Alex 450 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Hi guys, I was wondering if FSX could be played using a LCD T.V. I think i remember someone using it on another forum. That would be real neat if that were possible . If thats not possible, i think the next best thing would be using 3 30" monitors Just a thought Cheers Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Mason Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 I have a 42 inch plasma and a 42 inch LCD I have run FSX through both, its pretty awesome. My laptop gets constant abuse from me for not being high enough spec'd but one advantage it has is an HDMI port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Harris Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Yes of course its possible, as long as you have a VGA/DVI/HDMI input for the TV Only thing that's not so cool is the TV resolution, I have a 32inch LCD at home that I can input to, but its resolution is only 1024x440 or something, very low when compared to my PC monitor, however if you can then sit back away from the screen its OK If you have a 40/50/80inch HD 1020p screen....then lucky you Cheers Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZ255 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Haha, been playing on my 46" 1080p telly, and it's great fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djt Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Yes of course its possible, as long as you have a VGA/DVI/HDMI input for the TV Only thing that's not so cool is the TV resolution, I have a 32inch LCD at home that I can input to, but its resolution is only 1024x440 or something, very low when compared to my PC monitor, however if you can then sit back away from the screen its OK If you have a 40/50/80inch HD 1020p screen....then lucky you Cheers Tim There are plenty of high end 32†HDTV's now that are capable of 1080p, I'm using a Samsung right now with FS9 and FSX and it looks great. Remember 1080p (1920x1080) is the highest resolution your going to get with any HDTV no matter what the size. The larger the screen the worse the image quality gets. 40-55†screens are a lot of area to cover with just 1920x1080 resolution. The name of the game when it comes to image quality is pixel density. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 450 Posted December 24, 2009 Author Share Posted December 24, 2009 So would three 30" monitors be better than this one? http://www.samsung.com/nz/consumer/tv-audio-video/television/lcd-tv/LA46A950D1MXRD/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail&tab=spec I think i'd prefer the T.V New to all the hardware, so please forgive any dumb questions Cheers Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djt Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 So would three 30" monitors be better than this one? http://www.samsung.com/nz/consumer/tv-audio-video/television/lcd-tv/LA46A950D1MXRD/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail&tab=spec I think i'd prefer the T.V New to all the hardware, so please forgive any dumb questions Cheers Alex Sure if you've got the hardware to run three 30†LCD's each running at 2560x1600 resolution, lol. As I said before that 46†HDTV is still only putting out 1080p (1920x1080) resolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shape of grey Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 I use a 32" Sharp Aquos as a 24/7 monitor. FSX looks great, but resolution being 1080p you do notice loss of some detail had to apply more AA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Yes i also have used my 40 inch Sony Bravia Lcd it was great but now its back to my monitor cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice_King Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 The average resolution simply sucks though. PC Monitors are in general much higher resolution, which is why a lot of people use Hi Res LCD's as TV monitors rather than dedicated TV receiver's . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djt Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 The average resolution simply sucks though. PC Monitors are in general much higher resolution, which is why a lot of people use Hi Res LCD's as TV monitors rather than dedicated TV receiver's . How does the “average resolution simply suck� Any decent HDTV today puts out 1080p, that's 1920x1080 resolution. High end computer LCD's (depending on size) run a native resolution of 1920x1200 and more and more are going to just 1920x1080. My other question is what benefit would there be to using “Hi Res LCD's as TV monitors†when the highest resolution your going to see from the signal is 1080p? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoor Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 I am running the 40inch Samsung 100hz 6 series LED TV as the primary monitor for gaming. Recently upgraded from a standard def tv I like it... previous post relating to this here: (FYI) http://orbxsystems.com/forums/index.php?topic=14683.msg127025#msg127025 Cheers, DD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice_King Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Have a look at the pixel size between the two and you'll see what I mean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djt Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Have a look at the pixel size between the two and you'll see what I mean Have a look at pixel size between what and what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice_King Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Pixel size for a PC monitor V Physical area is smaller that the pixel size for TV screen. 22" PC Monitor at 1600 x 900 will look significantly sharler than a 28" TV at the same resolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djt Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Pixel size for a PC monitor V Physical area is smaller that the pixel size for TV screen. 22" PC Monitor at 1600 x 900 will look significantly sharler than a 28" TV at the same resolution. I thought that point was already brought up a few responses back? Remember 1080p (1920x1080) is the highest resolution your going to get with any HDTV no matter what the size. The larger the screen the worse the image quality gets. 40-55†screens are a lot of area to cover with just 1920x1080 resolution. The name of the game when it comes to image quality is pixel density. ASUS Rampage II Extreme (1639 BIOS) Intel Core i7-975 Extreme Edition w/Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme 1366 RT Mushkin Redline Ascent 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) (6-6-5-18-1N) Asus/ATI 5870 (Catalyst 9.12) Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty WD VelociRaptor 150GB – Windows 7 Ultimate 64 WD VelociRaptor 300GB – Games/Programs WD VelociRaptor 150GB - XP Pro 64 Bit Edition/SP2 WD VelociRaptor 300GB – FSX PC Power & Cooling T1KWSR 1000W LIAN LI PC-A70B ASUS Rampage Extreme (BIOS 1202) Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 w/Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme Mushkin XP3-12800 Ascent 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 EVGA GTX 285 FTW (195.85) Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty WD VelociRaptor 150GB – Windows Vista Ultimate 64/SP2 WD VelociRaptor 300GB – Games/Programs SILVERSTONE 1500Watt SST SILVERSTONE TJ09-B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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