is their anything under $2k that will accept vga or dvi? (aside from palsonic).

The AWA LCD springs to mind.

This brilliant beauty:

VIEWABLE IMAGE SIZE : 24"
WIDE ASPECT : 16:10
RESOLUTION : 1920 x 1200 ( WUXGA ) Native/Maximum
VIEWING ANGLE (degrees): Horizontal 89 / Vertical 89
BRIGHTNESS : 500cd/m2
CONTRAST RATIO : 1000:01:00
PIXEL PITCH : 0.27mm
RESPONSE TIME : 16ms
FREQUENCY : Horizontal 30 ~ 81 kHz / Vertical 56 ~ 76 Hz
INTERFACE : Analogue / Digital / Video - 15pin D-sub, DVI-D, S-Video, Composite
POWER ON/WORKING : 59 Watts
WALL MOUNT : VESA 100mm
FEATURES : 4 USB 2.0 ports, Height adjustable, AS500 (Soundbar) Compatible.
CABINET COLOUR : Midnight Grey
DIMENSIONS : 559.4mm (W) x 546.8mm (H) x 229mm (D)
AS500 SOUND BAR (OPTIONAL)
WEIGHT : 10.00kg
ADDITIONAL FEATURE: Integrated 9-in-1 card reader


$1,788.60 Dell Website online ordering 10% off as well!

Edited:

Sorry appears direct linking is not allowed.

Do the following:

http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/default.aspx?c=au&l=en&s=gen


DA

This will display 1080i PROGRESSIVELY and not downscaled!

now $1260.60 incl delivery

where did you get the $1260 for the dell? wow.

my only issues with LCD are the black levels. Its really not as good a look as a crt, but a lot more convenient I must say.

online, $200 off plus free delivery

Um does it do 50hz? Sounds to good to be true

according to the web site, no only 60hz

Game over.......

doesnt that make it $1568?

can someone explain the importance of the 60 vs 50hz? dumb question im sure. 60hz being ntsc?

no that was an old price normal price is now $1499, you save 10% and delivery

but it still says $1768 on the web site.

im confused, happens easily.

Be interesting to see if this unit works with Australian HD STB's via VGA or DVI.

Specs say minimum vertical 56Hz. The vertical is the most important issue here.

There is very little difference between 56Hz and 50Hz when it comes to progressive.

Maybe only suitable for a media centre PC with a H tuner card set 75Hz vertical to time match our Australian digital TV.

DA

strange i looked it up and have a price of $1499 + discount, was there 2secs ago

Sorry you have the wrong model here. You are talking about the LCD TV model which is different from higher speced model I quoted EARLIER.

DA

i have been interested in the 24" model since it came out, it got a good review, and it really is an affordable option.

but with you all being worried about this 50hz thing (I cant find where it says 60Hz only), Im second guessing. What is the huge problem with it running at a minimum of 56hz?

ah ok my apologies for misleading

It may not work with Australian HD STB's.

It may only be satisfactory with a Media Centre PC with HD tuner for broadcasted DTV running at 75Hz. That Is. 75Hz is increment for 50Hz still matching our framing rates which are PAL based timings.

DA

So whats the problem then? Isnt everyone running an HTPC now days?

Well for my needs this is perfect.

Fox isnt HD, I have an SD in my HTPC now, and if I need to upgrade to HD in the future I can, an Xbox at HD runs at 60hz (I believe? Im still not sure about doing this the unmodded way yet, and definitely dont want to do it an illegal way) anyways I believe. Only issue I see arising is if fox digital implement HD, but by that time I will own a much bigger screen.