[mythtv-users] ProView PL576Ws monitor?
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comments at mecworks.com
Fri Apr 8 04:57:56 UTC 2005
Hi all,
I wanted to have a small monitor that I could use with my HTPC so I
could watch programs or configure the machine without using my projector.
So, I just picked up a ProView PL576Ws monitor from Staples for $229.00
USD. Here's some stats:
DisplayType LCD
Diagonal Screen Size 15.4"
Maximum Resolution 1280 x 800
Image Contrast Ratio 400:1
Image Brightness 250 cd/m2 (typ)
On Screen Controls Brightness, Contrast ,H Position, V Position, H
Size, Phase, Color Select , Auto Adjustment, Reset, Language, Exit
Input Signal RGB 15 pin D-Sub analog, H/V Separated (TTL),
composite sync, sync on screen
Ports/Connectors 15 pin mini D-sub, separate Sync, TTL Compatible,
AC 100-240 Volt 50/60Hz Adapter
Speakers Two 2 Watt speakers
Other features Widescreen
Compatibility PC/MAC
It's a pretty cool little monitor but it does not do 720p at all. My
projector does. Now I am wondering what to do - keep it or take it
back. If it was my only monitor, it would be great but my projector is
the 'main' monitor and this is a secondary so that I don't have to use
my projector when viewing content all the time.
I was thinking that I would hook up he projector to one output of my
card and this monitor to the other connector and not setup dual-head
support so that the same thing gets displayed on both monitors. That
will not work obviously since the LCD monitor does not support native
720p and my projector does.
I think I'll be taking this monitor back regardless since it had three
dead pixels but weather or not I exchange or get a refund is still to be
determined...
So, I'm a bit confused as what I should do. Is there a way that I can
have "profiles" set up for the different monitors or set each up as a
separate "head" and tell myth to display on one or the other depending
on which one I am viewing at the time...
If only it did 720p....
Anyone know of an LCD monitor in the $200 - $300 that is widescreen and
does 720p? This is the only one that I have seen that comes close.
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Marc Christensen
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