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Old 01-21-2007, 05:08 AM   #4 (permalink)
computermaineack
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Originally Posted by evlogiaandchari View Post
Thank you very much.

I noticed some monitors come with a TV tuner option. Would that be necessary to watch television through the PC? If not, how would it be any more convenient?
A monitor with a built in TV tuner doesn't use the computer, it allows the monitor to be used as a standalone television. IMO, a TV Tuner card in the computer is better, because you can record and pause live TV, whereas you cannot do that with a monitor that has a built in TV tuner.
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