I have to say, I live in Ecuador, and not much money is made here, so i don't hav any fancy stuff, but I did my best with the low budget i had. So, I was wondering around the net searching for a great TV but with great Def also. Many said that a computer monitor was the way to go, and I agreed, as computer monitors can do Hi Def, and are cheap. So I had quite a few options. They were:
Dell 21' Inch Widescreen LCD Monitor ($400)
Gateway 22' Inch Widescree LCD Monitor ($400)
Viewsonic 22' Inch Widescreen LCD Monitor ($360)
It's kind of funny, by looking at these you could say: "Get the viewsonic, it's the chepeast and has the same amount of inches..." But reality is that the Gateway monitor not only had VGA and DVI inputs (as the other two), but component, composite, S-Video, VGA, and DVI... A better contrast ratio, a higher resolution, the best refresh rate in the market, Picture-In-Picture, and 4 USB ports to connect cameras and stuf. DEAL OF THE YEAR!
So I decided quick, bought it, and arrived to my home in around 3 weeks (remember, Ecuador...)
Next, I decided what Xbox 360 accesories to buy. So I grabbed an Xbox Live Vision Kit in Amazon.com, a Memory Unit (to play at my friends house), and extra Hard Drive, VGA Cables (1080p all the way!) and a Logitech 5.1 Spekers. I did not grab the HD DVD because i want the format war to settle down first. $200 is too expensive, and I might have to throw it away anyways.
I picked a couple of posters (Halo 2 and GoW), few more games, few more movies, the whole That 70's Show series, and I had my gaming room done!
This is my little gaming/working space. You can see my HD Display, the accesories told you about, my PC, the speakers, and my cool 1 ltr Halo Legendary glass
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Here is the same pic, but instead of showing the xbox 360 dashboard its showing my computers desktop, easily done with a KVM switch.
Oh and guys, sorry for the mess with tha cables in the back... I just have to run a server and all those cables go to a terminal 