Re: What is the difference between LCD TV and LCD monitor .....

Forget LCD.Go for DLP. Check the contrast ratio differences for a start.

"johns" <johns321@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Seems impossible to sort out. What is the difference between
an LCD TV, an LCD Widescreen Monitor with an external TV
Converter box, and a LCD Monitor with a PCI tuner card like
the Hauppauge PVR 350 ??? All of them seem to be able to
cross adapt and do the same thing.

LCD TV ---
Comes with a DVI input, and I think you can also use it
as a PC monitor for apps and DVD movies

LCD Monitor with external TV converter box ---
Also has a DVI input. Is obviously a PC monitor, and is "tv
ready" in the advertisements.

LCD Monitor ---
So it IS a PC monitor, and I can buy a Hauppauge PVR
350 pci card that will display a TV or camera image on the
screen in any size window up to full screen. Mine looks
very good on my 19 inch LCD monitor .. even close up,
because there is a smoothing program that sharpens
the image.

So far, I've figure this out:

LCD TV ---
Has terrible resolution closer than 5 feet. I actually had a
store set one up for me as a PC monitor, and it was
unreadable. My impression is an LCD TV is cheap crap,
but big, and from a distance looks OK.

LCD Monitor with external converter ---
Not a clue. I would guess that the external converter might
be faster than an internal pci PVR card, because the PVR
works by converting the incoming TV image to an MPG
file, and then displaying that MPG file in real time. I believe
I read that in my Hauppauge manual for the 350 I have.

LCD Monitor --- with PCI TV card like Hauppauge 350
Nice for viewing TV in a window on a standard resolution
LCD monitor. There are some audio-video sync problems,
with certain broadcasts .. like TV movies. I think there is
a way to make the PVR bypass the MPG file, and display
directly ?????

QUESTION:

What is the best setup for a home theater system ..
considering both price and performance ???

1. PC with normal LCD monitor, and LCD TV separate ??
2. PC with wide LCD monitor that is "tv ready", but is also
a good PC monitor for games and apps. Viewable up
close and not grainy.
3. PC with Wide LCD monitor with PVR card ??

johns



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