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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. Use with a projector? by slimsam1 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Could you potentially use this device with a projector? Might make a great (much cheaper) alternative to a giant HDTV.

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  2. HD by 14ghz · · Score: 5, Informative

    Actually, many HDTV recievers output VGA D-sub anyway. My $315 Samsung SIR-T150 has a VGA output that I've watched on a PC LCD monitor. And if you are interested in recording HD, check out the MDP-100 card. http://www.cellarcinemas.com/cgi-bin/store/HTDV-MY HD.html It only works with over-the-air, but you can record data streams right to your HDD with it. bob

  3. 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.