I am getting a TV for my B-day...is this ok?

$200 dollers is the highest I can go, will this run my 360 in HD? Like much better then a normal tv? Is there a diffrence between this and any other tv thats hd that may make the graphics better?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8205417&productCategoryId=abcat0101001&type=product&tab=1&id=1165610379139#productdetail

Holy underwear! I guess you're gonna be right in front of the screen when you're playing cuz 15" is a small screen.

without even seeing the pic i can tell u 200 will get u a 15 inch or smaller?....u might as well save it and get atleast a 24 inch next month. or if moneys a problem not sure for u, but easter??

if its burning a hole than 4get nething i said...just cant see waisting 200 on 15 inch rather than saving a lil more for bigger screenIMO

You can get a nice 17 in. monitor or maybe even a 19 in for 200 or less. But yes that will do hd for ya...but eh, you should really look for a nice widescreen monitor. That 4:3 ratio might stretch your picture vertically

$200 dollers is the highest I can go, will this run my 360 in HD? Yes

Like much better then a normal tv? Yes. normal TV is 480i and this is 720p

Is there a diffrence between this and any other tv thats hd that may make the graphics better? A much much more expensive TV would have 1080p which is better than 720p. Plus the bigger the better, but this isnt bad for under 200.

You can possibly find better deals than that. For $200 you can get up to 20" monitors at Costco.com or Walmart.com but keep in mind it's a MONITOR ONLY! No TV tuner.

Here's one you can find IN a retail Walmart store

Dell 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor

Like much better then a normal tv? Yes. normal TV is 480i and this is 720p

J5_Hook

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Like much better then a normal tv? Yes. normal TV is 480i and this is 720p

nosferatu

Wrong. No matter what the screen size, higher resolutions will always look better. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824112007 Less than $200, 20.1" widescreen. It will run games very nicely. You'll need a vga adapter, though, which will run another $35.

why would u want to play on nething smaller than 24? hd or not...

id rather play on 24 sdtv than spend 200 onna 15 inch hi def

ask ur parents if they're willing to pay extra money for glasses...then tell em to use that money for a bigger screen. its all in how u negotiate lol 8)

Man do not buy that monitor get this:

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/PID-MX19232(ME).aspx

Beg your parents until their ears are bloody for the extra 50 bucks. B/c it is you bday and you will not regret it that best buy monitior is a total rip off

Plus the brand should tell you the quality of the monitor "INSIGNIA" LOLOLOL

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Like much better then a normal tv? Yes. normal TV is 480i and this is 720p

nosferatu

I wouldn't trust this opinion too much, I have a 19 inch Goodmans widescreen for my bedroom, I run my 360 on it and it looks great in 720p, its nowhere near as good as my 50 inch samsung, but I would try and get something that is widescreen

I don't know what size your current sdtv is, but if it's 24"+ then I would rather play that on sd, than on a tiny 15" in HD.

I have played my 360 through a 17" 4:3 PC monitor at 720p, and while the picture is crisper, you have to sit soo close to the screen, and on some games the text is just too small to read. Personally the size isn't worth the trade-off for picture quality.

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Like much better then a normal tv? Yes. normal TV is 480i and this is 720p

WWIAB

I wouldn't trust this opinion too much, I have a 19 inch Goodmans widescreen for my bedroom, I run my 360 on it and it looks great in 720p, its nowhere near as good as my 50 inch samsung, but I would try and get something that is widescreen

You guys can doubt what I say all you want, but it doesn't change it. I'm a huge proponent of HD. I have an HD projector, both HD disc formats, etc, so don't go assuming that I have bad eyes, can't tell the difference, or whatever else you're gonna argue.

Saying that it will look better in HD no matter the size is a complete lie. Notice that I said 480p in my post. That's because, in all honesty, at that size making it progressive scan is the biggest improvement. You lose the edge bleeding and a bunch of other things. That 15" screen is not big enough to start seeing the kinds of minor details that having HD offers.

I know that some of you are going to argue that you have 17" monitors and you can CLEARLY see the difference when you up the resolution, etc on PC games. Well guess what, you're right. That's because you are changing the source material though. You're adding higher polygon counts, higher res textures, more bump mapping, and all that fun stuff. With a console or HDTV you are taking the same source material and just displaying it at a resolution where some of these details that are already being rendered are no longer lost in the background because there are more pixels and thus more locations where these small details can be displayed.

If you want to doubt me, fine.... I obviously have no idea what I'm talking about. :roll:

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Like much better then a normal tv? Yes. normal TV is 480i and this is 720p

nosferatu

I wouldn't trust this opinion too much, I have a 19 inch Goodmans widescreen for my bedroom, I run my 360 on it and it looks great in 720p, its nowhere near as good as my 50 inch samsung, but I would try and get something that is widescreen

You guys can doubt what I say all you want, but it doesn't change it. I'm a huge proponent of HD. I have an HD projector, both HD disc formats, etc, so don't go assuming that I have bad eyes, can't tell the difference, or whatever else you're gonna argue.

Saying that it will look better in HD no matter the size is a complete lie. Notice that I said 480p in my post. That's because, in all honesty, at that size making it progressive scan is the biggest improvement. You lose the edge bleeding and a bunch of other things. That 15" screen is not big enough to start seeing the kinds of minor details that having HD offers.

I know that some of you are going to argue that you have 17" monitors and you can CLEARLY see the difference when you up the resolution, etc on PC games. Well guess what, you're right. That's because you are changing the source material though. You're adding higher polygon counts, higher res textures, more bump mapping, and all that fun stuff. With a console or HDTV you are taking the same source material and just displaying it at a resolution where some of these details that are already being rendered are no longer lost in the background because there are more pixels and thus more locations where these small details can be displayed.

If you want to doubt me, fine.... I obviously have no idea what I'm talking about. :roll:

I never doubted you:| lol