Large Monitor Computer Hardware Requirements

[bigbeark]

My son hooked his old AMD Socket 462 machine with 1400Mhz processor to his 42 inch LCD TV.

I supplied a 258MB ATI x700 8x AGP video card and 768MB Ram.

This works but video lags.

What is the minimum required processor speed/RAM/Video memory to give reasonable performance.

I have various socket 462, 754, 478 and 775 boards on hand that I would prefer to reuse. I have two socket 775s one using DDR1, the other DDR2.

Any thoughts?

[yyonline]

Re: Large Monitor Computer Hardware Requirements

What resolution are you sending out to the TV? A 1080p TV will need more power than a 720p TV.

Also, some large LCDs have inherent lag in them due to the design. See if the TV has a "game mode" or similar that turns off some of the TVs image processing to reduce the lag time.

What are you doing with it? 3D gaming will use more resources than playing DVDs, which will use more resources than browsing the internet. So, with some more info, we may be able to give you some recommendations.

[toastygoodness]

Re: Large Monitor Computer Hardware Requirements

if it is 1080p, at least a dual-core atom 1.6ghz and nvidia ion. just for video.

for gaming, dual-core Athlon II with 2gb ram and a radeon hd 4600 or higher (5500 or higher for the 5000 series) will be sufficient. (those are your most inexpensive options, you can go intel/nvidia or intel/ati but intel's much more expensive).

if you have a pci express slot, you can try just adding a radeon hd 4600 or higher.

[stj]

Re: Large Monitor Computer Hardware Requirements

you need to find your tv's native resolution and frequency.
frequency is usually 60hz but not always.

then in your settings on the pc, set that resolution & frequency and enable locking the framerate to vsync to prevent "tearing"

if you do all this, the image will be the best it can be,
if you have any other settings the tv's scaler circuits are gonna make a mess of the image making it fit the screen.