Using a Plasma as a monitor

Duekay · Feb 12, 2008, 01:02 AM

I have a Small Question can you Using a Plasma as a monitor, if you can what are the advantages and disadvantages of this.
Say my max resolution on my GPU is 2048 x 1536 or so and i wanted to get a 42" plasma, what would the quality be like and could i get things to a similar scale as using a 22" LCD with a resolution of 1680 x 1050 or would it be just scale everything up and have larger pixelation?

Any Ideas

Skrabrug · Feb 12, 2008, 01:07 AM

plasma screens are heavier than LCD by around 15% (if i remember right)
also difference in quality and so on would really depend on the plasma your buying and the LCD your comparing it to.

can you please post full specs?

Duekay · Feb 12, 2008, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skrabrug

can you please post full specs?

Ok say a Panasonic TH-42PX70A 42" Plasma HDTV and a Acer X223W 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor

phanbuey · Feb 12, 2008, 01:42 AM

i thought 1080P was 1680 x 1050 (but unsure)... in that case it would just be a much bigger version of your 22"... i have a plasma TV that can do 720 P and i was actually wondering how it would work as a monitor, as well...

mrw1986 · Feb 12, 2008, 01:45 AM

Keep burn-in in mind....

Jizzler · Feb 12, 2008, 01:51 AM

My boss did with a 1366x768 Plasma, wasn't bad. I never got to try any games on it though

I don't know how it'll turn out with a 1024x768 screen with wide-screen aspect (the TH-42PX70A).

phanbuey · Feb 12, 2008, 01:53 AM

True that... burn-in and the loads more power it uses... nothing like having the oblivion health bar permanently tattooed on the bottom of your plasma.

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