2 Q's Samsung 26" LCD TV

[gman2]

Hi guys

2 questions.

1. Can you connetct a tv and monitor to a MCE sytem and wactch tv on the tv and use the pc monitor for pc usage at the same time? So that i can use the PC while the wife watches tv?

2. If not is a Samsung LE26R72B LCD TV any good for using as a monitor and a TV? specs at ://www.samsung.com/uk/products/television/tftlcd/le26r72bxxeu.asp

Cheers guys

[Fireblade]

1. Can you connetct a tv and monitor to a MCE sytem and wactch tv on the tv and use the pc monitor for pc usage at the same time? So that i can use the PC while the wife watches tv?

As long as your graphics card has dual outputs (and most do - be it a stanbdard VGA + DVI, or twin DVI)... then yes- you can watch independent screens ;)




... is a Samsung LE26R72B LCD TV any good for using as a monitor and a TV?

As it tells you on that Samsung page... yes, you can...



PC Display Compatible:

Samsung LCD TVs can function as a high-resolution PC monitor and a high-end TV without any sacrifice in picture quality.

[gman2]

[QUOTE=Fireblade]As long as your graphics card has dual outputs (and most do - be it a stanbdard VGA + DVI, or twin DVI)... then yes- you can watch independent screens ;)

The reason i ask this one is coz i've been goggling it and people seem to be having problem wiht it and some people saying it can't be down to easily. One guy managed to get his tv in full screen and this pc monior on the pc side by the mouse was on the tv side so you couldn't use the pc monitor to work on. I just found another person asking the same thing

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.windows.mediacenter/browse_thread/thread/24d9cbcefb1af7ed/5317a8ab77e95d07?lnk=st&q=lcd+tv+and+pc+monitor+at+same+time&rnum=1&hl=en#5317a8ab77e95d07

and also i'd need to somehow match the outgoing res to match the LCDTV max res which is 1366 x 768 while the card say its hdtv output is 1920 x 1080

The card i was thinking of is this one
http://www.club-3d.com/distri/pdf/CGNX-G766.pdf