Bullet Proof SRi
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as above , would you buy a monitor to use just as a tv or just get a tv, as from what ive read some people are saying to just get a tv and a monitor isnt quite upto being just a tv and should not bee seen to be a tv. ??
[Edited on 18-03-2010 by Bullet Proof SRi]
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Marc
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Buy a tv 
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MJFF88
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quote:
Originally posted by Marc
Buy a tv
I think monitors are cheaper are they not?
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Marc
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I dunno. Some cheap ones from Ebuyer and the supermarkets.
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Bullet Proof SRi
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been looking at a samsung 2333hd for around £185 problem is ive read reports of monitors not haveing as good sound and the tuners in them not being very strong, how true this is i dont know as ive had no experience of a monitor/tv
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Dom
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If you get a true 1:1 1920x1080 HD computer monitor with HDMI/DVI input then it might be alright for watching BD/HD's etc but it won't have a tuner or do processing of any sort; so you will need an external tuner, converter (for different sources), then an upscaler (scale it to the 1920x1080) and obviously a sound system of sorts.
You can get monitors from Pioneer/NEC/Panasonic (basically a tv panel but without tuners/speakers) which will be a better bet as they do have image processing and tend to have different input connections.
Personally stick to a TV, less problems and will be cheaper in the long run.
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Bullet Proof SRi
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quote:
Originally posted by Dom
If you get a true 1:1 1920x1080 HD computer monitor with HDMI/DVI input then it might be alright for watching BD/HD's etc but it won't have a tuner or do processing of any sort; so you will need an external tuner, converter (for different sources), then an upscaler (scale it to the 1920x1080) and obviously a sound system of sorts.
You can get monitors from Pioneer/NEC/Panasonic (basically a tv panel but without tuners/speakers) which will be a better bet as they do have image processing and tend to have different input connections.
Personally stick to a TV, less problems and will be cheaper in the long run.
I do mean a monitor with freeview tuner in?
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Nismo
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I use my PS3 on a monitor, HDMI > DVI in and i cant tell any difference myself!
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