does it use the regular TV as a monitor
1971929
Thank you. the dvr supports BNC, VGA, HDMI output. As long as your TV has one of the 3 ports, it can be used as a monitor. for VGA and HDMI ports, may need to adjust dvr output resolution accordingly.
874018
I don't know the answer to your question but I am very pleased with the TV. I bought it as a monitor for my grandsons' computer and I am using it as a TV in another room. It has worked as both beautifully.
143224
Sort of. This screen does not have a built in TV tuner, so you can't change channels with it like you can with a television, however, most cable boxes today have HDMI outputs, and since the monitor has an HDMI input, it can absolutely be used as a TV.
45426
No, it has a mini display port out. It comes with a mini-DP to VGA adapter dongle and there are many cheap mini-DP to HDMI adapter dongles on the market. I paid $5 for mine and it works great. Even with the adapter it will carry both the video and audio signal to your TV. Here's the ebay link to the one I bought: http://www.ebay.com/itm/380390581837?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
1725201
It comes with a miniDisplay to display port cable. The monitor itself has both miniDisplay and display port. Not sure it the included cable can work both ways.
549980
Out of the box it functions just like a normal monitor/tv would: no automatic on with power cycle. There might be a way to change it in the settings, but that wasn't in our customer specifications, so we didn't mess with it.
2236320
Yes. The tv we use it for is used for both watching tv and video games. Works great.
1200243
No, but it has DVI and VGA. I had to buy a DVI-to-HDMI cable, which works perfectly.
1789076
yes, it basically turns your TV in to a 2nd monitor on your computer. It displays and has an audio jack. Do not expect HD or optimum sound from this but it does work well.
1536894
Yes. The recent U.S. television standards require it (this is not really a standalone "monitor" but is a television w/tuner that can be used as a monitor).
2197569
No, this monitor has VGA and DVI (w/HDCP) connections. You could use a HDMI to DVI adapter or HDMI to DVI cable for functionality.
542910
Yes, it has A/V connection or HDMI which can be connected to TV or monitor.
445641
yes we used it as computer monitor frequently for playing videos or video games. It works very well with both HDMI and VGA connection.
2251981
Sure will, its not a monitor, its a cable ready TV that can also be used as a monitor!
74739
Since there is only a single VGA input then no this monitor cannot "double" as a TV and computer use. It may be possible to convert the TV output to VGA (not sure how) but then you have to be disconnecting and reconnecting cables when going from TV to computer. Most people would not consider this as double duty. Due to the problems with vertical viewing angle though, I would not recommend this monitor for TV viewing as the picture degrades pretty severely off-axis.
747600
If I recall it did. I had to return the monitor because it did not work as a touch after three days.
1057863
no. it doesn't connect to any monitor. you can only see whatever is displayed on the small screen, which has minimal scrolling capability.