Hd Tv £500

[nvening]

Can i get an HD ready TV for £500 or less, which will be used with xbox 360

How about a dell monitor, will that work?

[j.o.s.h.1408]

Yea a Dell monitor will work, a guy called unreal in this forum has one of those monitors, 20.1" widescreen i believe.. Anyways try one of the online retailers like ebuyer, they sell some under 500, but dont expect a big screen for that price

[directhex]

do you want HDTV, or just something for a decent resolution on 360?

for the former, you won't get it for 500 - not a real one anyway (many companies lie and sell non-hd sets as hd). about the cheapest decent one is the samsung le26r41b - a 26" samsung lcd hdtv for about 600.

for the latter, you can use pretty much any PC monitor - connected via VGA, the 360 allows a wide selection of resolutions, including 1280x1024 or similar.

personally, i wouldn't consider any of the 500 quid screens like those aldi sell - and unless you were buying a new monitor anyway, probably end up being a waste of money.

either save up for a new *proper* hdtv (£600), get a high-end pc monitor as a pc monitor which happens to work with the xbox360 (e.g. a dell 2005fpw, as long as your pc is up to it), or stick with your existing monitor.

[nvening]

how would i be able to get a tuner hocked up to it? Is it gunna be a home theater pc only jobby?

EDIT: How about this: £480 from aria, none left now but we all know arias trickary

http://reviews.cnet.com/Dell_W2600/4...2.html?tag=nav

[directhex]

Originally Posted by nvening

how would i be able to get a tuner hocked up to it? Is it gunna be a home theater pc only jobby?

depends what you buy. i have a samsung le26r41bd, where the b has a normal analog tuner and the bd has integrated freeview. it's usually plasmas (or monitors, but i told you not to use a monitor as a tv) that don't have any tuner at all integrated

EDIT: How about this: £480 from aria, none left now but we all know arias trickary

http://reviews.cnet.com/Dell_W2600/4...2.html?tag=nav

seems to techncially be hd (assuming all the specs are accurate), though it's a lower resolution than the samsung. personally, i'd avoid buying a tv from a computer equipment company - i looked at similarly priced iiyama teevees, and decided against it.

[nvening]

Like this?:
http://www.misco.co.uk/productinform...affiliate=2008

[nvening]

What is the difference between hd ready and hd compatable?

[directhex]

Originally Posted by nvening

What is the difference between hd ready and hd compatable?

hd ready is a licensed logo spec, containing:

* DVI with HDCP, or HDMI
* Component input
* X by 720 resolution minimum
* The ability to accept 1280x720 and 1920x1080 signals via DVI/HDMI or Component

many screens violate the spec, or abuse it heavily - for example, most plasma screens are 1024x1024, which is technically tall enough for the 720 height requirement, but can't display a 1280x720 signal. or some screens (medion) have assorted connectors for HDTV, and an HDTV resolution, but don;t actually display the input signal as HDTV under any circumstances - e.g. (HD) component is converted to SD then displayed.

hd compatible is usually a way to avoid paying the EICTA fees for using the hd ready logo (or a screen which predates the logo, or a scren which isn't actually HD but the manufacturers want a quick sale)

[Nick F]

I have the Dell 20.1 WS monitor and I can tell you that it plays the Xbox 360 really well. There are no ghosting issues which is good, when you have finished with your Xbox you hit a button on the monitor and return to your desktop. Genius

I got mine for £350 from aria on their specials page

[unreal]

Can you post pics of all sorts with the Dell 2005FPW please? Just that I have one too and it might tempt me Thankies

[Nick F]

Originally Posted by unreal

Can you post pics of all sorts with the Dell 2005FPW please? Just that I have one too and it might tempt me Thankies

No worries mate, I have got this pic of the whole unit on the desk but I will take some tomorrow of the unit playing the 360

[simonf7]

Wow, that isn't a Premium Xbox 360 is it? I thought they were all going for ridiculous figures on Ebay

Si

[steve threlfall]

Originally Posted by Famished

No worries mate, I have got this pic of the whole unit on the desk but I will take some tomorrow of the unit playing the 360

I wouldnt mind seeying these

Gota love these 2005fpw's

[nvening]

how would i be able to watch normal tv on that? Could i get some kind of freeview box, or share my sky with downstairs?

[directhex]

Originally Posted by nvening

how would i be able to watch normal tv on that? Could i get some kind of freeview box, or share my sky with downstairs?

no. no you can't.

i'm pretty sure i said you should only consider a monitor as a monitor that happens to be good with 360 - not as a tv replacement

[nvening]

How about this, computer shopper rate it as a best buy

http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx...avigationKey=0

Home cinema nuts should look elsewhere for absolute quality, but otherwise this screen is a great bargain.

It would seem perfect, acer are a desent enough company too

EDIT: manufactures spec page

http://acer.co.uk/acereuro/page9.do?...crc=3001111409