Paul Smith said:
I've got an old 24 inch Dell, it's got DVI, VGA, component, composite and
S-video inputs. Not sure if the newer models still have all of those
inputs, but they probably have at least DVI and VGA.
There's lots of TV/computer monitors out there. Some people buy those $800
37" Westinghouse LCD TVs, wall mount them and plug them into their
computers. Big monitor, small price, 1920x1080 resolution, and more desk
space.
Yeah, if you use a TV Tuner, there's like a 1-3 second delay from live to
when the image actually appears on your screen. Since your video game has to
get instant feedback, a 1 second delay is basically unplayable.
I keep a CRT on hand for gaming, even plugging straight into a LCD HDTV
produces a 30ms-60ms "lag" with older Standard Def gaming, like PS2. Time it
takes to process the image to fit the high resolution LCD can be annoying
with games like Guitar Hero, DDR, anything where timing has to be spot on.
There's tons of experiments on the internet with HDTV lag, it's kindda
interesting.
-A.