LCD TV or Widescreen Monitor

[Mad Cat]

I'm going to buy a nice new big screen for my PC.
I'm going to choose between a 26-32" LCD TV (which will probably be about 1366x768 pixels native) or something like a Dell 2405FPW 24" Widescreen LCD monitor (which displays a native resolution of 1920x1200, much better than the TV). Is the extra screen space worth the lower image quality, and will browsing and PC gaming be as good on a 32" LCD TV?

I've also seen some LCD TVs that say they display 1280x1024 optimum, 1280x1024 for PC compatibility (http://www.viewsonic.com/products/de.../n2750w/#specs). I'm not sure if this means it will stretch the picture to fit the display or it actually has a 1280x1024 panel, which I doubt. Any help would be appreciated.

[clocker]

Get the Dell, dude.
Bigger screen=nice.
Lower resolution=bad.
Big screen+lower resolution =OK for CSI Miami, but crap for Doom3.

2405, FTW.

[silent h3ro]

Yep get the Dell since you got the dough. :p

[ApacNTS]

man take pics of that in use when u get it *wideeyed* heh nice

[TurpoUrpo]

Dell for computer use, tv for watching tv.. As simple as that.

[matt526]

I have the Dell 20" wide screen and I love it
so I would go with the dell 24"

[Mad Cat]

Dell for computer use, tv for watching tv.. As simple as that.

Can't afford both, don't watch much so much TV either. Pretty much purely for a PC display, though I would watch TV on a 32" LCD if I got one.

[Virtualbody1234]

Plasma!!!

[Mad Cat]

Plasma!!!

I only looked at a couple of Plasmas, and they had 640x480 PC compatibility. It doesn't seem right to me, but I'd prefer an LCD to a plasma anyway. Plasmas can't be put on their sides, they're bastards if you want to do anything at all inside of them, they look clunkier than LCDs.... I don't trust them, I think LCD will win out as the better technology eventually too.

Edited for tenses (have to had, didn't read much into them).
EDIT2: http://www.plasmatvbuyingguide.com/p...-ppm50h3q.html
VGA, SVGA, XGA, it says, meaning 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768. Thats no good. I'm guessing it'll be scaled up to 16:9 too, which will look nasty.

[Virtualbody1234]

Plasma!!!

I only looked at a couple of Plasmas, and they had 640x480 PC compatibility. It doesn't seem right to me, but I'd prefer an LCD to a plasma anyway. Plasmas can't be put on their sides, they're bastards if you want to do anything at all inside of them, they look clunkier than LCDs.... I don't trust them, I think LCD will win out as the better technology eventually too.

Edited for tenses (have to had, didn't read much into them).
EDIT2: http://www.plasmatvbuyingguide.com/p...-ppm50h3q.html
VGA, SVGA, XGA, it says, meaning 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768. Thats no good. I'm guessing it'll be scaled up to 16:9 too, which will look nasty.

I don't understand you. The link you posted shows a Native Resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels but you keep referring to lower values.