So basically I'm looking into a smaller widescreen/HDTV to place in my room...somewhere around the 19" range. I do, however, have a few questions seeing as I'm at a total lost when it comes to these types of things.
1. Would it be better to go with a regular sized HDTV or a Widescreen monitor? I'm pretty sure the widescreen doesn't have HDTV, but it's a 19" widescreen and I'm told that Xbox 360 games were mainly meant to be played on widescreen. But then again, I was also told that they should be played in HD. I'm not worried about VGA cables, I'll get those. I just want to know which would be the better investment. So which should I go with here?
2. Also, is contrast ratio and ms important? I see one widescreen monitor with a 5 ms but a 2000:1 contrast ratio while another has a 8 ms and a 800:1 ratio. What does this mean, and is it important?
3. Will a clear, HD picture still show up on a HDTV if I do not have HD activated through my cable box?
Thank you all.
1. Would it be better to go with a regular sized HDTV or a Widescreen monitor? I'm pretty sure the widescreen doesn't have HDTV, but it's a 19" widescreen and I'm told that Xbox 360 games were mainly meant to be played on widescreen. But then again, I was also told that they should be played in HD. I'm not worried about VGA cables, I'll get those. I just want to know which would be the better investment. So which should I go with here?
2. Also, is contrast ratio and ms important? I see one widescreen monitor with a 5 ms but a 2000:1 contrast ratio while another has a 8 ms and a 800:1 ratio. What does this mean, and is it important?
3. Will a clear, HD picture still show up on a HDTV if I do not have HD activated through my cable box?
Thank you all.
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