monitor or TV?

WhiteFireDragon

WhiteFireDragon

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what are the pros and cons for using an LCD TV for my desktop instead of a computer monitor? cost? quality? is it worth it or just stick with a regular monitor?
 
LCD TV would be bigger... but i wouldn't have thought that there would be a difference.

An LCD monitor is just a little TV pretty much
 
erm a quick note of advice given to me by SirKenin from an older thread a while back-

Typical 1080i native resolution is 1366x768. They'll accept 1080p signals in most cases, but they scale the signal down. The result is not the greatest text output from an HDMI source. They're also interlaced and display @ 30 FPS. 1080p panels, on the other hand, have a native resolution of 1920x1080 @ 60 FPS, progressive scan. The difference is astounding. I've played with both.

Next fallacy. DVI is not the way to go. HDCP compliant HDMI is (HDMI is video and audio as well). The best way to go is to buy a motherboard with an HDMI output built onto the board. A great example is the P5E-VM HDMI, which is what I use in most of my HTPC configs. It uses an Intel sound codec to broadcast the audio over the HDMI. It also broadcasts HD video over the same cable.
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WhiteFireDragon said:
what are the pros and cons for using an LCD TV for my desktop instead of a computer monitor? cost? quality? is it worth it or just stick with a regular monitor?
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The size and the richer colors are the biggest bonuses for me. Resolution is the downfall. I would much rather run a 26" screen in 1920x1200 than 1360x768, but I can't....:( It still beats using my 17" 1280x1024 LCD though....
 
Next fallacy. DVI is not the way to go. HDCP compliant HDMI is (HDMI is video and audio as well). The best way to go is to buy a motherboard with an HDMI output built onto the board. A great example is the P5E-VM HDMI, which is what I use in most of my HTPC configs. It uses an Intel sound codec to broadcast the audio over the HDMI. It also broadcasts HD video over the same cable.
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but if the monitor will be plugged into the mobo's HDMI, then the video card will be useless? all the video cards these days use DVI plugs
 
then with the ones that dont have HDMI ports, can i get a DVI to HDMI adapter and it would have HDMI quality or does it have to be the true onboard HDMI port?
 
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then with the ones that dont have HDMI ports, can i get a DVI to HDMI adapter and it would have HDMI quality or does it have to be the true onboard HDMI port?
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Yea, you will still get full quality with a DVI-to-HDMI as you would with a HDMI. I use a DVI-to-HDMI cable on my system and it works great and was $9!
 
I would say it depends on how much you wanna spend on a graphics card. W/o a graphics card the big TV would do no good.
 
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