Mark Breen
marklbreen at gmail.com
Thu Oct 15 04:17:54 CDT 2009
Hello Rocky, I bought a Sony Bravia last year and it has a VGA input on the back, it is not great for browsing the internet, but it is great for watching webcasts or youtube. The PC / TV seems to intelligently switch the youtube feed to full screen on the tv, which is really cool. I recently watched a series of DotNetNuke videos from my laptop all while sitting on the sofa, relaxing and still being able to press pause with a wireless kbd and mouse. I just have a VGA male to male cable plugged into the back of the TV. It also has an audio out connector, so I use an Arcam high quality audio amplifier and a pair of large heavy speakers as the audio output. It has a software controlled ability to disable the onboard speakers, so the sound is slick, but best of all, I never ever turn off the amp, or have to fiddle with the controls as I play the output from the tv through the amp, regardless of whether that output originates in VHS, Digital TV, or BlueRay. The TV also as a ethernet port but I have not figured that one out yet. HTH, Mark 2009/10/15 Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> > So it sounds like LCD over plasma. Yes? > > And a toss up between Samsung and Sony although Samsung seems to have a > slight edge in our unofficial poll. > > Now, another thing I've seen on these TVs - the aspect ratio is fercockt - > flattened out, regular picture stretched to fit the wider screen. What's > up > with that? > > Rocky > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-ot-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-ot-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Alice Whalen > Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 8:20 PM > To: Off Topic > Subject: Re: [dba-OT] [dba-Tech] LCD vs Plasma > > I have heard that plasmas are being phased out. Gravity has it's drawbacks, > evidently. > > Alice > > Well it sounds like Samsung has the inside track on these lists. > > Still can't figure LCD vs. plasma (vs. LED?). The room is bright in > > the daytime, dark at night (no surprise there). I suppose we'd watch at > night mostly. > > > > R > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid > > Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 4:19 PM > > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] LCD vs Plasma > > > > I have a 52" Samsung 120Hz LCD and love it. Had it about 4 months now. > > > > Bobby > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Max > > Wanadoo > > Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 4:30 PM > > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] LCD vs Plasma > > > > Rocky, > > > > I have a 50" Plasma from Samsung. > > It is fantastic. Had it for about 18 months now. > > > > As well as the other stuff that people have pointed out, there is a > > 2xfactor in refresh rate between the two but I cannot recall which is > faster. > > > > All I know is that I have never regretted buying my Samsung. > > > > Max > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky > > Smolin > > Sent: 14 October 2009 21:10 > > To: 'Off Topic'; List > > Subject: [dba-Tech] LCD vs Plasma > > > > Dear Lists: > > > > I'm getting some pressure to upgrade our big TV to a flat screen. > > Looked at a few in Frys the other day. So what's the difference > > between LCD and plasma? Which one to get? > > > > TIA > > > > Rocky > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-OT mailing list > > dba-OT at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-ot > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-OT mailing list > dba-OT at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-ot > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >