Monitor and TV are different. If only used as a monitor, HDTV doesn't matter. Either way, there are plenty of LCD monitors/displays supporting over 1920x1080 (progressive scan) and some consumer TV's (LCd & Plasma) supporting 1080p HDTV.


Tiger Direct bad

There are some decent 19" LCD's for under $150 and 17" under $125. not every day, but hot deals. Sony has nice stuff and I love Trinitron tubes, but I don't think their flat panels are anything special at their asking prices.