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HDTV Monitors for PC Tuners A quality HD picture depends on the monitor as well as the graphics/video card. To display a true HDTV quality picture, a monitor must function at the 1280x1024 resolution for a standard (4:3) monitor and have 1280x720 resolution for a widescreen (16:9) monitor. However on a small monitor (19" and under) 1024x768 on a standard monitor still looks very good. To check your monitor's resolution capability, go here.
CRT PC monitor – Beleive it or not, the old CRT monitors can display a HD quality picutre. Of course they are hard to find as LCD monitors are the only one's being made anymore.
Standard LCD PC monitors – These monitors have been slowly phased out by the wide screen monitors. You will find very few 4:3 monitors these days and you really don't want one for HDTV anyway!
Wide screen LCD PC monitors - These monitors have come a long way over the past couple of years both in quality (up) and price (down). Now many of these monitors come with several connection options including VGA, DVI and HDMI and resolutions for 1080p, full HD. They also have HDCP capability for playing Blu-ray movies. Both your monitor and graphics card must support HDCP for you to get the full resolution on Blu-ray movies played thru a PC. The main difference between a PC monitor and a HDTV, besides a built-in digital tuner and speakers, is the type of connectors available. HDTV’s have some combination of DVI, HDMI, VGA, and component video (red, green, blue cables), along with the old style composite (yellow, red, white) connections. Monitors may or may not have built-in speakers and will have only VGA, DVI and/or HDMI connections. Can't decide if you want a HDTV or monitor? Go here for even more info.
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