LCD TV as monitor

Since my CRT Monitor (24" Sony GDM-FW900) keeps turning off at times with
Vista I decided I would get a new monitor. I think I want to go with a 23"
LCD TV so I could connect my HD Cable box to it at the same time as my PC. I
was wondering if you guys had opinions on this and which kind to go with.
Should it have a DVI or analog RGB imput? The guy at my local computer place
said there is no difference. I just can't believe that. You guys seem to be
very knowledgeable in this sort of thing. What do you think?

You are not asking about how to connect your COMPUTER to the monitor(DVI,
righ?) but rather what would be best from the cable box?

I run my HD TV with composite..had the choice for DVI, but early firmware
issues made composite more configurable AND I have limited extras when
through DVI. My cable company upgraded our DVR, and now it only puts out
HDMI in digital, so I cant connect this to my LCD monitor or HDTV(neither of
them have hdcp controls), so I am stuck with composite..

So what I am saying is computer to LCD-DVI, Cable box to LCD composite.

"Brad D." <> wrote in message
news:1113508C-C31B-4EC5-8E7B-...
> Since my CRT Monitor (24" Sony GDM-FW900) keeps turning off at times with
> Vista I decided I would get a new monitor. I think I want to go with a 23"
> LCD TV so I could connect my HD Cable box to it at the same time as my PC.
> I
> was wondering if you guys had opinions on this and which kind to go with.
> Should it have a DVI or analog RGB imput? The guy at my local computer
> place
> said there is no difference. I just can't believe that. You guys seem to
> be
> very knowledgeable in this sort of thing. What do you think?

In a sense there isn't... a good analogue connection is as good as a crappy
dvi. It just depends on how good the circuitry built in is. As for the crt
turning off at time you could just go into screensaver properties and set
the monitor to never power down in "power management".

"Brad D." <> wrote in message
news:1113508C-C31B-4EC5-8E7B-...
> Since my CRT Monitor (24" Sony GDM-FW900) keeps turning off at times with
> Vista I decided I would get a new monitor. I think I want to go with a 23"
> LCD TV so I could connect my HD Cable box to it at the same time as my PC.
> I
> was wondering if you guys had opinions on this and which kind to go with.
> Should it have a DVI or analog RGB imput? The guy at my local computer
> place
> said there is no difference. I just can't believe that. You guys seem to
> be
> very knowledgeable in this sort of thing. What do you think?

Peter M
That was the first thing I did. It's not that.It seems to do this when I am
trying to do something like navigate through this forum. It will freeze then
the monitor turns off but the PC stays on. Maybe it is because it is a ATI
All In Wonder card and only the video drivers are released but not the
multimedia drivers. It is fine with XP. I would like an LCD. Are there any
benifits that I will be missing by going with a tv over a monitor?

"Peter M" wrote:

> In a sense there isn't... a good analogue connection is as good as a crappy
> dvi. It just depends on how good the circuitry built in is. As for the crt
> turning off at time you could just go into screensaver properties and set
> the monitor to never power down in "power management".
>
> "Brad D." <> wrote in message
> news:1113508C-C31B-4EC5-8E7B-...
> > Since my CRT Monitor (24" Sony GDM-FW900) keeps turning off at times with
> > Vista I decided I would get a new monitor. I think I want to go with a 23"
> > LCD TV so I could connect my HD Cable box to it at the same time as my PC.
> > I
> > was wondering if you guys had opinions on this and which kind to go with.
> > Should it have a DVI or analog RGB imput? The guy at my local computer
> > place
> > said there is no difference. I just can't believe that. You guys seem to
> > be
> > very knowledgeable in this sort of thing. What do you think?
>
>

Look for the best performance LCD you can get.....as long as it has Svideo
input, you could put a VCR below it to tune it if you decide that an LCD
monitor is better performance than a combo unit. I actually do that in
another room with a super old Apple 14 Analog LCD screen.

I honestly have not looked at combo units, and know that the current crop of
LCD monitors are getting pretty amazing..


"Brad D." <> wrote in message
news:0B9D071E-FF2F-456F-B6F4-...
> Peter M
> That was the first thing I did. It's not that.It seems to do this when I
> am
> trying to do something like navigate through this forum. It will freeze
> then
> the monitor turns off but the PC stays on. Maybe it is because it is a ATI
> All In Wonder card and only the video drivers are released but not the
> multimedia drivers. It is fine with XP. I would like an LCD. Are there any
> benifits that I will be missing by going with a tv over a monitor?
>
> "Peter M" wrote:
>
>> In a sense there isn't... a good analogue connection is as good as a
>> crappy
>> dvi. It just depends on how good the circuitry built in is. As for the
>> crt
>> turning off at time you could just go into screensaver properties and set
>> the monitor to never power down in "power management".
>>
>> "Brad D." <> wrote in message
>> news:1113508C-C31B-4EC5-8E7B-...
>> > Since my CRT Monitor (24" Sony GDM-FW900) keeps turning off at times
>> > with
>> > Vista I decided I would get a new monitor. I think I want to go with a
>> > 23"
>> > LCD TV so I could connect my HD Cable box to it at the same time as my
>> > PC.
>> > I
>> > was wondering if you guys had opinions on this and which kind to go
>> > with.
>> > Should it have a DVI or analog RGB imput? The guy at my local computer
>> > place
>> > said there is no difference. I just can't believe that. You guys seem
>> > to
>> > be
>> > very knowledgeable in this sort of thing. What do you think?
>>
>>

You want to get one of the LCD widescrewn TVs/monitors that has both a DVI
or HDMI connection for your digital cable or satellite box and a VGA
connection for your PC connection
"Brad D." <> wrote in message
news:1113508C-C31B-4EC5-8E7B-...
> Since my CRT Monitor (24" Sony GDM-FW900) keeps turning off at times with
> Vista I decided I would get a new monitor. I think I want to go with a 23"
> LCD TV so I could connect my HD Cable box to it at the same time as my PC.
> I
> was wondering if you guys had opinions on this and which kind to go with.
> Should it have a DVI or analog RGB imput? The guy at my local computer
> place
> said there is no difference. I just can't believe that. You guys seem to
> be
> very knowledgeable in this sort of thing. What do you think?

I disagree. HDMI is still too new and doesn't work well.

I went with an LCD with DVI, Component and VGA. I use DVI from my PC (and
VGA from another PC) and Component from the cable box. There is a small,
but noticeable, improvement with DVI.

If you want true HD, which is 1080i, none of the 23" TVs will do it. You
have to go to a 37" or better. The best choice might be the Dell 2405FPW,
which is a true 1920x1200.

Tom
"JW" <> wrote in message
news:...
> You want to get one of the LCD widescrewn TVs/monitors that has both a DVI
> or HDMI connection for your digital cable or satellite box and a VGA
> connection for your PC connection
> "Brad D." <> wrote in message
> news:1113508C-C31B-4EC5-8E7B-...
>> Since my CRT Monitor (24" Sony GDM-FW900) keeps turning off at times with
>> Vista I decided I would get a new monitor. I think I want to go with a
>> 23"
>> LCD TV so I could connect my HD Cable box to it at the same time as my
>> PC. I
>> was wondering if you guys had opinions on this and which kind to go with.
>> Should it have a DVI or analog RGB imput? The guy at my local computer
>> place
>> said there is no difference. I just can't believe that. You guys seem to
>> be
>> very knowledgeable in this sort of thing. What do you think?
>
>

Wow, that sounds just like my suggestion... ;-)

And just to pick nits, there are 2 "true" HD formats, 1080i and 720p.


"Tom Scales" <> wrote in message
news:%...
>I disagree. HDMI is still too new and doesn't work well.
>
> I went with an LCD with DVI, Component and VGA. I use DVI from my PC (and
> VGA from another PC) and Component from the cable box. There is a small,
> but noticeable, improvement with DVI.
>
> If you want true HD, which is 1080i, none of the 23" TVs will do it. You
> have to go to a 37" or better. The best choice might be the Dell 2405FPW,
> which is a true 1920x1200.
>
> Tom
> "JW" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> You want to get one of the LCD widescrewn TVs/monitors that has both a
>> DVI or HDMI connection for your digital cable or satellite box and a VGA
>> connection for your PC connection
>> "Brad D." <> wrote in message
>> news:1113508C-C31B-4EC5-8E7B-...
>>> Since my CRT Monitor (24" Sony GDM-FW900) keeps turning off at times
>>> with
>>> Vista I decided I would get a new monitor. I think I want to go with a
>>> 23"
>>> LCD TV so I could connect my HD Cable box to it at the same time as my
>>> PC. I
>>> was wondering if you guys had opinions on this and which kind to go
>>> with.
>>> Should it have a DVI or analog RGB imput? The guy at my local computer
>>> place
>>> said there is no difference. I just can't believe that. You guys seem to
>>> be
>>> very knowledgeable in this sort of thing. What do you think?
>>
>>
>
>

I have 1080i. I now ignore 720p

The difference is huge.

Tom
"Zapper" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Wow, that sounds just like my suggestion... ;-)
>
> And just to pick nits, there are 2 "true" HD formats, 1080i and 720p.
>
>
> "Tom Scales" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>>I disagree. HDMI is still too new and doesn't work well.
>>
>> I went with an LCD with DVI, Component and VGA. I use DVI from my PC
>> (and VGA from another PC) and Component from the cable box. There is a
>> small, but noticeable, improvement with DVI.
>>
>> If you want true HD, which is 1080i, none of the 23" TVs will do it. You
>> have to go to a 37" or better. The best choice might be the Dell
>> 2405FPW, which is a true 1920x1200.
>>
>> Tom
>> "JW" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> You want to get one of the LCD widescrewn TVs/monitors that has both a
>>> DVI or HDMI connection for your digital cable or satellite box and a VGA
>>> connection for your PC connection
>>> "Brad D." <> wrote in message
>>> news:1113508C-C31B-4EC5-8E7B-...
>>>> Since my CRT Monitor (24" Sony GDM-FW900) keeps turning off at times
>>>> with
>>>> Vista I decided I would get a new monitor. I think I want to go with a
>>>> 23"
>>>> LCD TV so I could connect my HD Cable box to it at the same time as my
>>>> PC. I
>>>> was wondering if you guys had opinions on this and which kind to go
>>>> with.
>>>> Should it have a DVI or analog RGB imput? The guy at my local computer
>>>> place
>>>> said there is no difference. I just can't believe that. You guys seem
>>>> to be
>>>> very knowledgeable in this sort of thing. What do you think?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

I also have 1080i, but my favorite stations, ESPN and the Deuce, along with
ABC went 720p...so I am always looking for a reason to get another HD
set...just because I want to make sure my wife can see any show on ABC
"correctly" ;-)


"Tom Scales" <> wrote in message
news:%...
>I have 1080i. I now ignore 720p
>
> The difference is huge.
>
> Tom
> "Zapper" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> Wow, that sounds just like my suggestion... ;-)
>>
>> And just to pick nits, there are 2 "true" HD formats, 1080i and 720p.
>>
>>
>> "Tom Scales" <> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>>I disagree. HDMI is still too new and doesn't work well.
>>>
>>> I went with an LCD with DVI, Component and VGA. I use DVI from my PC
>>> (and VGA from another PC) and Component from the cable box. There is a
>>> small, but noticeable, improvement with DVI.
>>>
>>> If you want true HD, which is 1080i, none of the 23" TVs will do it.
>>> You have to go to a 37" or better. The best choice might be the Dell
>>> 2405FPW, which is a true 1920x1200.
>>>
>>> Tom
>>> "JW" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> You want to get one of the LCD widescrewn TVs/monitors that has both a
>>>> DVI or HDMI connection for your digital cable or satellite box and a
>>>> VGA connection for your PC connection
>>>> "Brad D." <> wrote in message
>>>> news:1113508C-C31B-4EC5-8E7B-...
>>>>> Since my CRT Monitor (24" Sony GDM-FW900) keeps turning off at times
>>>>> with
>>>>> Vista I decided I would get a new monitor. I think I want to go with a
>>>>> 23"
>>>>> LCD TV so I could connect my HD Cable box to it at the same time as my
>>>>> PC. I
>>>>> was wondering if you guys had opinions on this and which kind to go
>>>>> with.
>>>>> Should it have a DVI or analog RGB imput? The guy at my local computer
>>>>> place
>>>>> said there is no difference. I just can't believe that. You guys seem
>>>>> to be
>>>>> very knowledgeable in this sort of thing. What do you think?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>