for gaming a MONITOR or HDTV?

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#1 NSR34GTR
Member since 2007 • 13179 Posts

Hi there

i just want to play games in hd

so would you recomend me a monitor or a tv

if monitor which size and recomended contrast ratio

thanx

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#2 iamanoobkillme
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monitors are cheaper but small . HDTV are much bigger
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#3 komattias
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The quality between a HDTV and a monitor can be the same, the only difference is the size.

I've got a 32'' inch 1366x768 1080i HDTV and it's just great

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I use a HDTV and have it connected to my PC, PS3 and 360 at the same time and I have no regrets.
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#5 DavyC412
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take into consideration that the 360 (at least currently) doesnt support the standard 24'' or higher resolution of 1900x1200 (16:10) so youll have to use the resolution of 1280x768 which is the closes resolution the 360 supplies to 16:10 (its not exasctly 16:10, but its the closest).

if youre gonna play a console only i would say get a HDTV, if you want to play computer games only, i would recommend a monitor. if youre gonna play both, i would say monitor, because an HDTV doesnt double well at all as a functional computer screen, even though a computer monitor doesnt make a perfect console display.