Monitor Vs TV

[Crazy Climber]

Hi. Looking at my first build in a long time, most use would be media centre type work and weighing up the options for the monitor...

Heres my dilema, I can get a 19" monitor or a 19" TV with freeview built in for about the same cost...

would it work to simply use the tv as a monitor as well or is there a vital flaw in this plan that I don't know about?

Cheers!

 

[Crazy Climber]

Ok, cheers.

Just had a quick read and tearing comes about due to differnces in refresh rates yea?

Does this only happen in games? how about films, internet, other general computing?

Is V-Sync a program you have to install or settings to adjust? and is this generic or specific to cirtain graphics cards?

Sorry for the quesetions...

 

[Crazy Climber]

Cool, so for a computer that is mainly for a media centre and general computing type work it would be much of a muchness then? presuming a relatively decent monitor or tv that is!

 

[Crazy Climber]

Common misconception about tearing being ABOVE refresh only,it also occurs when under your refresh rate because the frame rate isnt synced with your monitor timing.

This makes sense! So would the V-Sync work for a slower refresh rate too?

Sorry for the bone questions just wana get genned up before spending lots of money...