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My recollection is that TV manufacturers didn't even want to include digital tuners until the FCC required them to. Of course, that tuner isn't doing me any go
by SloopJon 10y ago
My recollection is that TV manufacturers didn't even want to include digital tuners until the FCC required them to. Of course, that tuner isn't doing me any good now that the FCC allows Comcast to encrypt broadcast channels.
- xigency 10y agoUnless of course you want to watch local television, in which case you would need a digital tuner. That is why the FCC requires the tuner. There were subsidized coupons for tuner boxes when the switch was made, so that everyone and their grandparents could continue watching television. Unfortunately, YouTube doesn't have the same kind of support.
- yuhong 10y agoAnd are TVs and monitors really different these days other than inclusion of the tuner?
- stuaxo 10y agoYou get internal speakers and much more io: scart, aerial in etc, all good for connecting just about anything
- 4ad 10y agoMost monitors can't/won't do 23.976Hz, nor 24Hz refresh rate. They require resampling. Some will do it, but are expensive. Large good monitors are very expensive, much more expensive than TVs. When Rec. 2020 becomes a thing, TVs and monitors will have a vastly different gamut and will use different color primaries. My personal opinion is that if you need a TV, or a display to watch movies on, buy an 1080p plasma (not LCD) that nobody wants anymore. There are models (search the Internet) which have almost reference-grade color reproduction, something you will not find in any LCD that is cheaper than your car, and contrast is much better than LCD too.
- niftich 10y agoNext up on terrible ideas: CableCARD slots on TVs!