Questions from a newbie about buying a small LCD TV for my..

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"Dr. Judith Mazza" <jmazza*nospam*@familytherapy.com> wrote in message
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> Greetings,
>
> My mother has just moved into a senior community. The apartments are
small
> and space is limited. I was thinking that if we purchased the "right" LCD
> HDTV Ready Television that it could also double as a computer monitor. I
am
> totally confused by the number of choices out there. Of course, keeping
the
> cost down would help a lot.
>
> Can anyone give me some guidance? Could you also direct me to some
> impartial review sites?
>
> Many thanks and apologies in advance if this has been covered before.
>
> Judith
>
Hi, Judith

You might get more answers if you left off the "Dr." - - that's a little
intimidating, I think. In any event, I'm certainly willing to believe that
your Senior Community is modern and forward thinking enough to offer a
computer connection to the internet as a perk, given enough money. And they
might even allow a private TV, but I think that would be quite an
exceptional arrangement. However, at 73 and both a computer and HDTV nut, I
hope I can find a similar abode when the time comes.

Okay, you want to know what kind of TV can double as a computer monitor?
Try http://www.sharpusa.com/products/T [...] 68,00.html . I like
the 20" set second from the top. None of the rest seem to offer PC
compatibility. For a little more detail see
http://www.plasmadepot.com/sharp_lcd_tv/lc20b6us.html and the price isn't
too bad, either. I did a Google search for "LCD TV" to find the Sharp site.
You may want to look further for yourself.

Good luck,

Chuck

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Chuck,

Allowing a private TV is the norm in retirement communities, and most DO
NOT have internet.

-Ken

"Chuck Olson" <chuckolson01@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Dr. Judith Mazza" <jmazza*nospam*@familytherapy.com> wrote in message
> news:cfp85602bfr@news1.newsguy.com...
> > Greetings,
> >
> > My mother has just moved into a senior community. The apartments are
> small
> > and space is limited. I was thinking that if we purchased the "right"
LCD
> > HDTV Ready Television that it could also double as a computer monitor.
I
> am
> > totally confused by the number of choices out there. Of course, keeping
> the
> > cost down would help a lot.
> >
> > Can anyone give me some guidance? Could you also direct me to some
> > impartial review sites?
> >
> > Many thanks and apologies in advance if this has been covered before.
> >
> > Judith
> >
> Hi, Judith
>
> You might get more answers if you left off the "Dr." - - that's a little
> intimidating, I think. In any event, I'm certainly willing to believe that
> your Senior Community is modern and forward thinking enough to offer a
> computer connection to the internet as a perk, given enough money. And
they
> might even allow a private TV, but I think that would be quite an
> exceptional arrangement. However, at 73 and both a computer and HDTV nut,
I
> hope I can find a similar abode when the time comes.
>
> Okay, you want to know what kind of TV can double as a computer monitor?
> Try http://www.sharpusa.com/products/T [...] 68,00.html . I
like
> the 20" set second from the top. None of the rest seem to offer PC
> compatibility. For a little more detail see
> http://www.plasmadepot.com/sharp_lcd_tv/lc20b6us.html and the price isn't
> too bad, either. I did a Google search for "LCD TV" to find the Sharp
site.
> You may want to look further for yourself.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Chuck
>
>