I think you are mixing goals here. 1) you are asking about a common
monitor for both TV viewing and your computer use, and 2) you mention
converting VCR tapes to DVD. Two different tasks - the monitor in
question has no bearing on the conversion process... I mean if you make
use of a TV tuner card so you can watch TV through your computer, then
why not just plug the VCR into the tuner card and do your conversions in
a more direct manner?
I believe there is a difference in specs between monitors and TVs. I
*think* it has to do with the DPI values, whereas the 1080p is more of
an X/Y value thing. Monitors have traditionally had much better
resolution than TVs. But, I have not dug into these specs (cuz I don't
really care as long as the pic looks decent), so take my comments with a
large amount of doubt.
My quick (and kind useless) thoughts....
Shawn
On 11-12-15 03:07 PM, [email protected] wrote:
I am in the market for either a monitor or a TV and I want a device which will
basically do everything.
My biggest interest is a monitor. I typically run 2048x768 on twin heads but I
have cards which can support up to four (4) heads. I'm running currently about
one of the smallest fonts there is and I'm usually in BASH. In fact I don't
really like a GUI.
Next what I would like to do is be able to bring in a TV signal.
My question is will the current 1080p TV's do the same job as a monitor?
If the specs are as I think they are then the answer should be yes. 1080p
should be 1080p regardless if there is a TV tuner and other junk in the thing
or not!
What this means is that I should forget a monitor and simply buy a TV which has
a rating of 1080p. Then with this I have the ability to drive the TV from say
a VCR tape and I _should_ be able to pick up the outputs and burn it to a DVD
and after that if I wish I should be able to read the DVD in the computer and
later edit it and the same device works as a monitor.
Am I missing something?
A 27" Viewsonic monitor running 1080p at BestBuy is $370. They sell a 32" TV
with dual HDMI interfaces for about $400.
So why would I want to buy the monitor?
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