I need a new TV

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My old Toshiba died today, after many many years of service.

I will be in the market to buy a new LCD for my PC (was going to get the 28" Hanns G)... but now I'm to a good question. Can I buy a decent LCD TV to also use as my pc's display? I will be using it for gaming, and general tv/movie stuff.

I have a budget of about $500. What's the nicest lcd tv that will fit the bill for me?

I will be about three feet away at all times (Galant desk).

So far, this is what I'm looking at:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16889102197
 
Whatever you do, do not purchase blindly without researching, otherwise you may end up with a few bad surprises.

Buying a new TV takes more research than ever before imho, especially ones intended as a computer monitor. And careful of all the detail-lacking noob opinions that claim their LCD TV looks "great" as a monitor... they may not have any idea what "great" really is. You're going to make some compromises whichever way you choose, it's up to you to decide which compromises you're willing to make (input lag vs viewing angle vs text clarity vs price vs color accuracy etc etc)

I'll help you start off. Here's a really good recent thread from a guy with a budget slightly higher than yours: http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1378913

And here's a great place to get more info and opinions: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=166

Good luck either way
 
SJetski71 said:
Whatever you do, do not purchase blindly without researching, otherwise you may end up with a few bad surprises.

Buying a new TV takes more research than ever before imho, especially ones intended as a computer monitor. And careful of all the detail-lacking noob opinions that claim their LCD TV looks "great" as a monitor... they may not have any idea what "great" really is. You're going to make some compromises whichever way you choose, it's up to you to decide which compromises you're willing to make (input lag vs viewing angle vs text clarity vs price vs color accuracy etc etc)

I'll help you start off. Here's a really good recent thread from a guy with a budget slightly higher than yours: http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1378913

And here's a great place to get more info and opinions: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=166

Good luck either way
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Couldn't have said it better.
 
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