The plethora of input connections to modern day televisions and
fixed-pixel displays mean your television has the capabilty to double
as an excellent computer monitor.
Using your television as a computer monitor is great for computer
games, web surfing and sharing photos with the family and friends.
S-Video inputs will improve the look of the desktop on a TV, even
if it's not as good as a standard computer monitor.
640x480 is the max resolution for standard TV tubes. DLP, LCD-based
rear-projection TVs, flat-panel LCD TV's and plasma televisions
display computer images at higher resolutions. More
on Television Resolution
If you're serious about using your set as a big monitor for standard
software, look for a VGA-style
RGB input
.
This is the same as your computer monitor uses.
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