Monitors LCD monitor as a TV

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I am planning to get a 21" CRT (Sony Wega) for the bedroom. At the same time I am also planning on getting a new rig with a 22" monitor(Viewsonic vx2235wm-5).
Now I want to explore the option of combining these two requirements by setting up the 22" monitor to watch cable channels as well.

My requirements are:

Gaming/regular pc tasks while sitting in front of the PC.
Watching movies/cable while sitting 11 about feet away.
Would like to mount the monitor on the wall.

Some monitor choices are:
Viewsonic vx2235wm-5
Dell E228wfp
Dell SP2208wfp
Samsung T220

I have some queries regarding such a setup:

Is there any issue while watching cable on these TN panels from about 11 feet away? Or is going in for the CRT the better option?

Would I be able to watch the cable without booting up the pc by using an external TV tuner box?

How would the monitor with a VGA/DVI-D be connected to the TV tuner box and the the TV tuner in turn to my set-top box which has a composite and component outputs?

Please suggest the viability of such a setup and also the models for
22" Monitor
External TV Tuner box

Thanks
 
ahhh... we had enough discussions on the same line so many times on TE. Take help of almighty Google and get your answers.

~LT
 
^ LOL!

Search around a bit, you'll find quite few topics on TE itself. But IMO, 11 feet is a tad bit far for a 22 incher. Keep it to around 6-8 feet and you should be good... But like techie said look around for more threads on this and get your answers. :)
 
well whats the point when you can get a 26" LCD TV from samsung 4 series for 24-26k?

unless ure gonna be using the monitor with a PC, id suggest an LCD TV for TV viewing purposes
 
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