charmax: (Boggling)
charmax ([personal profile] charmax) wrote2006-10-20 06:06 pm

HDTV monitors

Does anyone on my flist know anything about HDTV monitors? If so, would this here be a good buy for the price range? I've looked around and haven't seen anything better spec wise....

[identity profile] morgandawn.livejournal.com 2006-10-20 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
not certain if this is a good buy - but check to see what you need to tune/receive HDTV adn what connectors you need. Ex. some cable companies boxes will only output in XXX format. Also, if you don't have a built-in HDTV tuner, you may need to buy/rent one.

more here: http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-7608_7-1016109-3.html

[identity profile] charmax.livejournal.com 2006-10-20 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks for the info. The monitor already has a tv tuner on-board and I know that I can buy a usb HDTV tuner so that's all good. I think it's then just a matter of hooking it upto my current cable service... According to all the guides it sounds simple enough but we shall see!

[identity profile] morgandawn.livejournal.com 2006-10-20 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
pay note to the hdmi issues if you want future compatability.

[identity profile] charmax.livejournal.com 2006-10-20 08:19 pm (UTC)(link)
I've seen some talk about HD DVD and Blu-ray but I'm not quite sure what it's all about yet... Still much research to do.

[identity profile] charmax.livejournal.com 2006-10-20 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
HDMI is the same as HDCP isn't it? Hmmm.