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Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 22:13:03 +0100
From: Johanna <joha...@nospam.org>
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I have a Sharp Aquos 26" which I believe is HDTV? I sometimes use that 
as a PC monitor and it has a super resolution.
Sometimes I download HDTV recordings of TV shows and they look fantastic 
on the Aquos, whereas the cable TV leaves a lot to be desired. .

Before I got my other monitors, this was my only PC monitor. I sat on 
the floor when I used it. This was the big problem. You usually sit in a 
different way when you use a TV to when you use a PC. So you have to 
decide which of the two to optimise the TVs position for. Mine was 
optimised for TV viewing which was why it was invonvenient. However at 
the time I hardly used the PC at all at home because I was so sick of it 
after a whole day at work in front of one!

Some of these high end tv monitors have a number of different input 
channels, for example mine has Analogue and Digital TV, 2! DVD, VCR and PC.

I had a party a while back and put on some music with a really cool 
psychedelic screensaver on the PC. All my (non-techy) friends thought 
that was really cool.:-)

You'll have no trouble using your HDTV as a monitor - ideally check the 
manual before you buy it to confirm that it has PC DVI or VGA in.

Johanna

Mike T. wrote:
> "John Doe" <j...@usenetlove.invalid> wrote in message 
> news:Xns984C8CFC65D3C0123456789@207.115.17.102...
> 
>>Is anyone currently using or has anyone actually used an HDTV as their
>>primary monitor? How is/was it?
>>
>>Thank you.
>>
> 
> 
> Interesting question.  You do realize that the primary differences between 
> computer monitors and HDTV monitors are usually aspect ratio and selection 
> of video inputs, right?  Heck, I've seen HDTV LCD sets with DVI and even 
> D-Sub (SVGA) inputs.
> 
> That said, it should work as good as any ordinary LCD computer monitor, 
> depending on where it is placed in reference to where you are 
> itting.  -Dave 
> 
>