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[Vieo]

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=24-116-001&depa=0

Can that be used as a computer monitor? As in, you plug it into your PC? .. Is there a review for it any where?
Also, someone told me that plasma screens only last a couple of years then you have to buy a new one. Is that true?

 

[Nerevar]

well ... it says "Plasma moniter" ... so ....

 

[nubbe]

It has DVI so you should be able to use it if your card has it

 

[SteveMeister]

That is, if you want to spend $2799 a 42" monitor with a native resolution of only 852x480.

 

[Vieo]

That is, if you want to spend $2799 a 42" monitor with a native resolution of only 852x480.

So what you're saying is, if you wanted a monitor that was productive(wordprocessing, graphic design, games, etc.), this would be a bad choice?

How large can monitor be before it becomes counter-productive? I've got a 19' inch NEC FE991SB.

 

[SteveMeister]

So what you're saying is, if you wanted a monitor that was productive(wordprocessing, graphic design, games, etc.), this would be a bad choice?

How large can monitor be before it becomes counter-productive? I've got a 19' inch NEC FE991SB.

The problem isn't the size, it's the resolution. A large monitor with a low resolution has big pixels -- which is fine if your eyesight is poor. But with a resolution that low you'll be hard-pressed to show more than one page of text at a time, and you'll be scrolling a lot when you're doing graphic design. It'd be fine for games, though, as long as you're OK with lower resolution.

I think Apple's Cinema Displays have a pretty good balance of size vs resolution. The 20" model is 1680x1050, the 23" model is 1920x1200, and the 30" model is 2560x1600. I think those resolutions are more in line with the overall size of the screen than the 42" plasma screen.