP and ViewSonic.

I am one of those people who researches things to death before I buy them, but without any knowledge of monitors/resolutions, this ViewSonic caught me off guard with a somewhat stretched picture. I need a monitor/tv (easier to live in a dorm/apt with less displays) that has a DVI (for my MBP), HDMI (for my ps3), and S-Video (for TV) input and that has a max resolution of 1600x(?). I would really appreciate any thoughts or recommendations. I would run my 20" Apple Cinema Display but it isn't HDCP compatible so I can't run my PS3 through it using a HDMI>DVI converter :-\... Thanks!

EDIT: Okay thinking about it, I may not necessarily need it as a TV since I like to be on my MBP and watch TV at the same time. My roommate has a tv I can use anyway. So if you can't think of any that have a TV tuner in them, just go ahead and throw out that requirement and see if anything comes to mind without that additional filter.
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