Any ~24" LCDs with composite input?

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NleahciM

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Hey there - are there any 24" (or around 24" - size is not terribly important) LCDs with composite input? I don't have a TV and don't see much of a reason to get one if I can use my monitor as such. I want it to be a monitor first and a tv second.

Ideally - I would like to find a 24" LCD that had DVI, composite, VGA, coax, and whatever fancy stuff is needed for AV equipment (though I can't imagine I'll need anything). The composite is for all the various things that use composite - ie my digital camera, game systems, alot of VCRs, etc. The coax would be for cable.

Thanks!
 
So the Westinghouse one seems the cheapest - are the others any better than it? I watch alot of videos - so the quality really matters.

Thanks!
 
Dell 2407WFP. It has composite, component, vga and dvi.
You'll need a tuner card for that coax cable though.
 
they dont work though.
try and get non distorted 480i,480p, true non overscanned 1080i and 720p working all properly on any panel that has the component inputs.

if it worked, I would own it right this very minute.

I wish the benq FP241 series worked but it seems it does not yet.
 
Don't even bother looking for a monitor with composite inputs. Some monitors, like the BenQ and Dell monitors mentioned, don't even scale the composite input properly, and many have poor deinterlacing or other problems.

Just get a cheap $30 TV tuner like this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814122221

Even a cheap TV tuner like that will do much better than the composite input on most monitors, and if you care about quality, use S-video when you can.
 
ToastyX said:
Don't even bother looking for a monitor with composite inputs. Some monitors, like the BenQ and Dell monitors mentioned, don't even scale the composite input properly, and many have poor deinterlacing or other problems.

Just get a cheap $30 TV tuner like this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814122221

Even a cheap TV tuner like that will do much better than the composite input on most monitors, and if you care about quality, use S-video when you can.
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Except that with a capture card you are introducing a substantial extra bit of latency between your video source and your monitor, unless these have improved recently. I remember my friend would occasionally play his XBox running it through his ATI AIW card and there was a noticeable lag which made playing games tricky.

Is this still the case?
 
we dont really care about xbox 360.

but that is a good point for people who might.

there is a sweet sick card called "Black Magic Intensity Pro" that allows for component in with high end quality electronics. I have no idea about the lag. There of course would be more lag as it is processed by the computer, so that must take a piece of time off. I have not bought this thing yet. It also has HDMI in but that doesnt help anyone as it abides by DRM stupid shit so I doubt it would work well for most people's input desires.

thanks to Toasty about giving me that piece of info. it is pci-e as well :)
 
NleahciM said:
Except that with a capture card you are introducing a substantial extra bit of latency between your video source and your monitor, unless these have improved recently. I remember my friend would occasionally play his XBox running it through his ATI AIW card and there was a noticeable lag which made playing games tricky.

Is this still the case?
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$50 internet dollars says he was using tv-on-demand at the time. Having the ability to pause live tv requires the picture to be buffered. For some reason the newer Media centers removed the 'live tv' option from the options. Which basically ruined console play. I used to use my old PS2 on the AIW just fine. Just couldn't use it when on-demand was turned on.
 
NleahciM said:
Except that with a capture card you are introducing a substantial extra bit of latency between your video source and your monitor, unless these have improved recently. I remember my friend would occasionally play his XBox running it through his ATI AIW card and there was a noticeable lag which made playing games tricky.
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The only TV tuners that lag are the ones with onboard encoders. Cheap TV tuners don't have onboard encoders. Some TV tuners might come with software that adds lag due to software-based PVR features, but you can just use DScaler instead. There should be no significant lag when used with DScaler: http://www.dscaler.org/
 
I have a Leadtek WinTV 2000 Expert (or something like that), no perceptible lag with a PS2 connected through S-Video. The sound needs to be passed through using a CD-in port though with this particular model.
 
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