Dec 12, 2009 20:58
I finally replaced my dying PC monitor (the bulb was having severe issues) with a 19" HDTV with a VGA port. I'm surprised with how cheap they've gotten. While the maximum resolution for VGA is somewhat of a step down from the monitor (1280x1024->1366x768), the fact that I'm able to use higher quality cable connections with the PS3 (using a HDMI cable) and the Wii (well, I don't HAVE the component cable yet, but I've seen how some games look in 480p) more than makes up for it. And it had a price comparable with a monitor of the same size.
Funnily enough, the TV was only advertised as being able to do 720p, yet the PS3's current output setting is 1080p (and the TV is indicating that it's in that mode). Not that I'm complaining or anything.