what to look for in an LCD for use with XBOX 360? newb question-plz help

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#1 Caprellid
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So Black Friday is coming around, and i want an LCD monitor that basically can play my xbox 360 with good quality besides my oldass 10 year old tv.

What cables or ports do I need to hook up to LCD?

Do most LCD's come with 720 or 1080i or am I mistaking that for HDTVs...

I am confused also, if i just get an LCD I wouldn't get HD quality unless its an HDTV right?

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#2 olpfan
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For gaming purposes its good to look for an LCD with HDMI ports for the HDMI cable usage with the 360. Also getting a progressive resolution in my opinion is much better. For instance 720i(Interlaced) 720p(progressive). Most LCDs sold now will support up to a minimum of 720p, but its just good to make sure its progressive. In my opinion a gigantic tv is not really that good for gaming, so mabe aim from like a 19" to 32". its all in preference really. I have a 32" 720p Samsung, and its amazing. I'm a huge gamer so i did my research when buying a tv and i couldn't be happier. So just remember those points: -Progressive resolution -Tv Size -Ports (HDMI, AV)
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#3 Slashfan10
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couldn't have said it better. and if you want a larger size tv then you can look for 1080p otherwise you will not notice a difference
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#4 olpfan
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o ya forgot to mention that. Unless the tv is over 32" you wont notice a difference between 720p and 1080p.
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#5 Caprellid
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perfect, got ya, if this was slickdeals, i wouldve repped you lol. THANKS
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#6 smack_masta
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You guys forgot MS response time, make sure its less than 5.
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#7 SirCokerThe9th
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So Black Friday is coming around, and i want an LCD monitor that basically can play my xbox 360 with good quality besides my oldass 10 year old tv.

What cables or ports do I need to hook up to LCD?

Do most LCD's come with 720 or 1080i or am I mistaking that for HDTVs...

I am confused also, if i just get an LCD I wouldn't get HD quality unless its an HDTV right?

Caprellid
Wow...my bad...you said moniter and not tv. I don't like to get moniters so i don't know much about them.
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#8 nickdastick
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You guys forgot MS response time, make sure its less than 5.smack_masta

You can totally get away with 8 MS response time though. Mine has it and I have no issues.

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#9 SmittyCool22
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you need to get a HDTV not HD ready or anything else..HDTV it has to say(that''s the only thing i think someone hasn't said to you) as far as this guy saying less than 5 i think you are fine with a 8 MS i dont think thats a problem and i'm sure as long as its a new tv itll prob be 4ms which is good, i would say 4ms is good. If your getting a 32in tv get it HDTV 720p not 1080..40in or any bigger and get 1080. Make sure your not getting a piece of crap theres a lot of good deals out there...make sure your getting a deal...walmart has huge tv's for prettttyy cheapp n lots of them on the floor in the store.

edit--i just saw the above responses about 2 or 3 new posts but yes in agreement i think 8ms is just fine although i'm not sure exactly what i have on mine.

As for the other guy i will agree as well to suggest getting an LCD HDTV and not and LCD HD monitor or whatever your looking to get..They're same price and you can get more use with a tv as well as the same uses.

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#10 Caprellid
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THANKS MUCH!!!