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    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by hayn-punch, Oct 30, 2007.

  1. hayn-punch

    hayn-punch Notebook Guru

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    hello! i'm in college right now and i'm in need of a tv. instead of having to buy a very large, $100+ standard tv for my dorm, i figured i'd go ahead and use my 17 in flat screen dell monitor thats at home. does anyone know how i should go about doing this? suggestions are welcome! i tried googling it, but i didn't find much. please help! thanks to all those who reply, in advance.
     
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  2. Macpod

    Macpod Connoisseur

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    you need a TV tuner card and an antenna. !7 is way too small for TV. get a cheap 20inch widescreen
     
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    Razor2 Notebook Deity

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    17" is not small...if you use it in a small room...its the same size as small TVs...if you have a larger room (more than 10-12m2) you will need something larger, even larger than 20".
     
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    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    hayn-punch Notebook Guru

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    i was looking at something similar! thanks. newegg is kind of expensive with their shipping to hawaii though ($20+???).

    17 inches is perfect for my dorm room.... it'll sit perfectly on my icebox.

    thanks again for the suggestions. if there are cheaper tvboxes or something similar, please let me know!
     
    hayn-punch, Oct 30, 2007
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