[mythtvnz] Recommendations for monitor with speakers

[David Shepherd]

On 10/03/11 11:53, Robin Gilks wrote:
> Greetings all
>
> I'm looking to put another frontend together (a Zotac ION) and think that
> a 24" monitor with internal speakers would hit the right price point for
> the display.
>
> I've been eying up the Viewsonic VX2439WM 24" offering at
>     http://www.viewsonic.com.au/products/productspecs.php?id=448
> as a local supplier has them on special but it appears that the audio is
> not decoded from the HDMI input but has to be a separate analogue
> connection.
>
> Does anyone have any other recommendations bearing in mind that this
> monitor gives me change from $300 inc.
>
> The 24" is arbitrary (its the Goldilocks size - not too big and not too
> small), really a matter of finding the right price!!
>
> On a similar note, is there a cheaper option to the $70 for a Hauppauge
> MCE USB remote that has the same (or as good as) functionality?
>
> Cheers
>
>
>    
Yep I've got one of these monitors and they look great.  Didn't try HDMI 
audio but I did try analogue audio and the speakers sound pretty cheap 
and nasty.  I ended up using a set of USB powered speakers and mounted 
them below the monitor.

Dave