Computer Monitor thats also a TV

[aqua]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-052-LG

*faints*

 

[aqua]

I'm talking to myself

so this then, http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/3385383/LG-M198WA-19-Widescreen-LCD-Monitor-With-TV-Tuner/Product.html the 19"

or this http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/33625...D-Monitor-With-TV-Tuner-And-HDMI/Product.html the 22"

can people who know what they're looking for tell me what the flaws are with that? I know the tuner won't pick up digital but thats not a problem as we will have a spare freeview box soon

so, all comments gratefully received x

 

[Crispy]

I'm talking to myself

You're having what's known as a 'gadget wank'

That LG one looks perfect. Get it. But get it somewhere else if you can, overclockers uk is run by some people with very dodgy rw views, IIRC. (I'm thinking of the BNP/nationalist kinda thing - someone fill me in?)

 

[Bob_the_lost]

Yeah, those 19" and 22" screens look about perfect really. Scart input (aka S-Video), decent to verging upon obscene screen size and all the other wonderful bits and bobs you need.

There are other things to look for in screens, response time, brightness, colour range, contrast etc. However the manufacturer specs are often misleading and sometimes just flat out lies. The only way to tell for sure is to find one of the half dozen sites that do high quality testing of LCD screens and hope they have a review of the pannel in question. Which is unlikely.

Don't expect the colours to be spot on (you have to pay a fortune for that in LCDs) but other than that either should be fine.

 

[aqua]

do you think they have audio outs that I can plug our speakers into though?

I can't see anywhere that says if they do or not (also crispy, I've found them on play.com too which I thought was a better place?)

 

[Crispy]

They do have audio outs, so speakers a go go.
Play are fine

 

[electroplated]

I've been reading this thread with interest as my TV just died and was thinking of getting something similar - the LG one looks perfect, almost too perfect for that price - must find a review

 

[boskysquelch]

I'm pretty anti_overclockers from waaaaaaaaaay back along...last time I bothered to look(when this was last mentioned here and I was challenged over such aspersions) they hadn't changed

 

[Bob_the_lost]

The 22" one gets good writeup.

http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=514286 A thread about a near identical screen that segues into one about the 22" from play.

 

[aqua]

it may be being ordered

 

[aqua]

edit that to may *have* been ordered

 

[Bob_the_lost]

Oh shit, you haven't just bought it have you? Where was that link....

 

[aqua]

please tell me your joking or I'll cry

 

[Bob_the_lost]

I'm a bad person.

I'm joking.

*awaits 24 hour ban*

 

[Crispy]

that was very naughty

 

[aqua]

 

[newharper]

The LG looks great, I have a question however.

It say's T.V. tuner, does that mean freeview as well?

Probably me being pedantic.

 

[Crispy]

The LG looks great, I have a question however.

It say's T.V. tuner, does that mean freeview as well?

Probably me being pedantic.

nah, just regular analogue TV. What with the standard for broadcast digital being different from country to country, very few TVs have it built in.

 

[newharper]

Ta.

 

[aqua]

its arrived

will test it out when I get home and report back

 

[Sunray]

The best way to do this is to use an up scalers, unfortunately these are quite expensive.

The cheapest I have seen is Maplins sell at 70 quid but its rubbish, far better to use one of these

http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?ITAG=FAQ&ModuleNo=97994&doy=3m8#faq

This will allow you to plug you freeview box into any pc monitor with a 15 pin vga port and proper scaling to a monitors pixel size. A few quid and you can buy a 3 port one.

 

[mauvais]

<doesn't read any posts>

What you want is an Eizo. You just might not know it yet.

<doesn't read any replies>

 

[aqua]

I'm in love its wicked

 

[MooChild]

I'm in love its wicked

Thats all that matters