HDmonitor vs HDTV

[Matarael]

It's still a bit off, but I be planning to build a new desktop PC (for gaming, amongst other things) within the next six months.

Now, I'm not really too fussed about the insides of the PC itself, so whatever, I'll worry about that when the time comes.

Thing is, deciding what monitor I'm going to use. I'm planning on hooking up a Wii and Xbox360 up to the screen for my room next year at university, as well as potential TV. Though I reckon I'd be using as a screen for the Wii60 more than the PC, as I have a laptop for work.

Anyhow, I need to know what are the pros and cons of each, because from my pov, it seems the only thing you're really paying for nowadays is speakers built in to the display, a slightly better resolution on the monitor, and probably more inputs on the HDTV.

Say if I were to pick the Samsung T240HD monitor and compare it, say against Samsung's equivalent LE26A336 HDTV, or something of similar size, how would they really compare? Which would be better for the purposes I've listed above?

I'm not really that great with displays, and while I appreciate good picture quality and reaction speed, I'm no videophile. It's always been, pick one that looks okay, and stick with it.

As always, thanks in advance

[Adragontattoo]

Size
Inputs
TVs are meant to be watched from further away then monitors.

[tinymouse2]

Get 1 22" monitor and 1 22" TV
A TV won't be nice for gaming I have to say but if you're mostly planning on gaming on the 360 then a TV will be fine for a work computer.

A TV + gaming isn't a great combination as I've tried about 4 different monitors and 4 TV's and have found that gaming on a small 17" LCD is still nicer than playing on a 32" TV
Much crisper image and feels generally more fun to play.

[hajalie24]

I would get a t240hd, more than enough inputs for your wii, 360, pc, and basic cable.

[jediman]

a screens is a monitor is a tv nowadays. i would be worried about getting sound. I dont know anything about consoles but i'd make sure u can get sound from your console to something that will play it even when connected (possibly via a different connecion method) to a monitor that can't produce sound.

[Matarael]

a screens is a monitor is a tv nowadays. i would be worried about getting sound. I dont know anything about consoles but i'd make sure u can get sound from your console to something that will play it even when connected (possibly via a different connecion method) to a monitor that can't produce sound.
Yeah, I was just thinking about this.

If I were to get a monitor, how would I go about getting sound for the Xbox, Wii and soon to be PS3 hooked up to one sound system? I know it's more audio stuff, but I figure a small question like that isn't worth an entire thread.

[satandole666]

I hooked my HTPC up to a 49" 1080p Philips LCD. Through Media Center I watched TV, netflix, etc. I also gamed quite a bit (WoW, CS:S, and a few different games) In addition I had a 360 and Wii hooked up to same TV.

I loved the setup. I'm thinking about getting a smaller 37" 1080p now and doing the same thing in my bedroom.

Everything looked as good to me as a computer monitor. I was pretty happy with it.

[creecher]

Get 1 22" monitor and 1 22" TV
A TV won't be nice for gaming I have to say but if you're mostly planning on gaming on the 360 then a TV will be fine for a work computer.

A TV + gaming isn't a great combination as I've tried about 4 different monitors and 4 TV's and have found that gaming on a small 17" LCD is still nicer than playing on a 32" TV
Much crisper image and feels generally more fun to play.

youve never played cod 4 on a 32'', have you?

remember my friends, tvs are like breasts, they can never be too big.

[Albaholic]

youve never played cod 4 on a 32'', have you?

remember my friends, tvs are like breasts, they can never be too big.


Hahaha:beer:

[MongGrel]

Works for me I guess, I need to upgrade my GPU a bit, have a 47 inch 1080P Olevia 747i LCD that I use for movies cloned from a 32 inch Sceptre almost 1080P I use for a monitor.

The ATI card I used to use ran the 32" at 1080P, for some reason the GTX260 doesn't, but Ive scaled it down a bit and the 47" still runs at full 1080P.

Be mucking about with a vid card upgrade one way or another soon I guess, off to start Aion with an old guild sent me a message awhile back I guess :)

[7keys]

I just bought a 42 inch plasma that I am using as a monitor. I find it great for gaming as there is no discernable lag. At 42 inches you’re totally immersed in the game. However it’s only 720p so you can see the pixels sitting close and text is not crisp. You really need 1080p to use a hi def TV as a monitor in my opinion. Although if you sit back about five feet a 720p set is perfect.

[tweakboy]

A pc monitor has much smaller pixels ,, its a better picture then a hdtv 1080p ,, gl

[7keys]

Yes its relative to the size of the panel but smaller size does not necessarily mean better picture quality.

[Flurp]

I think it really matters how far away from the TV/monitor you will be... if you will be super close like you would with a laptop then get a monitor but if you are further away like most people watch tv or play consoles... then get a hdtv...

[Xtreme Barton]

remember my friends, tvs are like breasts, they can never be too big.


uhh id have to disagree

http://www.telefoner.ru/preview/images/9822.jpg



but yeah .. we get your point :D

[TheGreySpectre]

it comes down to resolution. TVs are great if you are playing games and watching movies but as there resolutions are not quite as high as monitors the huge text size will look odd for writing stuff. TVs will be much cheaper for the size though. I just bought a 30" monitor and I don't think I would want to go any bigger while sitting at an actual desk.

[EarthDog]

The resolutions are the same. I can buy a 1920x1080 monitor AND a TV...

[Sonny]

I have a T260HD as a monitor & I connect my PS2 to it via Component cable & the sound to the RCA jacks to the Klipsch pre-amp,allows me to play the PS2 without having the computer turned on. When I get the PS3 when Gran Turismo 5 comes out in March I can input the sound to the line in on my XFI-Titanium or just swap cables on the RCA jacks of the Klipsch with video via HDMI.

T260HD Inputs:

DVI-D
VGA
Component
HDMI X 2
Cable
Sound Line Out Pass Thru

[TheGreySpectre]

The resolutions are the same. I can buy a 1920x1080 monitor AND a TV...

A lot of 24 in TVs are still 720P, even a number of 30"+ tvs are 720P. 24" monitors are the 16:10 equivalent of 1080p (1920x1200) and 30" monitors run at 2560x1600 of which there is no TV equivalent. There are a couple 16:9 montiors, but the majority are 16:10. What I was trying to convey when I saod that was, at least from what I have seen, if you have a monitor and a TV of the same size, the monitor will be running at a higher resolution.

sorry for the confusion