Laptop HDMI connections bad for Plasma?
Mentioned to a salesman today that I often hook up my laptop to the TV for watching movies and stuff. Currently using S-video on my older television but I believe my laptop has HDMI outputs so that would be what I use on a new TV. He said he highly recommended LCD for me because a laptop wouldn't be sufficient for a plasma and might ruin the television. Likened it to how speakers that are too powerfull draw to much energy.
This is the first I've heard of this so any advice would be greatly apreciated. Kinda confused why laptops would be made with such connections if they don't work with the TV.
I have used my laptop with my 50" plasma no problems. The most it would do to your TV is if you leave it alone for too long without a screensaver, it can burn a ghosting image onto your TV.
I would however recommend using a smaller TV for a better picture though when I hook up to my 27" LCD the picture is a little better(tighter pixels) my 50" plasma uses the same pixel but enlarges them so the picture isn't as clear. (# of pixels used controled by the laptop) that being said, the size is the determinatint facter, using same size, the plasma has a higher refresh and usually a better picture than the lcd.
the analogy with the speakers is wrong to, you want speakers that surpas your reciever because a reciever that is too powerful can and will blowout your speakers but the speakers wont burnout your reciever. the size of your speaker wires also have a limitation to that.
I would recomend the Plasma.
13 years, 5 months ago
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knightwolf
Mill City, OR