Is it possible to be in love with a monitor? (pics)

[PerfectCr]

I don't know, but I am getting close!

Ordered my Westinghouse 1080p LVM-37W3 37" LCD last Saturday night from Crutchfield, arrived today via Eagle Freight. (I am in Central FLA) Friendly, quick service, and just in time for the weekend! This baby is amazing!

As a monitor it is amazing, full 1920x1080 resolution via DVI. HDTV looks amazing as well as Xbox 360. Best thing is (and I wasn't expecting it) it supports DPMS in Windows. Nice!

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[monts]

Very nice, just wish I could afford one like that myself.

[Buub]

Wow, that's bootyful!

[Gungir]

Ye gods, that's gorgeous. Not to mention the impressive multimedia setup you have atop the desk.

[morphine]

I'm sure the TV is wonderful but sitting at that distance from it, you'll turn your eyes into little smouldering pulps of nothingness very soon (and probably your neck too).

It's a 37", it should be a few yards away from you.

In any case, enjoy it

[Jive]

Heh yeah, that really is a big monitor thats so darn close to you. Do you find yourself moving your head to look at something?

One thing i wondered though, how come computer LCD monitor's do not support HDTV resolutions? Like 720 and 1080? What is the difference from a computer monitor resolution and a HDTV resolution.

[crazybus]

One thing i wondered though, how come computer LCD monitor's do not support HDTV resolutions? Like 720 and 1080? What is the difference from a computer monitor resolution and a HDTV resolution.

Well there's the 16:10 vs. 16:9 aspect ratio for one......
Some 1920x1200 displays do support 1920x1080 input without scaling afaik.

[Spyder22446688]

PerfectCr, rarely do I actually like other peoples' computer desk setups because I am extremely picky and semi-OCD when it comes to my choice of hardware, organization, and etc.

Your setup is much like something I would like to copy. Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. Nice setup.

[CampinCarl]

He's always so darned organized! I'm jealous. hehe.

Nice monitor *salivates*

[Inkedsphynx]

So with such a large size and relatively low resolution, doesn't that leave things looking fairly stretched?

I'd love to do something like that myself when I get a new monitor, but I'd be afraid that at only 1900x1080, with a 37inch screen it'd leave things looking awkward.

[lordT]

You make me jealous. I am still waiting for the goddamn prices to drop. Even a decent 26" HDTV costs 1000$ here And I can't import them like all the other things I've did due to their size

[PerfectCr]

PerfectCr, rarely do I actually like other peoples' computer desk setups because I am extremely picky and semi-OCD when it comes to my choice of hardware, organization, and etc.

Your setup is much like something I would like to copy. Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. Nice setup.

Thanks man And to the others, not it doesn't bother me at all to sit that close. I am about 2 feet away and it's great. When I play the 360 I sit even farther, like 5 to 6 feet.

Inkedsphynx no it's doesn't look awkward. It's extremely sharp at this resolution. I am very pleased with the text quality and clarity of the monitor.

I'm sure the TV is wonderful but sitting at that distance from it, you'll turn your eyes into little smouldering pulps of nothingness very soon (and probably your neck too).

It's a 37", it should be a few yards away from you.

True but I played a nice session of UT2004 tonight and it was great. Didn't bother me at all!

[lordT]

True but I played a nice session of UT2004 tonight and it was great. Didn't bother me at all!

Yeah, we, UT2K4 players are resilient beasts

[Spyder22446688]

True but I played a nice session of UT2004 tonight and it was great. Didn't bother me at all!

Yeah, we, UT2K4 players are resilient beasts

Not resilient enough to overcome my **** 17" LCD. Time to upgrade. Oh, but with another LCD, I'll want to run dual monitors. That means I'll need a video card with dual DVI. That means I'll need a new motherboard that supports PCIe. That means I'll also need a new CPU, new cooler, and new RAM. Damn, we're talking like $1400.

[lordT]

True but I played a nice session of UT2004 tonight and it was great. Didn't bother me at all!

Yeah, we, UT2K4 players are resilient beasts

Not resilient enough to overcome my **** 17" LCD. Time to upgrade. Oh, but with another LCD, I'll want to run dual monitors. That means I'll need a video card with dual DVI. That means I'll need a new motherboard that supports PCIe. That means I'll also need a new CPU, new cooler, and new RAM. Damn, we're talking like $1400.

Hard times, eh?

[Spyder22446688]

Hard times indeed. The life I live. But wait until this summer, muhahaha.

[lordT]

Hard times indeed. The life I live. But wait until this summer, muhahaha.

I just dropped 3.5k on my laptop which means I am broke for the next month. Have just started saving for a nice HDTV + Xbox 360 + Wii + gfx card upgrade for UT 2K7. Damn, it sucks to be a consumer whore

[Jive]

One thing i wondered though, how come computer LCD monitor's do not support HDTV resolutions? Like 720 and 1080? What is the difference from a computer monitor resolution and a HDTV resolution.

Well there's the 16:10 vs. 16:9 aspect ratio for one......
Some 1920x1200 displays do support 1920x1080 input without scaling afaik.

So how would it affect viewing HD content of 1080/720 on a 1920x1200/1680x1050 screen?

[crazybus]

So how would it affect viewing HD content of 1080/720 on a 1920x1200/1680x1050 screen?

It depends on the specific monitor and it's input and scaling capabilities. While I haven't actually hooked up my 20" dell to a HD source like an xbox360 I have output a 720p signal to it over dvi. I can either display it 1:1 on the monitor, have it scaled to fill the screen, or use aspect scaling which maintains the 16:9 aspect ratio and leaves narrow black bars on the top and bottom of the screen. I haven't tried it but I imagine it would do the same to a vga signal. Viewing 1280x720 input on a 1680x1050 screen is not ideal though as the scaling makes it a little blurry.

As far as 1920x1200 screens go I've heard that the Dell 24" can't display a 1080p signal over component cables. But I think as long as you used vga or hdmi/dvi it would work fine, and displaying the input 1:1 wouldn't waste any horizontal screen space.

[lordT]

One thing i wondered though, how come computer LCD monitor's do not support HDTV resolutions? Like 720 and 1080? What is the difference from a computer monitor resolution and a HDTV resolution.

Well there's the 16:10 vs. 16:9 aspect ratio for one......
Some 1920x1200 displays do support 1920x1080 input without scaling afaik.

So how would it affect viewing HD content of 1080/720 on a 1920x1200/1680x1050 screen?

Depends. Mine shows black bars on the left and right

Edit: Sorry, top and bottom

[PerfectCr]

One thing i wondered though, how come computer LCD monitor's do not support HDTV resolutions? Like 720 and 1080? What is the difference from a computer monitor resolution and a HDTV resolution.

Well there's the 16:10 vs. 16:9 aspect ratio for one......
Some 1920x1200 displays do support 1920x1080 input without scaling afaik.

So how would it affect viewing HD content of 1080/720 on a 1920x1200/1680x1050 screen?

Depends. Mine shows black bars on the left and right

You probably mean on the bottom and top. On a 16:10 monitor there is a faint black "line" or "area" that is not filled with content because 16:9 is wider than 16:10.

[lordT]

One thing i wondered though, how come computer LCD monitor's do not support HDTV resolutions? Like 720 and 1080? What is the difference from a computer monitor resolution and a HDTV resolution.

Well there's the 16:10 vs. 16:9 aspect ratio for one......
Some 1920x1200 displays do support 1920x1080 input without scaling afaik.

So how would it affect viewing HD content of 1080/720 on a 1920x1200/1680x1050 screen?

Depends. Mine shows black bars on the left and right

You probably mean on the bottom and top. On a 16:10 monitor there is a faint black "line" or "area" that is not filled with content because 16:9 is wider than 16:10.

Erm..yeah. I mistyped

[tsoulier]

sweet looking monitor

[gerbilspy]

The answer to your question is YES!
Absolutely gorgeous!

[PerfectCr]

The answer to your question is YES!
Absolutely gorgeous!

Thanks, although my wife might disagree.

[lordT]

The answer to your question is YES!
Absolutely gorgeous!

Thanks, although my wife might disagree.

Blasphemy, I say, blasphemy

[VaTech Hokie]

Gah that was the TV I was looking to purchase, as my tv for my living room, and here you are using it as a computer monitor

I was planning on getting it from the egg, I guess Ill check out crutchfield too now.

It is out of stock now how much was it on Crutchfield.

[APWNH]

That is one sexy setup right there. <3

[Spyder22446688]

Man crushes abound.

[APWNH]

I could use some 1920x1200 action though. (i wanna see Oblivion at that res)