Need Suggestions on LCD Screen

SnakeIRye

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I'm looking for an lcd to replace my 19inch samsung 710t, but I've can't seem to find a monitor that can do what I'm looking for. My objective is to have a monitor mainly for computer/pc gaming, but also able to easily watch tv and to hook up a 360 or ps3 for the future.

-Can do 1080p
-Is around 24"(I can compromise and probably go up to around 30", but have limited space)
-Has a tv tuner(a lot to ask for, but I'd rather not get a separate one)
-hdcp
-multiple inputs for future consoles, bluray/hddvd players
-5ms response or less
-16.7 m color

Does a monitor like this even exist? I've been out of the lcd loop for so long, I don't even know where to start. Any help is much appreciated :)
 
Sounds to me like what you need is a 26" LCD TV that has full 1080, could be a little tricky to find.
 
You would either have to get a large HDTV for 1080p, or sacrifice the TV tuner and get a 24" Dell or something similar with multiple inputs and a PCI or USB TV tuner (they sell inexpensive HD tuners as well).

You'll be hard pressed to find a 24+" panel that is both 8-bit and under 6ms. A lot of HDTVs have 8ms response but the 1080p sets are much larger than what you want. The Dell 2407 has a 6ms response time and has the resolution required to display 1080p properly, but I'm not sure how well it plays with game consoles.
 
You could buy a TV tuner card. The ATI TV Wonder 650 looks to be your best bet if you want a HDTV tuner. See picks of the PCI-e version here. The only difference between the PCI version and the PCI-e one is that the PCI-e one can take in Unencrypted ClearQAM Digital Cable TV and the PCI one can't. However the PCI-e one is hard to find and a bit more expensive.
 
Thanks for the replies guys! It looks like I'm going to be going the ati tv tuner route with either the dell 2407 or westinghouse L2410NM(leaning more towards the dell). Are there any negatives to either or anything to watch out for?
 
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