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Old 08-03-2009, 01:22 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I'm thinking about having my LCD TV in my bedroom become my gaming monitor for my computer and my regular LCD monitor become my email and app monitor. My TV only has the component input on it though. Wish it had HDMI because that's what my computer has for a output.
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I'm thinking about having my LCD TV in my bedroom become my gaming monitor for my computer and my regular LCD monitor become my email and app monitor. My TV only has the component input on it though. Wish it had HDMI because that's what my computer has for a output.
TenaciousD, Welcome to the DTVUSA Forum. You could use an ATI Radeon Graphics card with a simple adapter to connect your HDTV as a monitor. ATI Radeon graphics card specs can be seen here
HDTV VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO ADAPTER
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