Large Monitor Dilemma

[bmitchell73]

So I'm having a dilemma here; about two weeks ago I realized that I was completely fed up with using my old 15" CRT monitor. So after visiting my local CC, I bought an open-box HP w2207 22" LCD for $250. Let me say, I'm thrown away by how awesome it is to look at this thing. I've used it now for a week, and I love it, but for some reason I still want bigger. Mainly so I can double it as a TV when I move to college. Anyway, I have a friend who wants to sell me his 26" Westinghouse HD LCD TV for $350. What do you guys think? Is it worth it?

 

[Black Falcon 921]

Televisions - 26" LCD HDTV w/ Built-in Front Loading DVD Player & Dual HDMI Inputs - SK26H590D (Westinghouse) - eCOST.com - electronics, computers, laptops, mp3 players


I would say no... Contrast ratio not near as good most likely and price for that buy a new one....

 

[mgcook]

eh. you can't run high resolutions on TVs unless you have a 1080p

for $350 you can get a 24"

 

[bmitchell73]

True, but I can play my xbox 360 at 1080i with an LCD TV, whereas I can only play at a lower resolution on my monitor. I guess the problem is that I have to decide whether I want to use this for my computer or for my 360, because you can't have both unless the TV is 1080p.

 

[mgcook]

my 24" has HDMI inputs if that helps any.

 

[ricanflow]

My 22" has hdmi input as well. But yeah a 24" will give you better overall picture than a 26" tv.

 

[NosBoost300]

28 inch hanns-g ... got 1 hdmi (that could be ur xbox) and 1 d-sub (that could be ur computer)

or like mgcook... his acer is mighty nice 3000:1 ratio, got dvi-d, d-sub, and hdmi... and you get 1080p