Ruuprect Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 No, I doubt you could run it. I wouldn't even try. Don't worry about it. You see, your graphics card lacks the bits to interface with the TVs bits. Computers use bits that are mapped to 0 and 1. Whereas a TV uses bits that are mapped to 1 and 2. Attempting to connect your graphics card to the TV would cause the bits to collide in unexpected ways. In fact, the collision could cause physical ramifications. If you are going to attempt it, then for god's sake, have a fire extinguisher on hand. lol /5char Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syylara Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I still don't. I have no idea why someone would recommend using a VGA cable over HDMI. That makes no sense to me. It was a humorous shot at Samsung. The only thing I can think is that he had a cheap cable that was running parallel to some 110AC or something vs. a decently thick, shielded and well-grounded VGA cable. There's a lot of very poor HDMI cable out there, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedricshots Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 No, I doubt you could run it. I wouldn't even try. Don't worry about it. You see, your graphics card lacks the bits to interface with the TVs bits. Computers use bits that are mapped to 0 and 1. Whereas a TV uses bits that are mapped to 1 and 2. Attempting to connect your graphics card to the TV would cause the bits to collide in unexpected ways. In fact, the collision could cause physical ramifications. If you are going to attempt it, then for god's sake, have a fire extinguisher on hand. ya and split the universe into pieces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titanmike Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Well yea my question in reality was basically whether or not my video card and pc would be powerful enough to run a game like SwtoR on a 1080p Tv. It is hdmi supported and it is related to the game in the lines that the main reason i want to know is solely to play this game on the TV. Size of display matters not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywarpgold Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Yep, I run it on my 60" TV all the time. The only real problem is that there's no UI scaling, so all the text is ridiculously small. It kinda sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedricshots Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Yep, I run it on my 60" TV all the time. The only real problem is that there's no UI scaling, so all the text is ridiculously small. It kinda sucks. Use ctrl + or - in firefox, increases text size Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingicewind Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Even DVI would be better than VGA lmao. HDMI is much better than vga, and although I agree with the Displayport comment, I believe that is limited to monitors and more uncommon ones at that (I have two Dell displayport monitors for eyefinity). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threefiddie Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Yep, I run it on my 60" TV all the time. The only real problem is that there's no UI scaling, so all the text is ridiculously small. It kinda sucks. same i run it on my 100" screen sometimes with my projector at 11.5' back. Sometimes can be difficult but not to big of an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gullfisk Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 1080 is 1080. You do know there is almost no difference between a monitor and a TV these days, right? Basically a TV just has a remote, more menu options and a channel tuner. Display-wise, however, they are the same thing. A digital receiver is essentially just a very stripped down computer. I know this. The average monitor of today has crap resolution. That includes computer monitors which generally run 1920x1080, or 1920x1200. We've been stuck on this resolution for far too long now. As i said, TVs have crap resolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAURE Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 yes and it will still look like crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyFreedom Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I play on this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004OVEVO2/ref=oh_o03_s00_i00_details You should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywarpgold Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Use ctrl + or - in firefox, increases text size Yup, same in Chrome and IE. Now if only the game ran in browsers. Nice troll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmartelli Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 No, I doubt you could run it. I wouldn't even try. Don't worry about it. You see, your graphics card lacks the bits to interface with the TVs bits. Computers use bits that are mapped to 0 and 1. Whereas a TV uses bits that are mapped to 1 and 2. Attempting to connect your graphics card to the TV would cause the bits to collide in unexpected ways. In fact, the collision could cause physical ramifications. If you are going to attempt it, then for god's sake, have a fire extinguisher on hand. I think thats over-exaggerating alittle...i think the card will most likely work with the tv... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywarpgold Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 same i run it on my 100" screen sometimes with my projector at 11.5' back. Sometimes can be difficult but not to big of an issue. Ha, nice! Yeah, I end up sitting like 5' away so I can read all the damn tool tips when I need to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threefiddie Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I think thats over-exaggerating alittle...i think the card will most likely work with the tv... he's obviously joking with you. 1 and 2s ? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illuziun Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 TV's can be used easily, they just look like crap when compared to a quality monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gullfisk Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 As long as your vid card support 1920 x 1080 resolution, AKA 1080p, then sure. However do not use HDMI as the image will not be as clear as it could be. Use a VGA cable with an Audio connection or use the DisplayPort connection if you have one. I use my 55" Samsung like this sometimes. The difference is in the bandwidth of the cable. You will not notice a difference in picture quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassaa Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 misinformation. use hdmi. you cannot get 1080p with vga. only 720p Misinformation upon misinformation. You can indeed get 1080p over a VGA cable, as I've done it with multiple computers and multiple televisions (47" LCD and 50" plasma) There may be some TVs themselves that cannot handle 1080p coming in the VGA input. A VGA cable and VGA port are different animals than VGA resolution too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belpheghor Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I have a 55" Sony Bravia 1080P and do all my PC gaming on it, looks great! Use HDMI for your hookup though. But SWToR is crap on a TV atm with NO UI scaling. Seriously BAD idea now....I barely even play ToR since reading the stuff in my inventory and the gear on my toon, missions, etc etc is a real eye strain. Most MMOs nowadays have UI scaling, but ToR doesn't, so for the moment I'd go with a monitor if you have one. Eventually they will add UI scaling, but until then, it blows chunks tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solusrath Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Should be alright. The FX CPUs are worse for gaming then the old phenoms (but not by much), I would see about overclocking it some more if your cooling can handle it. Get it to at least 4Ghz if you can. This game (and most mmos) rely heavily on the cpu for performance. Graphics card should be fine. I'm running an older radeon 4870, and I play at 1080p just fine. Hell, I was running the high res textures that were back in beta at that res just fine. The only issue you may run into with your TV with your radeon card is overscan. It needed to be disabled on my card and older radeons to get a proper 1080 resolution on a TV. Might not affect the newer cards, havent tried one to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmartelli Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 he's obviously joking with you. 1 and 2s ? lol Lmao im a noob i dont know these things, i probly would have really brought a fire-extinguisher upstairs lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solusrath Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 TV's can be used easily, they just look like crap when compared to a quality monitor. Depends on the brand of tv. El-cheapo vizio and garbage like that look terrible. Samsungs and LGs dont. keep in mind most LCD tvs get their panels from either LG or Samsung, so for the most part the only major difference is in backlighting and input/output circuitry. Aka, driver board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinlynn Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 misinformation. use hdmi. you cannot get 1080p with vga. only 720p LOL, you need to do your home work bub. I run 1920 x 1080 through VGA no problem at all at it is a much cleaner crisper image than HDMI hands down. Only draw back to VGA cable is that their is no sound so that has to be hooked up seperately. DisplayPort is even better and carries sound like HDMI. DERP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threefiddie Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 (edited) LOL, you need to do your home work bub. I run 1920 x 1080 through VGA no problem at all at it is a much cleaner crisper image than HDMI hands down. Only draw back to VGA cable is that their is no sound so that has to be hooked up seperately. DisplayPort is even better and carries sound like HDMI. DERP. even if you can. it's still an analog signal. but a tv will not let you do 1080 with vga as a "pc port" also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vector_Video_Standards2.svg Edited January 24, 2012 by Threefiddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinlynn Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Wat? You'd rather use VGA than HDMI?! Oh, I see your problem :9. Test it for yourself. The VGA connection will provide a crisper image for a OS / PC interface. HDMI does not handle the higher PC frequencies as well as they claim. Only advantage of the HDMI is that it also carries audio. Great for Video, not as good for PC. DisplayPort is the newer connection type and will deliver the image quality for a PC as VGA does and with sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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