Can You Use A Monitor As A T.V

WarZoneBrother

I seen a cheap 42inch plasma monitor.I know it will work on xbox 360 but will it work as a tv.

Lump

It'd help if you can a make and model... or at least what inputs it has. Going on your sketchy info, I'd imagine it'll receive a scart input, meaning you could connect a Sky Box/Free View Box/VHS/DVD to it, it won't however contain it's own Tuner.... But I'm only guessing.

John

mickymg2003

Even if it doesnt have a tuner i think you can buy external tuners that have scart connections. But ive seen a lot with tv tuners built in anyway.

jor el

I think a lot of the large (42") Plasma "TVs" don't actually have tuners in them anyway, meaning you need an external tuner or just a Sky box or VCR. As long as it has Scart connections then you can effectively use it as a TV.

WarZoneBrother

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Plasma.html theres a link its the 2nd 1 down really cheap so it is.I have sky and thats really all we watch so will sky work on it and will the tv work to.

mickymg2003

Ye wel sky should work no problem just connect by scart and a review Here
confirms that it does have its own tuner.

subway

on a side note,
if you had a plasma without a tuner and a sky digibox,
would you be exempt from tv licensing?

afaik to be classed as a tv it needs to receive u/vhf?
is that right?

mickymg2003

It makes sense but i wouldnt know but if you had normal tvs in the house youd have to get rid of them.

subway

wasnt really thinking of that :rolleyes:
not likely to get rid of all the portable tellies just for the sake of 100eu a year :0

mad m

I have a standalone tv tuner which plugs the tv pipe and then into a 17" lcd via Vga connection,got it off boards for €50.Only thing now is it was dropped a few times and now there are lines across screen,so I guess the drops had an affect,rats.So I suppose you could use the plasma as a tv if you have one of the tuners I have..

I can also plug a PS2 into it and I have dvd,vtr in it also.

byte

subway wrote:

on a side note,
if you had a plasma without a tuner and a sky digibox,
would you be exempt from tv licensing?

afaik to be classed as a tv it needs to receive u/vhf?
is that right?

Not sure, it does have a UHF modulator, though not a specific UHF tuner.

It is a digital tuner though, so I'm sure the powers that be would try and get their €155 (dunno where you can get it for 100eur! )

WarZoneBrother

Do you think that i should get it it would be a good deal get that and x box 360 when there back in stock