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Recommend an LCD HDTV Screen/Monitor

slayer202

slayer202

Lifer
I want to get one of these smaller HDTV LCD screens to use with the next generation consoles. I want something between $300 and $500. Doesn't need to be very big. No idea what I need except HDTV ready
 
anyone? I guess I can stop by best buy, CC, and those places to take a look in person, but I think buying online is the best bet for best $$, unless I can find something on sale right?
 
Not sure for under $500, but I'd looking into the Samsung 23" LCD TV's. They do 1366x768 and are great for HDTV and PC gaming. I have the 32" version and love it.
 
Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
Originally posted by: slayer202
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16889179006

how does this look?
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definatly under 500$ 🙂
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any other comments? It looks pretty nice to me.

edit:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Viewsonic-27-LCD-TV...01QQcategoryZ61399QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

$65 more for a 27 inch viewsonic. but ebay :/ there are also a bunch more 27 inch ones for $600, but I rather stay at 500 or under. does the hyundai look good? tigerdirect has the resolution listed lower than newegg, along with a different response time...
 
Originally posted by: Rommel44
Response time and some other spec. from manufacturer is usualy good joke - talking from my experience🙁
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ok, well neither newegg nor tigerdirect manufacturer it
 
Is that monitor HDCP complliant? That's a minimum I'd say. My recommendation is to wait it out a bit when you can afford a little bit more.

The Viewsonic is, but I'd recommend 1080p so when blu-ray or hd-dvd become the standard you won't have to upgrade. I've read 1080i didplays don't do so well on the new standard.
 
well my budget won't be changing most likely.

Main reason I want this is for when the playstation 3 comes out. Also, who can complain about HD TV channels.

I don't really know anything about 1080i vs 1080p. what is the price difference? that is what bluray/hddvd are?

Anything you can recommend? I suppose I could go 19" if it really makes a big difference, but 23" sounds like it would be perfect for me. Also, this is for my bedroom at home(I am a college student right now), and we have a 50" panasonic plasma downstairs that I can use if I want to take full advantage, so this doesn't need to be the best screen out there
 
Yes, they're 1080p standards. The argument for 1080p over 10800i (aside from higher resolution) is not futzing with deinterlacers. They have 50" plasmas in dorms now? The new standard (whichever it is) may all be drm'd to death by Vista anyways. I use my PC for a tuner and run a 1080p Westinghouse LCD monitor. I guess what I'm saying is that you don't have to have 1080p. HD broadcast standard is either 720p or 1080i. Not sure what the standard is for PS3. I like Viewsonic a lot, I had a 19" Viewsonic lcd before I went to a 37" display. The one thing to make sure of is that it's hdcp compliant, past that it's all gravy.
 
what exactly is hdcp compliant? and if newegg doesn't say, how would i figure out if it is or isn't?

and no lol, no 50" plasma in my dorm. when i said home, i meant home with my parents, where this tv would be most of the time(not sure if I trust having it + a ps3 in my dorm room).
 
Let me clear up some things.

Broadcast wise, i'm not even sure if there is 1080p. 1080i is below 1080p. The Xbox360 can do 1080i, PS3 can do 1080p.

I think people are getting mixed up with LCD PC monitors and LCD TV. These two are different. For 1080p on LCD PC I think you need a 24" at least and needs to have HDCP. I dont remember what it stands for, but its one of the requirements for playing HIdef on a PC monitor. Other requirements are hdcp vid card and windows vista. In other words its like a key.

Now for LCD TV that says HDTV ready, this means that it can play HD. HDCP only applies to LCD PC I believe. Its only PC monitors that are behind the times in HD. HDTV LCD's/plasmas/dlp's have always been able to play HD. I'm pretty sure if you look at all the HDTV sets it wont say anything about HDCP, because this terminology is for LCD PC.

Hope that wasnt too confusing.

Now as for LCD TV HD quality, i dont really know. lol
 
Originally posted by: MrX8503
Let me clear up some things.

Broadcast wise, i'm not even sure if there is 1080p. 1080i is below 1080p. The Xbox360 can do 1080i, PS3 can do 1080p.

I think people are getting mixed up with LCD PC monitors and LCD TV. These two are different. For 1080p on LCD PC I think you need a 24" at least and needs to have HDCP. I dont remember what it stands for, but its one of the requirements for playing HIdef on a PC monitor. Other requirements are hdcp vid card and windows vista. In other words its like a key.

Now for LCD TV that says HDTV ready, this means that it can play HD. HDCP only applies to LCD PC I believe. Its only PC monitors that are behind the times in HD. HDTV LCD's/plasmas/dlp's have always been able to play HD. I'm pretty sure if you look at all the HDTV sets it wont say anything about HDCP, because this terminology is for LCD PC.

Hope that wasnt too confusing.

Now as for LCD TV HD quality, i dont really know. lol
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Now I'm confused
 
that makes sense to me. basically since I dont need a pc monitor, i dont have to worry about hdcp? and if it says hdtv thats all i really need
 
Nope. Needs to have HDCP compliance for content protection in Vista. You don't, however, have to have 1080p. What I was suggesting is that you go for a monitor run through a DVI and have your tuner in your computer.
 
HDCP is not limited to PC monitors. HDCP (High Definition Content Protection) is the hollywood demanded encryption/protection standard that will have to be present to play HD content at HD resolutions from an HD-DVD/Blu-Ray player, be it a standalone device or a drive in a PC. HDCP is a secure pathway from the device being used to read the HD content, to the display receiving the HD content. Like somebody said above, it's a key--embedded in each HDCP-compliant device is a chip with HDCP codes or whatever they use.

Any HD TV that has HDMI connectors must be HDCP compliant, but any TV's that don't include HDMI connections and don't explicitly say they are HDCP compliant (via DVI, or some other digital connection), then they may not be. If you ever want to watch HD content on your PC, you will need an HDCP-compliant OS, and HDCP-compliant video card and and HDCP-compliant monitor, otherwise the HD content will either be scaled down to SD resolutions, or will not play at all. If you buy and HDTV and plan to hook up an HD-DVD/Blu-Ray player, you will need an HDCP-compliant TV, otherwise the content will be scaled down to SD resolutions or refuse to play at all.

I don't think the XBOX360 requires HDCP compliance to display games in their HD resolutions (720p, 1080i, 1080p, if possible), but I imagine the add-on HD-DVD player will require an HDCP compliant display if you want to watch HD-DVDs (hollywood won't let them skirt HDCP). The PS3 will also require you to have an HDCP-compliant display if you want to watch Blu-Ray movies at their 1080p resolution.

Google is a great place to get all the HD education you need before making any purchase if you actually want to understand all the issues surrounding HD content.
 
@ the OP. There are currently 4 types of common LCD TV resolutions.

480P (720x480) 720P (1280x720) 1080i and 1080P (1920x1080)

Many LCDTV's support some or all of those "formats" but few can support the full resolution of 1080i/p. Lots of LCD TVs are inbetween 480p and 720p or slightly higher resolution than 720p. A $500 price range will probably mean a 720p screen with a native real resolution slightly larger than 1280x720.

Another option for you is to buy a computer monitor, and use a cable box for TV, and connect the game console up to it. For instance the Dell 24" widescreen is probably slightly out of your price range, but it has HDCP, and component input and can display a full 1920x1080 picture. Just an idea.
 
hmm alright I somewhat understand. This will NEVER be used as a computer monitor, for the record, purely a TV.

So can someone recommend some tvs to look at? I've looked for a while and the best I saw was the hyundai from newegg, but I have no idea about the actual quality or if it is indeed hdcp compliant
 
The problem is slayer that you want a TV that can do HD for not very much money. Which means the ONLY route you can take is going with an LCD PC monitor. For an HDTV set it would cost a few thousand. As mentioned before the Dell 24" could output 1080P and is HDCP compliant, but i'm not sure how well it would work for an XBOX or PS3. I would look around HardOCP's "Display" forum, theres alot of people there hooking up their consoles to their LCD's.

Again the 24" would be out of your price range, so you would have to settle for 720p, or 1080p downscaled. Or wait till PS3 matures and then buy an hd monitor.

Heres an article from IGN about console on LCD PC gaming

http://gear.ign.com/articles/703/703073p1.html
 
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