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> "Jon Danniken" <jonREMOVETHISdanniken DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>That is only a 19" monitor, and a widescreen 19" monitor is pretty small.
>>If you want widescreen, buy a 22" widescreen monitor and a TV tuner card
>>for
>>your computer. Should cost less than $250.00 for the monitor, and less
>>than
>>$50.00 for the tuner card that way, depending on which brand and model you
>>get.
>
> OK but wont I have to have the computer on to "watch"
> the TV.... and wont that consume a lot of power just
> for TV watching?
>
> And..... can I have the convenience of a TV "remote
> control" with the internal TV tuner card?
>
> By the way... thanks for your help guys... like I said
> money is pretty tight for me but I've got to have some
> kind of computer and TV... especially the computer part
> as Internet access is almost a must have while in
> college. And using the computers at the college library
> is getting harder and harder
OK, sorry to jump in late here, but was on the road for a while. Now that I
know what you are trying to do, I second Jon's recommendations, and expand
upon them.
You will have to have the computer "ON" to watch TV. HOWEVER, this won't
use as much extra energy as you might imagine. One way or another, you've
got to power a monitor to watch TV. So the DISPLAY energy usage is
identical. You've also got to power a tuner somehow. If the tuner is built
into the display/monitor, that will add to the energy usage of the monitor.
A computer power supply (used to power a TV tuner expansion card, among
other things) will use more power when running than the tuner (built into a
TV) would. But not enough to worry about. You're probably talking about 25
cents per month in extra electricity.
Any decent tv tuner card will have a remote control.
If saving money is your goal, get yourself a good LCD computer monitor and a
TV tuner card. Something like:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815260005
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824116098 (my
suggestion)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009094 (if you
insist on widescreen)
Note that you could add EITHER of the two monitors above, plus the TV tuner
above, to the system I spec'd earlier, and still be less than $600, before
shipping.
BUT, as you are building something for TV watching, you might consider a
decent video card to add right away, also:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814141068 Not a
screamer, but it should perform very well. It's Silent (fanless) AND DX10
class, also. Not bad for forty bucks.
With the system I posted earlier, you are somewhere over $600, before
shipping, depending on which monitor you choose. I believe if you build
this, you will love it. -Dave
OK, from
www.newegg.com
PHILIPS 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with 12X DVD-RAM Write Black IDE
interface (ATAPI) Model SPD2413BD - Retail
Item #: N82E16827248006
$29.99
RAIDMAX xB ATX-528B Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case -
Retail
Item #: N82E16811156053
$22.99
NEC Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16821152005
$6.99
Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822136075
$49.99
Antec earthwatts EA430 ATX12V v2.0 430W Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817371006
-$10.00 Instant
$59.99
SUPER TALENT 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop
Memory Model T6UB1GC5 - Retail
Item #: N82E16820609085
$20.99
BIOSTAR 945GC Micro 775 LGA 775 Intel 945GC Micro ATX Intel
Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813138089
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$48.99
Intel Celeron D 347 Cedar Mill 3.06GHz LGA 775 Single-Core Processor
Model BX80552347 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819112234
$45.99
Subtotal: $285.92
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