TFT or HDTV?

[dadofsam]

Stuck at a cross roads here and don't know which way to turn so am looking for some advice please,

Essentially I have an Xbox 360 and a 13.1" Macbook, and i am looking for a solution to give a better viewing experience on both, so i have narrowed it down to either getting a nice HDTV or a TFT either of which will be used for Mac, 360, and TV viewing purposes, but i don't know which solution is best, primarilly i have been looking at the dell 2407FWP's, they seem to tick all the boxes yet i have an underlying thought regarding the price of these vs. the price of comparable HDTV's, obviously the Dell offers a better resolution but a HDTV is, obvioulsy a TV, making the ned for a TV card for my mac etc. unnecesary vs. having to buy one with the Dell,

So essentially, which is the best solution for TV, 360 and Mac usage on a budget, HDTV or TFT?

Thanks in advance

 

[Deleted member 651465]

HDTV

 

[Supercow]

£270 ish for my Samsung 226 BW and it works an absolute treat with my Xbox360.
If you sit at a desk - get a TFT
If you sit in a lounge - get a cheapish HDTV

 

[Kojak]

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If you sit at a desk - get a TFT
If you sit in a lounge - get a cheapish HDTV

I'd agree with that. Unless you have a 1080p HDTV (which would be too big for a normal desk anyway) the resolution is far too small on a HDTV for use with a PC or Mac.

 

[V4NT0M]

I'd agree with that. Unless you have a 1080p HDTV (which would be too big for a normal desk anyway) the resolution is far too small on a HDTV for use with a PC or Mac.

I'm using one now (though not forever) perfectly fine.

 

[Kreeeee]

HDTV.

With pretty much all PC screens you get the wrong aspect ratio (16:10 as opposed to 16:9) and it looks horrible having everything stretched vertically with 360 games.

 

[Nymins]

HDTV.

With pretty much all PC screens you get the wrong aspect ratio (16:10 as opposed to 16:9) and it looks horrible having everything stretched vertically with 360 games.

Mind you some HDTV's have a 16:10 resolution like 1440x900. Make sure you get a TV that has 1366x768 or 1280x720. They are both 16:9 and will display the games correctly.

 

[Kojak]

I'm using one now (though not forever) perfectly fine.

I've used one myself at 1366x768 and I find it far too small a resolution. Don't get me wrong some games look great but browsing and using Word, Dreamweaver etc. feels far too cramped.

 

[WolfR1der]

HDTV.

With pretty much all PC screens you get the wrong aspect ratio (16:10 as opposed to 16:9) and it looks horrible having everything stretched vertically with 360 games.

Don't 2407's do Picture in Picture, aspect preservation and the like?
You could get a freeview box with S-video/Composite output (or a cable to do it for you); that would sort you for Tv on the Dell.

 

[Kreeeee]

Don't 2407's do Picture in Picture, aspect preservation and the like?
You could get a freeview box with S-video/Composite output (or a cable to do it for you); that would sort you for Tv on the Dell.

It does 1:1 mapping at 1080p via VGA.