sorry to be a spiv but
 

if a lcd hi def telly has a resolution of

1366x768

and has a pc connection would I be able to use that res for a PC or even use for example 1280x800 < just an example ?

because my old man is gonna get a phillips 32" PF5531D/10 LCD TV and he wants one of those little media PC's of which Im gonna knock up for him.

Yes you can use 1366x768, which would give you the best quality for that LCD as you'd have 1:1 pixel mapping. You might have to setup a custom resolution to achieve that, I can't say for certain as its been a long time since I've used a desktop computer. I'd imagine most modern drivers have support for LCD resolutions.

You'd want to try and keep any resolution the same aspect ratio as your set (16:10) for best image quality, so the next one down would be 1280x720 I believe.

damn just managed to find a spec sheet for the max pc resolution

its 1024x768

Just disable stretching and you will have small black bars either side, not ideal but it will give you the best quality.

Just use a DVI to HDMI cable.

I assume it has HDMI input...

Then you can use 720p (1280x720).

Or it may accept 1366x768 over hdmi.

ooooh

can you get HDMI graphics cards ? or is HDMI some re hashed tv version of DVI

yeah it has 2

HDMI and DVI are very similar, you just need a little adaptor plug or a DVI to HDMI cable. And you can get video cards with HDMI out as well now yeah.

HDMI is DVI with sound.

And yes

yeah ive been given a budget for the media pc its about 800 quid.

Ill probably rape some parts from me desktop or even just swop the whole shebang with my existing Httpc

which is

soltek qbic

3200 a64,2 gig ram,approx 500gigs h.d.d and a gfrce 6800 ultra that should do him

just looked at the hdmi converters 20 squids for a good one

£20!?!?

Here:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-5m-Premium-H...QQcmdZViewItem

just been reading about overscan Issues aparently its quite bad on most HD tvs

can anyone clear this up >? anyone have HD and a dvi connected pc