LCD monitors have recently become a lot cheaper, cheaper in fact than the majority of TV's of the same size, so why is it that we're paying top price for pretty much the same thing? Here is an article that will explain how to ue any LCD computer monitor instead of a television set. The first and simplest way is to buy a PC to use as a media centre, but then this is defying the point of the price saving so:
- Identify what you need, you will need, A cable box with DVI or HDMI output(most cable and satellite providers out there should offer this option and will be available to purchase through them), a set of speakers( some monitors come with built in speakers but you may wish to use a bigger set), most monitors don't have HDMI input so you will need a HDMI to DVI cable if your cable/satellite box has a HDMI port(if it has a DVI port then you won't need this)
- The Monitor, firstly make sure it is HDCP Compliant (High Definition Content Protection), next it must have a DVI or HDMI input socket, also i recommend it being a widescreen monitor which can display at least 720p. All this information should be readily available to the buyer on purchase
- Next you have to plug it all in, this is pretty simple and will e different for all so I won't go into depth, but then ou need to set the resolution, this can b done using your satellite/cable box and should be within the instruction booklet.
And there we have it, bear in mind that this is not very compatible with consoles and although possible to used them it varies with every cablebox, screen and console so I'm not going to go into it right now.
