Dumb question about LCD monitors

[LouisEly]

I'm considering getting a new monitor for my computer, and noticed that this monitor has a HDMI input. Does this mean that I could connect my cable box to it via an HDMI cable and watch TV on it? Or would the monitor have to have a tuner in it? It says you can watch movies, so would that mean you could connect a DVD player via HDMI cable?

 

Thanks!

[adamb100]

The cable box will act as a tuner so your TV wont need one. Assuming your cable box and DVD player have HDMI output's then yes you can connect your TV to it via the HDMI cable.

[logan82]

It would work as a monitor. Not sure how you would get sound.

[endaround]

Yeah unless it has built in speakers you won't get sound. Now if you can set up your cable box to send sound through a different output from your HDMI and you have speakers you could use it will work. But not all will allow that. If you have a VGA out that can be adapted to DVI and that could work as a video out from your cable box (assuming the monitor has enough DVI inputs)

[LouisEly]

What if I connect the red/white audio out on the cable box to a receiver or headphones?

[endaround]

That can work if the box allows for audio out separate from HDMI. Not everything allows for that.

[Blancofan1]

I have my HDMI out from the cable hooked to the TV (monitor in your case) and the sound out through seperate audio cables to my dvd player/sorround sound and it works just fine. My cable box is from time warner, but I've used the same set up when I had Charter as well. You should be able to make your whole system work, it just involves some extra cables and wiring mess is all.