What monitor should I get?

fudgamfudgam Upstate New York
edited October 2003 in Hardware
This is the Tv I would like to use as my PC monitor http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1051826205151&skuId=5338208&type=product&cmp=%20%20 . It is HD so I think it will be able to perform as good as a normal computer crt, but I'm unsure. I would like it for video gaming (I've been a console gamer for a long time and playing video games on only a 19" screen is not appealing). It would also be used as my normal TV, obviously. I would like to know if anyone else has gotten a TV instead of a computer monitor and are happy with the image clarity and overall performance.

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  • leishi85leishi85 Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    doesn't matter if it's HD, i think current TVs haven't cought up with CRTs yet, well at least the normal ones that consumers can afford.

    just buy a freaking CRT, don't bother to buy a TV to use as a computer monitor.

    get a nice 21 or 22 inch crt u will be happy, i have the 22in NEC MultiSync FP2141SB m,onitor, and i love it, play games on 1600x1200 with 100hz refreshrate, it's just simply awsome.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    Computers look like **** on TVs.

    Just absorb that.
  • Mr_BojinglesMr_Bojingles Northern Michigan New
    edited October 2003
    i agree with leishi. For that price you could get a really nice 21 or 22 inch moniter. And since you are trying to consolidate into one moniter/tv, you could buy a tv tuner card and be set.
  • TheBaronTheBaron Austin, TX
    edited October 2003
    they will ALWAYS look like crap, even if its HD. a crt is still higher resolution
  • SimGuySimGuy Ottawa, Canada
    edited October 2003
    Today's TV's don't have the video bandwidth or resolution to show very high resolutions. Even if it's a top-of-the-line DVI-D compatible TV, you would be much better purchasing a high-end CRT, especially for gaming.

    If you've got lots of money to burn, a ViewSonic P225FB 22" CRT is a superb CRT.

    1600x1200@100 Hz, 0.24 aperature grille, both mini D-Sub & 5-Cable BNC connectors, 100% perfectly flat tube, built in USB port hub and a maximum resolution of 2048x1536 @ 79 Hz.

    Available in beige & black. :)

    http://www.viewsonic.com/products/crt_p225fb.htm
  • ArmoArmo Mr. Nice Guy Is Dead,Only Aqua Remains Member
    edited October 2003
    Thrax said
    Computers look like **** on TVs.

    Just absorb that.

    ya, sad but true,

    singuy beat me to it :(
    viewsonic makes me all warm and fuzzy inside, omfg viewsonic

    /me dies
  • SimGuySimGuy Ottawa, Canada
    edited October 2003
    Armogeddon00 said
    Thrax said
    Computers look like **** on TVs.

    Just absorb that.

    ya, sad but true,

    singuy beat me to it :(
    viewsonic makes me all warm and fuzzy inside, omfg viewsonic

    * Armogeddon00 dies

    SinGuy eh? :)
    I'd gladly sell my soul for a P225FB :D
  • MediaManMediaMan Powered by loose parts.
    edited October 2003
    Actually a HD set will display a computer output well up to a resolution of 1024x768. HD montiors are capable of 1080 scan lines and as long as you do not exceed that...the desktop display will be fairly decent.

    DVD movie and game output will be good on a normal NTSC television but it is true that desktop will be very poor. This is because the amount of scan lines for a normal TV is only around 525 and the signal is different. Conversion of the SVGA signal has to be converted thus deteriorates and your PC resoultion will be much higher than a normal TV.

    IF you have to go with an HD set make sure it does have the SVGA input.

    But right now I would suggest that you buy a TV for TV viewing purposes. IF you want to buy a new TV then definitely go for 16:9 so you can really enjoy DVD widescreen movies.

    As far as a desktop monitor goes CRT are still your best value and 19" is a sweet spot for price range. The type of monitor depends on what you want to do. The only real justification for spending a lot on a PC monitor is for professional graphic work where you need it.

    Don't cheap out on a monitor but you don't need to spend the huge bucks.

    If you want to go LCD then there are two types; analog and digital. Analog LCD monitors are the less exepensive. The drawback with LCD monitors are twofold. 1) you could get artifacts as LCD monitors can be prone to that and most likely you will 2) see refresh lag in games. That is to say that the LCD isn't as fast at refreshing pixels as a CRT. Affordable LCD monitors also won't go as high in resolution and refresh rate either as a CRT. 1024x768 at 65 Hz will bother your eyes after a while. The higher the refresh rate...the easier it is on your eyes. (less "flicker")

    LCD's are nice and they save space but CRT still is superior comparing apples to apples.


    Hope this helps.
  • fudgamfudgam Upstate New York
    edited October 2003
    Ok, I guess I'll get a CRT instead :(. Ill just get a big honkin one :D. If I buy a Radeon 9800 AIW, it comes with a tv tuner. Does that do the same as just a tuner card that would go into a pci slot? Cause on the AIW, the tv window is really tiny and blowing up the window does major damage to the picture quality.
  • MediaManMediaMan Powered by loose parts.
    edited October 2003
    You are trying to acheive the best of both worlds with a single piece of equipment. Watch cable TV on a TV. The AIW window will remain smallish and will not improve.

    Use a computer monitor as a computer monitor. :)
  • leishi85leishi85 Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    i would also like to recommand a monitor

    NEC MultiSync FP2141SB
    it's so nice, i personally own it.

    http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?TabPage=overview&sku=A0047417&spagenum=1&category_id=103&keyword=&c=us&l=en&cs=19&mnf=&prst=&prEnd=&mnfsku=&orderby=&searchtype=&pageb4search=&page=productlisting.aspx&instock=&refurbished=
  • fudgamfudgam Upstate New York
    edited October 2003
    Thanks for the recommendation, but im not paying $600 for 22 inches of screen.
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