LCD tv, or just a LCD?

[felony]

I have been reading these forums for a little bit now, anandtech, hidef forums and decided i would post here to get some opinions.

Simply put, my CRT 19" syncmaster from samsung is too big and bulky, and I want to get a new TV that not only will play xbox360, ps2, but also act as my new monitor. HDTV is not a big priorty, as I have analog cable. But in the future, I would like my new set to have HDTV capabilities. I am looking for something for the bedroom, and anywhere up to 900 dollars. Preferably 26-27".

The other option is to get a normal LCD. More interested in widescreen. Dells looke nice, the 24" dell looks great, but is a little above my price range. And the inputs arent close to that of the olevias. I like the idea of a LCD meant for PCs, but the lack of inputs on most dells, samsungs, viewsonics does not please me. I am not currently going to use all the inputs, but I would like somethat that suits me into the future.

I have heard great things about these TVs from Olevia.
http://secure.syntaxgroups.com/products/detail.jsp?pid=LT26HVE
> 15:9 Widescreen Aspect Ratio
> HDTV Display Ready
> 750:1 Aspect Ratio
> 1280 x 768 Native Resolution
> Response Time: 12ms

http://secure.syntaxgroups.com/products/detail.jsp?pid=LT26HVX (res of 1366x768 I tried adding this res to my settings, and it says its invalid .. so I dont know if this would be a good choice)
26" ÖLEVIA LCD TV
> 16:9 Widescreen Aspect Ratio
> HDTV Display Ready
> 1200:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio
> 1366 x 768 Native Resolution
> Response Time: 8ms

http://secure.syntaxgroups.com/products/detail.jsp?pid=LT27HVS
27" ÖLEVIA LCD TV
> 16:9 Widescreen Aspect Ratio
> HD Ready
> 750:1 Contrast Ratio
> DVI w/ HDCP Compatibility
> 10w X 2 Detachable Speakers
> 12ms Response Time

http://secure.syntaxgroups.com/products/detail.jsp?pid=LT27HVX
27" ÖLEVIA LCD TV
> 16:9 Widescreen Aspect Ratio HD Ready
> HD Ready
> 750:1 Contrast Ratio
> DVI w/ HDCP Compatibility
> 10w X 2 Virtual Surround Sound
> 12ms Response Time

http://viewsonic.com/products/desktopdisplays/lcdtv/n2750w/
27" color TFT active matrix, wide 1280x720 LCD
Optimum Resolution 1280x1024
Contrast Ratio 900:1 (typ)
Response Time 8ms gray-to-gray (avg)
Brightness 550 cd/m2 (typ)
Aspect Ratio 16:9
Glass Surface Anti-glare, anti-reflective coat

These are the ones I am really looking at.

I am leaning towards the Olevias because I hear good things from them, but I also hear the viewsonic is good and it has 51+ great reviews from newegg.

-->Like I said, I want this TV as a nice monitor for PC. I will be doing occasional to heavy gaming. Work stuff, word and excel.
-->XBOX360 has to look nice on it, and I believe it will on any of these with the component inputs.
-->DVDs need to look good coming from my computer (dvi out).
-->I want analog cable to look nice, or at least comparable to my normal direct view crt in the living room.

my main concern with a TV is that the resolution will be too big for such a large screen. I have read numerous opinions at this site and at other sites that say this is not a big problem.

any suggestions welcomed,
thanks in advance
dan

 

[Lord Twilight]

With Dell coupons, the 24" can be had for under $900 (unless you're outside the US). The problem then is that it doesn't seem to handle standard definition (720x480) video properly. I've also read that TV's don't look so good for text on computers because their pixels are bigger and farther apart than monitors. But I really havn't seen this first hand.

 

[felony]

With Dell coupons, the 24" can be had for under $900 (unless you're outside the US). The problem then is that it doesn't seem to handle standard definition (720x480) video properly. I've also read that TV's don't look so good for text on computers because their pixels are bigger and farther apart than monitors. But I really havn't seen this first hand.

I would be interested in the Dells quite a bit as i can get a decent deal on them through my father.. But i have read things that their inputs, especially on the 24w" arent up to snuff and there is confusion about what it can actually handle in terms of HD.

This is my first LCD and I want it to have a good impression. I have slowly been playing less and less computer games, but will be playing xbox360 on it for sure, as well as some bf2, flight sim etc.

I am running decent system, but to be honest it prolly would not handle the high res of the high end LCDs..

i am looking forward to goin to fry's and compusa to check these monitors out in person. hopefully i can get multiple inputs on em and play with em some.