thesubway Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Right, my monitor has decided to play up so I'm going to buy a new one. Would anyone be able to give me advise to help me get a monitor that is decent for under £200 if possible. I would like it to be around 20" but i would also like to use it as a TV. Does anyone on here also use their monitor for TV use? If so is it worth it? Cheers, Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 tv use? in what sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesubway Posted September 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 As in use it as a tv, like use a tv card in the computer. I don't want an actual tv in my room I want to use my computer monitor for it. Im not 100% sure what I would need to do to get it to work but i guess it would just mean plugging in a tv card with an ariel then connecting it to the monitor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Garland Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Either a very small HDTV like 23" cheapo make with pants res of 1366x768.ORLargeish 22" monitor and get a TV card for pc. Your call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 I use a tv card, the fact you can record programs to your hard drive makes it a more sensible choice than a tv screen.Get the tv card and a 20-22" monitor. It won't look amazing because its only freeview not a dedicated HD source like sky HD but its still decent enough and looks the same as watching a 20-22" tv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesubway Posted September 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Either a very small HDTV like 23" cheapo make with pants res of 1366x768.ORLargeish 22" monitor and get a TV card for pc. Your call.Do you know the quality difference? Im looking at getting the following monitorClick HereWould this work well enough? Or would I have to spend a bit more cashCheers, Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 You definitely don't want to use a TV for a computer screen. The other way round (using a computer screen for TV) is fine - I watch TV on my computer all the time. You need a TV card/USB receiver. I've got a USB Hauppauge one which is digital terrestrial (Freeview) and it's about £35. It works OK but sometimes needs unplugging/plugging back in to work, so I'd imagine a PCI (internal) one would be better if you can install it. That monitor will be OK and it will work, but I wouldn't hold my breath for the quality of it. You can spend up to £400 on a 22" widescreen TFT so one for £160 won't be amazing... It might be worth getting a 19/20" one because that will probably be better quality for the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Garland Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 Im going to disagree with you there. That monitor will be fine.There is no need to spend £400 on a 22" widey when the acer is fine, I have the 19" version and it is fantastic, I use it for gaming too. It has a fast response rate and has better visual quality than my friends samsung. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesubway Posted September 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Cheers for all your help I think I may get the 22" one in the near future when my monitor decides to die completely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 Ive got a 22" Widescreen LG tft that cost £200 and the brightness/contract beats my 12 month old 19" £300 Samsung.Although the colour on the 2 dell 22" wide tft's i have at work isnt the best.Samsung also do a few 22" monitors with built in tv tuners (monitors not tv's) so you could use one of those without the pc being on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 I have this: Click.You can probably find it a little cheaper than that, but it's pretty cool.TV/PC/all sorts! HD Ready, 19" - big pc screen, big enough bedroom tv.Picture's clear enough too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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