# attn: showtime

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**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [August 31, 2006, 5:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/attn-showtime/184620 "2006-08-31T05:33:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 5:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/attn-showtime/184620/14 "2006-09-01T05:48:42Z")

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> [@OMG SPEED NETWORK NOW!!!!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-speed-network-now/24040/5):
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> hey man.
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> what do you think about this one:
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> [Westinghouse LVM-42w2 42" HDTV-ready 1080p LCD monitor at Crutchfield](http://www.crutchfield.com/S-0OxJmHSTAqm/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?I=647LVM42W2&pfxid=k1971)
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> it doens’t have an HD tuner… i’m not sure, but can i just get the HD comcast box and run a DVI into the TV and use the comcast box as the tuner? or do you need a built in tuner in the TV to simply accept the signal? 😕
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> thanks. (ps i know it’s out of stock , but you can back order… seems like a nice price and the \*best tv so far, in regards to price and specs)

it looks pretty decent…  
& the price is not too bad.  
the only thing i would worry about by buying through mail order without see it in person is that you can hear the sound quality. some tv’s sound a lot better then others. so if you know a place that stocks it, go check it out & then order it through crutchfield.

as far as HD tuners & HDMI  
Rammer summed it up pretty good.  
if you using cable or Dish you don’t need a tuner you will use what they give you.

but if you want to get free over the air broadcasts you’ll need either a TV with built in tuner or a HD-ready TV with external tuner (thats what i have)

& as far as HDMI & DVI…its the same but one has imbeaded audio.  
you can use a DVI to HDMI converter or vis-versa & not loose any quality you just have to remember to run audio.

both are better then component & S-video though.

> [@HELP with head unit](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-with-head-unit/24042/8):
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> DVI is video only and HDMI is audio and video. The quality will be better with the DVI / HDMI, but I’d bet you could not tell the difference between those two and component cables. There is no difference in video quality between DVI and HDMI as they are both digital. The built in HD tuners are for over the air reception (antenna) and is not a concern with cable. Pittsburgh stations do broadcast over the air HD. With cable, you’ll need a HD box from your cable provider.

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