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    NEED UR HELP! refer me a widescreen lcd at least 20" with wsxga+ and cable tv out

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by indefuseable chronic, Jun 2, 2006.

  1. indefuseable chronic

    indefuseable chronic Notebook Consultant

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    thanks. if i wanted to just get a separate tv tuner card for the lcd... would the quality be as good ?

    also.. how big are tv tuner cards and how do they work? im assuming u plug it into the lcd and the cable cord plugs into the card ?
     
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    otaku Notebook Deity

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    For a laptop if it wasnt already built in to the machine you can buy an external one (they're fairly small) that plugs in via usb they're usually under $200

    Samsung, viewsonic and apple all make great monitors. Dell's are great to (especially pricing)
     
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    Big.P Notebook Guru

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    I strongly recommend getting a Samsung. While I've never tried their widescreen monitors, I recently purchased a UXGA (1600X1200) 20 in. monitor from Samsung (model 204b) and it has fantastic image quality, brightness, and speed, IMO better than any other 20" lcd brand out there (yes that includes Dell, I've owned the 2001fp and it pales in comparison). There were absolutely no dead pixels on the Samsung- a rarity for many lcd brands!

    You should probably aim for an tuner independent of the monitor because most 20" lcd's with a tuner have lower resolution. Besides, you can always get an HD tuner card which most monitors don't have.
     
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    indefuseable chronic Notebook Consultant

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    proportable , geared to play.. do u guys sell asus lcd monitors and tv tuners also ?
     
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