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Turn Your Monitor Into an HDTV

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the stupid-television-tricks dept.

orangerobot writes "ViewSonic has released an interesting new box that turns any VGA monitor into an HDTV video display with support for standards up to 1080i. At $399 it's a little on the pricey side, but according to the review from EnvyNews, the unit performs pretty well." Like the review, I can't figure out what the target market for this is, but it's still a cool device.

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  1. Hmm by blitzoid · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I would imagine that simply buying a HDTV would, in the end, be cheaper. HDTVs are just really big monitors IIRC. That's not to say this isn't cool, I just imagine it would be more economical to buy an HDTV and use it as your monitor :D

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  2. Students? by Fastolfe · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Dorm rooms can be tiny. It's not unreasonable at all to consider using your computer monitor as your television in this situation.

    For kids too.

    But no, now that I'm out of school, I much prefer them separate.