I have this and use it as an actual television out in my living room. If you have a small living room or live in an apartment, it is a perfect TV assuming you have cable or an ATSC tuner. I have a TivoHD which has its own digital tuner. The colors are good on it, the contrast ratio is bad. There are some settings that really help to improve the contrast ratio over the factory defaults, I would say this is a good price for a great entry level monitor. About to pair this with the Sony webpage credit card deal, finally get to see some bluray on this sucker!