[vox-tech] Computer/TV dilemma

Ryan Castellucci vox-tech@lists.lugod.org
Mon, 10 Feb 2003 20:11:32 -0800


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On Monday 10 February 2003 03:32 pm, Rod Roark wrote:
> My wife wants both a small TV and a computer in our kitchen.
> I'm thinking, why not combine them?  Does anyone have
> suggestions for good ways to do that?  For example would it
> work out better to find a small HDTV that can double as a
> monitor, or to use a normal monitor and add a TV tuner card
> into the computer?
>
> The computer part does not need to be much -- it would be a
> "thin client" networked to a server in my office.  But I do
> want at least 1024x768 resolution.

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