TV/MONITOR Options

[Maccabee]

I got my room hooked up to have tv if I wanted it, and i also have been wanting to buy a monitor to hook my laptop up to, and to use when I make a pc dektop. So, I was wanting to get something that I could use for tv. It will be sitting on my desk, so I was thinking 22" would be a good size. So heres where the problem is. Tvs dont have very large resolutions which isnt good for the computer but the only thing, an lcd monitor would be missing is the, (not sure what they are called) yello, red, and white jacks. Audio and video and whatnot. So should I search for a computer monitor that has that?(do they exist) or should I get a small tv? I will primarily be using it for computer.

If I got a monitor I would probably get this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16824009145

But as you can see It doesnt have the plugs that let me hook it up to the tv box thing.

if I were to get a tv i would get,
http://www.walmart.com/Haier-22-Lcd-Hdtv/ip/10929998
but the resolution is less then 1440x900 and friggin BRIGHT BLUE doesnt go with my room.

T;DR
good monitor for computer and tv.

[brooklyneast05]

an lcd monitor would be missing is the, (not sure what they are called) yello, red, and white jacks. Audio and video and whatnot. So should I search for a computer monitor that has that?(do they exist)

i don't really get what you'd need RCA connectors for in the first place, but i duno. when i did this before all i did was get an s-video cable and connect the computer and tv the RCA cable was irrelevent to the tv or computer, it's only purpose was to hook up the xbox/dvd player (in my case)

[mipadi]

i don't really get what you'd need RCA connectors for in the first place, but i duno. when i did this before all i did was get an s-video cable and connect the computer and tv the RCA cable was irrelevent to the tv or computer, it's only purpose was to hook up the xbox/dvd player (in my case)

Does S-video give really bad resolution? If you're connecting a computer to a "TV screen" to use as a monitor, S-video is going to look kinda bad.

Anyway, can use HDMI as a cable connection? I was researching computer monitors that support an HDMI connection, since I wanted to replace my old CRT with a flat-screen that I could also hook an Xbox up to.

[Maccabee]

I had no clue this existed but look.


That looks like my solution.

I can use that converter to plug the tv box with the rca cables into the vga and I can connect my computer into the dvi.

wait... do pc monitors have input options in the menu? Maybe I can just use one of those ab input boxes.

[brooklyneast05]

Does S-video give really bad resolution? If you're connecting a computer to a "TV screen" to use as a monitor, S-video is going to look kinda bad.

hmmm, yeah, i wouldn't call it good now that i think about it. i did this at my uncles house so it's not something i was using everyday. also the monitor was kinda shitty in general and we were more just messing around than anything. yeah now that i think about it, that would be a bad way to go for something you wanted to use a lot.

[heyo-captain-jac...]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16889005063


That, do it. It's less than $600 right now too.

[Maccabee]

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wont fit on my desk. And for 32" i wouldnt settle for less then 2048 wide.

[heyo-captain-jac...]

Tiny desk. This one is much smaller, and much less expensive. Still 1080p.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16824160047

[Maccabee]

puuuuurrrrrrfect....