[Stevey]

Guide me the steps for sony Bravia please...

This post has been edited by Stevey: 20 August 2012 - 09:47 PM

[LincolnSpector]

Hi, Stevey.

I'm not a game player, but I'd imagine that if your PC has an HDMI port, you can connect it to your HDTV and play games on it. Basically, this turns your HDTV into a big monitor with speakers.

You may want to invest in a wireless keyboard and mouse, however. That way, you can control the PC while sitting on the couch.

Lincoln

[Stevey]

LincolnSpector, on 21 August 2012 - 08:20 AM, said:

Hi, Stevey.

I'm not a game player, but I'd imagine that if your PC has an HDMI port, you can connect it to your HDTV and play games on it. Basically, this turns your HDTV into a big monitor with speakers.

You may want to invest in a wireless keyboard and mouse, however. That way, you can control the PC while sitting on the couch.

Lincoln

Do I need any resolution settings because on my friend's hdtv the display got blurred when he was playing a game from his laptop, although his tv is different and has different ports yet the screen size is same?

This post has been edited by Stevey: 21 August 2012 - 09:21 AM

[LincolnSpector]

Stevey, on 21 August 2012 - 09:16 AM, said:

LincolnSpector, on 21 August 2012 - 08:20 AM, said:

Hi, Stevey.

I'm not a game player, but I'd imagine that if your PC has an HDMI port, you can connect it to your HDTV and play games on it. Basically, this turns your HDTV into a big monitor with speakers.

You may want to invest in a wireless keyboard and mouse, however. That way, you can control the PC while sitting on the couch.

Lincoln

Do I need any resolution settings because on my friend's hdtv the display got blurred when he was playing a game from his laptop, although his tv is different and has different ports yet the screen size is same?

In my experience, when I plug a PC into an HDTV via HDMI, the resolution goes automatically to 1920x1080 (the same as 1080p). On my own TV, I have to lower the resolution a bit to get rid of overscan. That's usually not a problem with more modern sets.

Lincoln

[smax013]

Stevey, on 21 August 2012 - 09:16 AM, said:

Do I need any resolution settings because on my friend's hdtv the display got blurred when he was playing a game from his laptop, although his tv is different and has different ports yet the screen size is same?

How big is the TV and how close where you sitting to it?

If you sit about a foot (or even a couple feet) from a 40+ HDTV (like you do with a computer monitor), then it will be "blurry". Assuming the HDTV can do 1080p, then that is a resolution that is the same as what a typical 24 in or so computer monitor can use. In other words, they both will have the same number of "dots" making up the picture, but the "dots" on the HDTV will be bigger...which can have the effect of making the picture look blurry if you sit too close to it.

To illustrate this, just go sit closer to the TV while watching some TV show. The closer you get, the more blurry it will get.

[LiveBrianD]

LincolnSpector, on 22 August 2012 - 08:18 AM, said:

In my experience, when I plug a PC into an HDTV via HDMI, the resolution goes automatically to 1920x1080 (the same as 1080p). On my own TV, I have to lower the resolution a bit to get rid of overscan. That's usually not a problem with more modern sets.

Lincoln

If your TV has an input labeled 'DVI/HDMI' or something like that (probably the first HDMI port), try that - those seem to not have overscan. On my dad's 46" Sony (fairly recent), I haven't had any issues. (and I don't think I'm using the first HDMI port - it's one of the ones on the side) I had to disable overscan on the laptop though. (darn AMD driver!)