# What's the difference between a monitor vs. TV other than the lack of a tuner?

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**Created:** [June 22, 2010, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-monitor-vs-tv-other-than-the-lack-of-a-tuner/156874 "2010-06-22T10:46:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cavi\_Mike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cavi_mike/32/5217_2.png) [@Cavi\_Mike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cavi_Mike)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-monitor-vs-tv-other-than-the-lack-of-a-tuner/156874/1 "2010-06-22T10:46:10Z")

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Since the digital switch, I’ve been without the telly for over a year now. With Hulu, YouTube and TPB, I don’t see any reason to go back so I figure why waste the money on a tuner? Where my current TV sits I can fit a 46" so I’m looking at the Samsung 460DXN. All thoughts and opinions welcome.

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**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 11:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-monitor-vs-tv-other-than-the-lack-of-a-tuner/156874/2 "2010-06-22T11:00:42Z")

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a monitor might not have the red/white/yellow (or s-vid) inputs for game consoles or dvd players.

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**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-monitor-vs-tv-other-than-the-lack-of-a-tuner/156874/3 "2010-06-22T11:01:26Z")

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