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Originally Posted by topher
Arky,
A couple of things to note here. Most AV guru's will tell you that 1080P is wasted on TV's less than 50-55 inches. Basically the human eye isn't equipped to differentiate that high a resolution on a screen that small. As for the size, bigger is better, no matter what my wife tells me. At 5 feet I would go for the 40. I sit 1 foot from a 23 inch monitor and wish it was bigger (ahem).
Source switching will depend a lot on the video card you have in the PC and the inputs on your new TV. If your new box has 2 HDMI inputs and your video card has an extra HDMI output, you should be good to go. Most PC's these days have 2 DVI outputs (except for laptops which typically have one), so you may want to make sure your new TV accepts DVI. Once hooked up you should be able to just switch inputs on the remote and play Madden in 40 inches of glory.
Topher
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Doh! Just saw this. Thanks for the reply.
Hmm, so maybe the 1080P is not necessary. Sounds like what I've been reading about the new 120 hz refresh rate TV's (also not necessary). I know with LCD monitors, it is all about the response time and the TVs I've been looking at are mostly 5-6 mS response time which should be fine....
Yes, I usually have a near top-o-the-line vid card. Currently have a Gigabyte 8800GT and have an ASUS 9600GT on the way. These newer cards usually have double DVI with S-video and some even have HDMI output. You get all kind of cables and adapters with these cards so I should be able to figure something out. That would be way cool to switch the computer output to the TV with just a touch of the remote....
BTW, I've never played Madden.
I'm more a fan of shooters (Quake series, UT series, etc.). Thanks.