Anyone here using HDTV as their computer monitor for Flight sim?I mean..if you can use the DLP Projectors , why not use a HDTV?Is there any problems or limitations?

Wow, I didn't even think about it. I've got a Samsung 50" DLP, I use for playing X-Box, but didn't think about hooking it up to the sim. Not sure how well it would work though, resolutions might not be 'good enough'. With the X-Box, Tiger Woods 2005, I still get a little 'jaggies', so I'm sure MSFS would probably be a little jagged as well.

You should be fine if yo use a DLP HDTV. Anything other than that ie: rear projection, LCD, or Plasma Display and you WILL have image retention. Also known as "screen burn" or "burn in" it will do un repairable damage to the screen and it is not covered by your warranty. Depending on the tv you can have some pretty messy image resolutions which can't really be adjusted. I'd say give it a try if your not happy with it or your television can't handle it you can always go back to your PC monitor. :-hahEDIT: I have a 46" rear projection Hitach HDTV. I have plugged my computer into the DVI input on the back and the image was ok. HDTV seem to work the best with a 480P, 480i, 720P, 1080i, or the grandaddy of resolutions 1080P. Since X-box and most off the shelf progressive scan DVD players output in 480P they produce a nice sharp picture on just about any HDTV unit. You graphics card, either ATI or nVidia, should have adjustments and settings for adapting the DVI output to your HDTV monitor. SO by all means give it a go. And if you do use it on anything other than a DLP as a rule of thumb limit your still image viewing to 15% of your total viewing time. ;-)The reason why DLP's work well for display monitor purposes is, since they use a 100 watt lightbulb, a digital projector, and a mirror, they do not need a prismatic surface to spread the image. It is done automatically in the projection circuitry. The only downfall to a DLP HDTV is the bulb and the price. The 100 watt light bulb (manufactured by Phillips consumer Electronics) has a life span of 8000 hours, which under normal use is about a 2 year lifespan, once the bulb burns out you have to replace it. At the present time these bulbs cost about $300 USD. The televisions range in price from $2500 USD for a 46" and can go up to $5000 USD for some the higher end models. So if your in the market for one, shop around and get the best price! :-) Nick :-abduct

I have a laptop that has just a VGA output. There are devices that take a VGA input and convert it to RCA and or SVideo...http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...5155209315&rd=1Check it out..Barry

DVI is the only way to go when setting up an HDTV to be your monitor. Even S video looks too fuzzy and does not give you the best resolutions. You need a TV and a video card that both have DVI capabilities

Saying you have HDTV is like saying you have Hi-Fi. It's rather meaningless unless you know the resolution of the display device, in other words, the pixel count horizontally and vertically. I see "HDTV" DLP projectors advertised on Home shopping channels and in magazines, but what they fail to tell you , is that the resolution on these units is typically about 800 x 400 or so pixels. HDTV native resolution can be around 1900 by 1080 pixels, so you can see that much picture content would have to be trashed canned when feeding HDTV into one of these units. Anyway, back to the question, you have to specify what you have in mind for an HDTV monitor, as to it's resolution ( pixel count) and to what type of device it is, DLP, CRT, PLasma, LCD.

I am talking about a regular 65" HDTV like this one... http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id...29&type=product

Lucky stiff.....

>I am talking about a regular 65" HDTV like this one... >>http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id...29&type=productMitsubshi probably makes the best of the Home units and since it is CRT technology, you really can't go wrong as far as quality and resolution. The one caution would be to make sure you don't leave a fixed image on the screen for a long time, or else you could get a burn on the CRT's. I'm wondering what would be the effect of having a Sim Panel stay on the screen for a long time, say a 2 hour flight with the contrast cranked up. It could burn in, and that is not covered by any warranty that you could get.

I have the Project Majanta IFR panel running on a laptop. so that wouldn't be a problem. I want the monitor only for the scenary. Who wants a giant Attitude indicator. Its a waste of real estate. PM IFR Panel and the FSUPIC and WideFS cost me about $128 or something.But the thing is... the video drivers.. are they for the monitors or are they for the Graphics card? if they are for the monitor... wouldn't that be an issue? I have a good Graphics card.. the 5900 Ultra.I really would like to have some input from folks who have actually used this setup.I mean a CRT HDTV costs $2200 for a 65" monitor... and you can watch HD TV too. :)

I just upgraded to an xfx 5700le overclocked to 400...sweet!...and I just purchased a DVI cable and USB extension for my keyboard and mouse and force feedback wingman to run fs9 on my 51 inch Sony HDTV in a room a wall away..(yep..punched a hole in the wall). I am using Dual view...and while I still don't fully understand the configuration (1080i gives me the jitters-but I think there is a jitter filter in the Nview setup......but 720 (1280x720) is beauuutiful on the Sony!...so..just a lil input at the very bleeding edge of this config....I think I am in love!!...FS9+Sony kp510ws=WOW!!...and once I can get 1080i running...I expect to have to have to take a detumescent...grin...I'll keep you posted!ChasCrunchmanSoyo Kt600 plusAmd 2400+XFX Geforce Fx5700 overclockedFS9.1(nocd)-Lago-RWY12-USA Roads-landclass upgrade-custom made 10M mesh for KY, 38M mesh for the rest of the US

Hey Crunchman,Could you provide some pictures. I am really interested in this.also.. do you see more in your widescreen than you would see on a regular monitor?What are your settings?Thanks.