What TV would be best to use as a TV and computer monitor?

Q. I plan to use my next TV as a computer monitor because I cant afford both.

I'm looking to get a 1080p LED, not too picky on any particular brand. but it has to be under or around 350$

What would work best to serve both of these functions?Are there any specific cables need to have it work as both? and will 60hz to 120 hz really matter, as I am mainly using the Tv for gaming.

A. Most TV's come with a VGA port on the back that you can easily connect to the desktop. HDMI is better but you need a video card that has it built in instead of using a DVI to HDMI convertor. As far as the refresh rate goes you wont notice a difference. I use a 32 inch toshiba flat screen with 720p and its awesome to play on. I also have my cable running through to my TV as well and just switch to the input I want.

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I installed a new video card and now my desktop and icons are blurry?

Q. I recently installed a geforce 9500gt graphics card and have been having some problems. After I did the install I rebooted my computer and noticed that everything was blurry. I'm using a 32 inch LG tv as a monitor and am connecting it to my computer with an avg to dvi cable. I've tried toggling the screen resolution and that didn't help. The strange thing is that video games look fine when I play them but everything else does not look very sharp. Any ideas?

A. It is normal for this to happen coming out of a VGA connection, text needs very precise pixel alignment and a very clean signal for a really sharp image, they usually only get very sharp on computer monitors because they can run at the exact native resolution and are designed to be sharp. With TV's it is hard to match the video card to the exact native resolution of the TV. Find out what your TV's native Resolution is and set it to as close to this as possible on the Nvidia control panel, most new full HD LCD screens are 1920 x 1080, some of the cheaper TV's are only HD ready (720p) which means it will not be as sharp as full HD. The best way to connect to a TV is with a Digital DVI or HDMI out from the graphics card. The newer video cards like the gt240 have 3 outputs HDMI, DVI, AND plain old vga so are the better ones to go for if connecting to a TV, especially HDMI as you also get the audio to the TV as well.

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What TV would be best to use as a TV and computer monitor?

Q. I plan to use my next TV as a computer monitor because I cant afford both.

I'm looking to get a 1080p LED, not too picky on any particular brand. but it has to be under or around 350$

What would work best to serve both of these functions?Are there any specific cables need to have it work as both? and will 60hz to 120 hz really matter, as I am mainly using the Tv for gaming.

A. Most TV's come with a VGA port on the back that you can easily connect to the desktop. HDMI is better but you need a video card that has it built in instead of using a DVI to HDMI convertor. As far as the refresh rate goes you wont notice a difference. I use a 32 inch toshiba flat screen with 720p and its awesome to play on. I also have my cable running through to my TV as well and just switch to the input I want.

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I installed a new video card and now my desktop and icons are blurry?

Q. I recently installed a geforce 9500gt graphics card and have been having some problems. After I did the install I rebooted my computer and noticed that everything was blurry. I'm using a 32 inch LG tv as a monitor and am connecting it to my computer with an avg to dvi cable. I've tried toggling the screen resolution and that didn't help. The strange thing is that video games look fine when I play them but everything else does not look very sharp. Any ideas?

A. It is normal for this to happen coming out of a VGA connection, text needs very precise pixel alignment and a very clean signal for a really sharp image, they usually only get very sharp on computer monitors because they can run at the exact native resolution and are designed to be sharp. With TV's it is hard to match the video card to the exact native resolution of the TV. Find out what your TV's native Resolution is and set it to as close to this as possible on the Nvidia control panel, most new full HD LCD screens are 1920 x 1080, some of the cheaper TV's are only HD ready (720p) which means it will not be as sharp as full HD. The best way to connect to a TV is with a Digital DVI or HDMI out from the graphics card. The newer video cards like the gt240 have 3 outputs HDMI, DVI, AND plain old vga so are the better ones to go for if connecting to a TV, especially HDMI as you also get the audio to the TV as well.

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What TV would be best to use as a TV and computer monitor?

Q. I plan to use my next TV as a computer monitor because I cant afford both.

I'm looking to get a 1080p LED, not too picky on any particular brand. but it has to be under or around 350$

What would work best to serve both of these functions?Are there any specific cables need to have it work as both? and will 60hz to 120 hz really matter, as I am mainly using the Tv for gaming.

A. Most TV's come with a VGA port on the back that you can easily connect to the desktop. HDMI is better but you need a video card that has it built in instead of using a DVI to HDMI convertor. As far as the refresh rate goes you wont notice a difference. I use a 32 inch toshiba flat screen with 720p and its awesome to play on. I also have my cable running through to my TV as well and just switch to the input I want.

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I installed a new video card and now my desktop and icons are blurry?

Q. I recently installed a geforce 9500gt graphics card and have been having some problems. After I did the install I rebooted my computer and noticed that everything was blurry. I'm using a 32 inch LG tv as a monitor and am connecting it to my computer with an avg to dvi cable. I've tried toggling the screen resolution and that didn't help. The strange thing is that video games look fine when I play them but everything else does not look very sharp. Any ideas?

A. It is normal for this to happen coming out of a VGA connection, text needs very precise pixel alignment and a very clean signal for a really sharp image, they usually only get very sharp on computer monitors because they can run at the exact native resolution and are designed to be sharp. With TV's it is hard to match the video card to the exact native resolution of the TV. Find out what your TV's native Resolution is and set it to as close to this as possible on the Nvidia control panel, most new full HD LCD screens are 1920 x 1080, some of the cheaper TV's are only HD ready (720p) which means it will not be as sharp as full HD. The best way to connect to a TV is with a Digital DVI or HDMI out from the graphics card. The newer video cards like the gt240 have 3 outputs HDMI, DVI, AND plain old vga so are the better ones to go for if connecting to a TV, especially HDMI as you also get the audio to the TV as well.

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How can I build a computer that can run any game as good as a console?

Q. I'm wanting to build my first gaming PC. I have a cap of 1200$ but I would really prefer to go much lower than that. (Considering I'm having to scrape up every dime of it by Scrap Metal and Selling things on Craigs list) I'm pretty lost.

I am wanting to plug this computer into my 32" TV for gaming and movies.

The games I want to play are

N64 Emulator

SNES Emulator

NES Emulator

Sega Emulator

MineCraft

Assassin's Creed

Skyrim

Battlefield 3

COD Black ops 2 (All COD games)

Portal 1 and 2

Left for Dead 1 and 2

Indie Games (Like Slender, Luna Games, Ao oni, etc)

I want it to play HD Movies/Video preferably my Blu Rays.

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I'm wanting to go with a i7 Intel processor and 16 Gig of ram and the case is Coolermaster Haf 922m. The rest I am lost on. I don't know WHICH i7 processor I need. I don't know WHAT Motherboard is best, I haven't got the first idea on what to look for in a Video card or how much to go on one or if I need a Sound Card. I don't know how much I really need to spend to get what I want.

So could somebody help a little? and I'm BUILDING this. I want to learn, so I am not going to buy a prebuilt.

A. See my super duper long answer to your question in your Desktops post! :D

~Cindy! :)

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How can I build a computer that can run any game as good as a console?

Q. I'm wanting to build my first gaming PC. I have a cap of 1200$ but I would really prefer to go much lower than that. (Considering I'm having to scrape up every dime of it by Scrap Metal and Selling things on Craigs list) I'm pretty lost.

I am wanting to plug this computer into my 32" TV for gaming and movies.

The games I want to play are

N64 Emulator

SNES Emulator

NES Emulator

Sega Emulator

MineCraft

Assassin's Creed

Skyrim

Battlefield 3

COD Black ops 2 (All COD games)

Portal 1 and 2

Left for Dead 1 and 2

Indie Games (Like Slender, Luna Games, Ao oni, etc)

I want it to play HD Movies/Video preferably my Blu Rays.

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I'm wanting to go with a i7 Intel processor and 16 Gig of ram and the case is Coolermaster Haf 922m. The rest I am lost on. I don't know WHICH i7 processor I need. I don't know WHAT Motherboard is best, I haven't got the first idea on what to look for in a Video card or how much to go on one or if I need a Sound Card. I don't know how much I really need to spend to get what I want.

So could somebody help a little? and I'm BUILDING this. I want to learn, so I am not going to buy a prebuilt.
Starrysky: The Emulators are not the problem. My 5 year old Compaq with 2 gigs of ram and the lowest end AMD processor made runs N64 (The most demanding) emulator perfectly fine. PERFECTLY fine.

The Emulator's are not my issue.

A. If you just want to play games, you don't need an i7. An i5 will do just as well. The best one is the Intel Core i5-3570K. An i7 has hyperthreading, the i5 does not. Games do not use hyperthreading. This one is best: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504

This motherboard is best: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293

The video card should be an AMD 7850 or 7870. You can see them all on Newegg. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20600286767&IsNodeId=1&ShowDeactivatedMark=False You can get a 7850 for $200.

I don't think you will need a sound card.

You really could use a power supply, though! :D Let me write a word or two on power supplies. When they say a video card will run on 500 watts, they mean it will barely run with 500 watts. I would get at least a 750 to power it. I am using an 850 myself, to power one 6870 and standard computer configuration (sometimes I have alodda hard drives, if I'm backing up). So... 3 hard drives sometimes, One Intel i5 CPU, one 6870 graphics card, and, um, whatever else is in there... :D

I strongly recommend a 750 or 850 watt power supply, because if you buy one, you want to be able to move it to your next system. Also, you want extra power for whatever you might add to your present system.

The big names are great, but expensive. Why not consider Rosewill? Make sure it is single 12 volt rail, 80+, and modular, so you don't have all the unused wires hanging around, cluttering up everything (found that out the hard way! :O). Thermaltake is another quality inexpensive one. Snoop around Newegg, and see what you like best.

Pick yourself a nice 750 or 850 out of that. It doesn't have to be expensive - many of them are, but some of them are not. Here's the one I use - $110 for 850 watts! 69 Amps on the 12 volt rail - will handle your current system and you future system! :D http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=17-153-106&SortField=1&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Keywords=%28keywords%29&Page=1#scrollFullInfo

(Stay away from Corsair power supplies. They are really expensive, and have this MOST annoying habit of the fan staying totally off until they get hot, then coming on with a vengeance, then shutting totally off, then coming on high, then going off -- MOST irritating, and nothing you can do about it. I saw a video from a guy that experienced this. He even called the factory to see if something could be done - they said no, that's how they're made. :( What you want is a power supply that has the fan on SLOW all the time - and that's how they all do it, except for Corsair.)

You should always have more power than you need. :)

That should pretty much take care of your questions. :D

~Helpful ~Cindy! :)

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What cable(s) do i need to make my tv into a computer monitor?

Q. I have an Olevia 32" LCD Tv. I got it for X-mas in 2008. I was wondering what cable(s) i need in order to be able to play games with my computer, but have the tv as my screen. My computer is also very new, a Dell, its no more than 1 or 2 years old. What kind of cable(s) would i need? where could i get it? and how much would this cost?
will this work with a laptop?

A. If your computer has a DVI port, you could get a DVI to RCA cable (RCA is the same as the ones that plug into the tv from the playstation).
If your computer has S-Video, you could get an Svideo to RCA cable.

Google up what each look like to see whether you have one. DVI is big and long, Svideo is round.

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What TV would be best to use as a TV and computer monitor?

Q. I plan to use my next TV as a computer monitor because I cant afford both.

I'm looking to get a 1080p LED, not too picky on any particular brand. but it has to be under or around 350$

What would work best to serve both of these functions?Are there any specific cables need to have it work as both? and will 60hz to 120 hz really matter, as I am mainly using the Tv for gaming.

A. Most TV's come with a VGA port on the back that you can easily connect to the desktop. HDMI is better but you need a video card that has it built in instead of using a DVI to HDMI convertor. As far as the refresh rate goes you wont notice a difference. I use a 32 inch toshiba flat screen with 720p and its awesome to play on. I also have my cable running through to my TV as well and just switch to the input I want.

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