Monitor as a TV question...
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Morning all,
I have the opportunity to purchase one of the following for what seems like a very reasonalble price...
http://www.samsung.com/ie/consumer/pc-peripherals/...
I understand that it is a 'monitor' and therefore won't have a TV tuner but would it be viable to use as a 'TV' if it's being fed by SKY / DVD etc?
Cheers
Rob
I have the opportunity to purchase one of the following for what seems like a very reasonalble price...
http://www.samsung.com/ie/consumer/pc-peripherals/...
I understand that it is a 'monitor' and therefore won't have a TV tuner but would it be viable to use as a 'TV' if it's being fed by SKY / DVD etc?
Cheers
Rob
Are there any particular specs that I should look out for to ensure that this particular model is a good candidate to be used as a TV??
If someone could have a look at the specs (see above link) and tell me what to look out for it would be much appreciated.
ETA. It's this one...
http://www.samsunglfd.com/product/feature.do?model...
If someone could have a look at the specs (see above link) and tell me what to look out for it would be much appreciated.
ETA. It's this one...
http://www.samsunglfd.com/product/feature.do?model...
Edited by roboxm3 on Friday 6th January 13:40
FlossyThePig said:
If you want to connect to SKY HD and/or BluRay play you need an HDMI socket for each. The second screen is a specialist monitor without HDMI which appears to be an all in one Linux box.
Are they cheap in comparison to a TV? Are you trying to avoid a TV licence fee?
I'm looking at £250 very lightly (as in 4 days) used but if there's no way around the lack of HDMI issue then it's as good as useless really because it was specifically to replace my TV - so just for watching SKY / DVD etc!?Are they cheap in comparison to a TV? Are you trying to avoid a TV licence fee?
ETA. I'm not trying to avoid the license fee, I just wanted a cheap upgrade
cjs said:
Looks like the one in the second link does not have any video/audio ins as far as I can see? It is probably designed for digital sinage for use in commercial spaces, shopping centres etc.
The first one would make a great TV with the help of an AV amp.
Balls!! The first one would make a great TV with the help of an AV amp.
Looking at the spec PDF on the Samsung site, it looks as though it actually does have a HDMI but I'll have to have a look next week to see for sure...
cjs said:
You could be right, I just downloaded the manual and it looks like it does have HDMI and Component inputs, so you should be good to go.
BTW these commercial displays cost ££££
I think this particular model is supposed to be the best part of £1k to buy new, so £250 would be a good deal if it does have the bits I need!?BTW these commercial displays cost ££££
Thanks for having a look for me.
ETA. One more question, sorry...
If it does only have a single HDMI input, is there still a way to have SKY and another external source hooked up to it??
Cheers
Edited by roboxm3 on Friday 6th January 15:33
If it does only have a single HDMI input, is there still a way to have SKY and another external source hooked up to it??
Yes - buy an HDMI splitter box from Maplin or some such. Cheap, work perfectly. The one I have automatically detects the most recent device to power on from a selection of 3 inputs, cost about 25 quid.
sticks090460 said:
If it does only have a single HDMI input, is there still a way to have SKY and another external source hooked up to it??
Yes - buy an HDMI splitter box from Maplin or some such. Cheap, work perfectly. The one I have automatically detects the most recent device to power on from a selection of 3 inputs, cost about 25 quid.
Thanks - I just had a look at those and they seem ideal...I can't remember the last time I watched a DVD anyway to be honest but I'd still rather not be changing leads if and when I want to...Yes - buy an HDMI splitter box from Maplin or some such. Cheap, work perfectly. The one I have automatically detects the most recent device to power on from a selection of 3 inputs, cost about 25 quid.
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