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[Solved] Should I use my tv as a monitor?

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Coastaltuba   07-18-2011 at 10:52:15 PM

It's a 26" Vizio HDTV 720p. I can buy a monitor, as long as it isn't more than $120.

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Ubrales   07-19-2011 at 04:30:00 AM
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Yes, you can use the TV as a monitor, but you will not be happy with the resolution. Monitors are designed to display text in a sharp manner; TVs are not so sharp.

Good deals can be found on 'Black Friday 2011'; not far away.

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Coastaltuba   07-19-2011 at 04:32:00 AM

When is Black Friday? I never pay attention to these things...

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jaguarskx   07-19-2011 at 04:41:01 AM

The day after Thanksgiving.

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Ubrales   07-19-2011 at 04:44:05 AM

Black Friday ---> November 25, 2011 (Day after Thanksgiving). Merchant's accounting books go from the 'Red' to 'Black'.

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Coastaltuba   07-19-2011 at 04:45:33 AM

Ok. So, what monitor would you recommend me? I definitely need HDMI output, so I know that raises the price. I want it to be widescreen, and I want to spend $150-175. Would that be enough?

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Coastaltuba   07-19-2011 at 04:48:51 AM

Also, I plan on putting my tower on my desk, as it's a pretty wide desk. My question is, I made a custom window in the shape of a scorpion on the side panel, and it's got some bright blue cathode lights. Should I put it on the right side or the left? I just don't wires all over the place in front of my monitor for my keyboard and mouse.

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Ubrales   07-19-2011 at 04:52:04 AM

Coastaltuba wrote :

Ok. So, what monitor would you recommend me? I definitely need HDMI output, so I know that raises the price. I want it to be widescreen, and I want to spend $150-175. Would that be enough?


Yes, definitely on Black Friday. Last year I got about 30% off on WD HDDs that I had my eye on. Will get some more this year!

Some stores (Best Buy) open at 5:00 A.M. and entry numbers are given out at 4:30 A.M. in preparation for the stampede! Online shopping is your best bet. Order online and pickup in-store after a couple of days. Some (or most) have free shipping.

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Coastaltuba   07-19-2011 at 04:54:59 AM

I never go to stores. I only shop online. I find usually that stores have incompetent employees, mainly some snot-nosed teenager that acts like he is God, when he can't even figure out what hyperthreading is (actual thing happened to me at Best Buy).

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Ubrales   07-19-2011 at 05:08:03 AM

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I never go to stores. I only shop online. I find usually that stores have incompetent employees, mainly some snot-nosed teenager that acts like he is God, when he can't even figure out what hyperthreading is (actual thing happened to me at Best Buy).


That's why I suggested online shopping. I bought two WD 1 TB Caviar Black drives (2 separate Best Buy online orders). One was an in-store pickup by me, and the other was UPS delivered to my home. The invoice on the home delivered one turned out $1.27 cheaper because of some different sales tax computation!


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Coastaltuba   07-19-2011 at 05:10:31 AM

Lol. If I can find some of my stuff on Best Buy that is a super steal for Black Friday, I'll get it, and have it delivered to the Best Buy in Florence.

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Ubrales   07-19-2011 at 09:12:04 PM

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Lol. If I can find some of my stuff on Best Buy that is a super steal for Black Friday, I'll get it, and have it delivered to the Best Buy in Florence.


Florence, FL? or Florence, Italy? :)

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Ubrales   07-20-2011 at 12:16:10 AM

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Neither, lol. Florence, SC


Been to Myrtle Beach, SC, many times!

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Coastaltuba   07-20-2011 at 12:23:28 AM

I lived there last year. I was attending Coastal Carolina University as a Music Ed. major

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Ubrales   07-20-2011 at 12:32:32 AM

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I lived there last year. I was attending Coastal Carolina University as a Music Ed. major


I never heard of Myrtle Beach, SC, being an academic center! Other things yes, but not a place to do serious studying! :)

 

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Coastaltuba   07-20-2011 at 12:35:21 AM

Oh, God! Calabash is amazing! And technically CCU is in Conway, but I lived in Myrtle Beach at an apartment

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Ubrales   07-20-2011 at 12:44:24 AM

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Oh, God! Calabash is amazing! And technically CCU is in Conway, but I lived in Myrtle Beach at an apartment


Calabash Captain's Platter! Surprisingly, very few people around here have heard of it!

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Coastaltuba   07-20-2011 at 01:05:12 AM

They need to get out more! And I loved going to Ripley's Aquarium, and the Boardwalk all the time. I got so much free crap lol!

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Ubrales   07-27-2011 at 03:57:07 AM

Thank you!

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