Fred Derf Veteran Posted March 24, 2006 Veteran Share Posted March 24, 2006 This seems like a pretty cool product (Gateway 21" HDTV-Ready LCD Monitor FPD2185WH): http://retailer.gateway.com/Gateway%20Prod...1%20Display.swf It has a TV tuner, it's HDTV ready. It's got all the inputs (VGA analog, DVI, S-Video, Composite, Component). The monitor specs seem good (1680 x 1050, 8ms response time). http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.a...431&catid=22559 http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetai...10069431&catid= I was figuring on using it as a TV but connecting it to the computer when necessary. In general, I would like to have the flexibility to use it as either. Will I be missing something buying this convergence product? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Pitman Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 They have one of these on display at the local Office Depot and I have to say it's a really nice monitor. TV display looks great on it and the high resolution and low response time will make it great for PC gaming. If I had the $ I'd have one for myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+StevoFC MVC Posted March 25, 2006 MVC Share Posted March 25, 2006 the lack of speakers built in might be a pain. I know even with my surround sound in my room I still use the built in speakers a lot for general tv watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted March 25, 2006 Author Veteran Share Posted March 25, 2006 the lack of speakers built in might be a pain. I know even with my surround sound in my room I still use the built in speakers a lot for general tv watching. Thanks for making me aware, I didn't really notice that at first. I have a digital cable box the directs the sound to my stereo system so it should still work out alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted March 25, 2006 Author Veteran Share Posted March 25, 2006 Hey, the monitor sells for US$600 but C$800. That isn't a fair exchange. A raw currency exchange should mean that it should sell for C$700. If anyone has alternative sources in Toronto then let me know. I would need a proper retail receipt so I can submit it to my wife's workplace for partial reimbursement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted March 28, 2006 Author Veteran Share Posted March 28, 2006 So, I picked up the monitor and connected it to the cable box via S-Video and I connected my VCR via composite. I wanted to connect my DVD player via component but I didn't have any cables. For the fun of it, I had a three connector composite cable (white and red audio plus a yellow video cable) and I used it in place of the component cables. It seems to work. I might be losing quality but at least it gets it working in the meanwhile. Maybe I'll ask my cable company about a HDTV cable box. That would be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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