Just got my 18" E F lens on Ebay last friday. Building either a 720P or 1080P LCD projector with it. The 720P is a 16:9 Samsung HDTV/monitor so I will be able to compare which is the better way since I will have both, HDTV that I can connect directly to TW or an 8-VSB STB or use it as a computer monitor connected to my PC with an internal 8-VSB receiver. Fortunatley I have a number of both. The 1080P LCD screen I am still looking for. Would a WUXGA monitor work?
Bob Miller
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
>>> What is the relative cost of adding a computer and DVD >>> drive to a display versus an ATSC/cable ready tuner? >> >> Something like 20:1. > > You've got to be kidding. Complete computers with LCD panel > displays are selling for less than $500 today. > > A Mac mini retails for $599, and will connect directly to > most HD displays via DVI (Apple is showed an HDMI connector > on the iTV prototype that will retail for about $300).
Okay, so that $600 vs ~$30 for a built-in ATSC receiver, or 20:1 price ratio.
> An HDTV capable iMAC (24" LCD panel) retails for $1,999, > and it includes: a Superdrive that is capable of burning > DVDs; a 250GB drive; 1 GB of memory; Wireless-G and > Bluetooth; and a remote to run Apple's Front Row "lean back" > interface. It has a 1920 x 1200 display resolution.
Subtract, what, $500 for the small display, and you're left with $1500 for the electronics. Compared with a built-in ATSC tuner, that's 50:1 price ratio.
Look at your question above. The answer is that all these admittedly more potent options are far more expensive than the built-in plug-and-play receiver. For the buck, the integrated TV gives you a lot more than adding a computer, if what you're after is HDTV.
Bert
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