LCD TVs, computers, & linux

[DANIEL GARDINER]

Alex Maynard <amaynard-vQ8rsROW2HJSpjfjxSPG1fd9D2ou9A/h at public.gmane.org> wrote: 
Hi All,

My wife and I have decided to finally splurge on a mid-sized flat screen
TV. I was hoping at some point in the future to be able to use it as an extra
large monitor now and then. I don't know that at all realistic. If it is,
does it matter at all which brand we get (we got a sony LCD but have 30
days to return)?  Also, are there special drivers or programs I would
need?  Just thought I would see if any one has thoughts on this before our
30 day return period is up.

Alex

  It's definitely possible, that's how I have my system set up right now.  It all depends on what kind of connections your tv and video card will support.  Many (if not all) will have SVGA (if your video card has this) and there are several models of that have a regular vga input (which I use).

  I have encountered some problems with the widescreen television.  Best that I can tell it's something to do with the actual screen size and the "regular" tv signal (which is still just a square box that can be zoomed in several ways to become widescreen).  Linux can take advantage of the full screen dimension without zooming (haven't been able to do that in windows) but there are someimes problems configuring X properly.  I've had live cds work find only to end up with a black screen after installation.  Also seen the boot sequence switch back and forth between the svga and vga inputs.

Daniel
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