hmmmm

My monitor took a dump about an hour ago, got my 42 inch LCD TV hooked up through HDMI right now picture looks good but I'm not sure if I'll be able to play online yet. I am about to check it out and see how it goes.

best way to play..... HDMI to TV

Newegg has my monitor on sale right now.

ASUS VE247H Black 23.6" 2ms Full HD HDMI LED BackLight LCD Monitor w/Speakers

219.99 on sale for 189.99 plus a $10 MIR plus use code EMCKBJD48 to get it for 159.99 after rebate!

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Does that have a glossy finish or the typical matte finish u see on flat monitors?

best way to play..... HDMI to TV

omg. . . I'm getting a better picture off the TV than I was my monitor lol and still getting 45fps on average! Contemplating getting a 36inch tv for my pc instead of a new monitor

Does that have a glossy finish or the typical matte finish u see on flat monitors?

my tv screen is really shinny black

Newegg has my monitor on sale right now.

ASUS VE247H Black 23.6" 2ms Full HD HDMI LED BackLight LCD Monitor w/Speakers

219.99 on sale for 189.99 plus a $10 MIR plus use code EMCKBJD48 to get it for 159.99 after rebate!

Nice one plume, I got it saved to my favs. I gotta decide whether I want a tv or new monitor now lol

Does that have a glossy finish or the typical matte finish u see on flat monitors?

The plastic paneling around the monitor is a nice glossy black. As is the stand.

lets hear some votes: TV vs. Monitor pros and cons if you got them!

cons... HDTV's generally suffer from slower response times and lower pixel density (distance between the pixels) and even in some cases, lower resolutions than lcd PC monitors...
pros... some people like HUGE screens and don't notice above cons

so really it comes down to whatever works best for your enjoyment imho

I'll vote for TV's. I really don't notice the lost refresh rate, dot pitch aperture (just sit farther away), or resolution (1080p good enough).
I'm more into comfort like a good reclining comfy chair, something to kick your feet up on, end tables on each side for consumables and mouse and big TV on wall so all can watch.

I vote for whatever the fuck is cheaper, and in the size you want it. TV's are so advanced now (Matching even monitors) that as long as you get an LED HD TV you should be fine, whatever size you want it in and whatever the price is. I do think that monitors have a max cap of 27" as for "Performace" wise HDMI=DVI but with built in sound for the cable, so if you want to watch youtube or a movie on the couch you can kick back and unplug your headphones and BAM built in speakers. Whatever you decide it should be price that does it for you.

I'll vote for TV's. I really don't notice the lost refresh rate, dot pitch aperture (just sit farther away), or resolution (1080p good enough).
I'm more into comfort like a good reclining comfy chair, something to kick your feet up on, end tables on each side for consumables and mouse and big TV on wall so all can watch.

There's no difference in the refresh rate. He's talking about response times...meaning how long it takes input to be shown on the TV. The response time is even higher if you use HDMI to your TV. I noticed this when I used to have my 360 and play CoD. With HDMI, there was very noticeable lag between my button presses and it being shown on screen, but with component it was less. Nonetheless it was still there.

The TV's just don't match up price wise, pound for pound I think a monitor will be best due to the response times, here is one I'm looking at right now
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... CatId=3774

Awesome. Plug that bad-boy in via DVI and You're Acing.