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Using a 30" display as a TV
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Just make sure you get a tuner that supports up to 2560x1600 (do they make them that high, if so it's probably expensive). Anything less is going to be blocky.
Hmm...
The 30" (and its Dell counterpart) only had one connection and that's for a dual-link DVI. No current tuner supports that kind of connection. In order to get content on the screen, you're going to have to have a computer with a modern video card and a dual-link connector with some sort of tuner hooked up. The 30" is no different than any other display in terms as its meant to be used with a computer primarally although 1080p wouldn't look half bad on it...
Dunno about that, I watched a short 480p (DVD size) H.264 clip on a 30" at an Apple store and it looked pretty damn good. the 720p and 1080p ones were better certainly but it was certainly watchable at 480p.
The 30" (and its Dell counterpart) only had one connection and that's for a dual-link DVI. No current tuner supports that kind of connection. In order to get content on the screen, you're going to have to have a computer with a modern video card and a dual-link connector with some sort of tuner hooked up. The 30" is no different than any other display in terms as its meant to be used with a computer primarally although 1080p wouldn't look half bad on it...
grapes911 said:
Dunno about that, I watched a short 480p (DVD size) H.264 clip on a 30" at an Apple store and it looked pretty damn good. the 720p and 1080p ones were better certainly but it was certainly watchable at 480p.
Also be aware that the maximum resolution of a TV signal (that being HDTV 1080p/i) is only going to be 1920 x 1080, much lower than the 2560 x 1600 resolution of the 30".
It's a shame the mini won't drive the 30" display, because that'd be sweet and not a lot more expensive than some of the better LCD TVs out there.
Heck, my 20-inch Dell does a pretty good job when I need it. I normally use my 24 inch Samsung CRT TV.calebjohnston said:23" 's wouldn't make bad TV's either..
Right on, grapeman. Just buy the 23" and save money. The 23" is more than big enough. The 30" is almost unusable as far as I'm concerned.