Anyone know of any HDTV deals? Or HD monitor deals?

Is there a way to hook up a HD computer monitor to DIRECTV with Tivo and Xbox 360? I'm a filmmaker, and want to buy an up-to-date computer with enough memory to edit HDV footage and an HDV camcorder. Also possibly a sound system to hear the mix with. But my family wants an HDTV to watch football and play Xbox 360 on. Is there a way to smoosh all this stuff together? What is a run-down on all the prices for this stuff?

I don't know about the DTV, but you can hookup the 360 using VGA, and I imagine the DTV via DVI.

If you're going to be editing HD video, you don't want to do it on anything but a computer monitor (be it LCD, CRT, etc). The thing is, once you go above 20" or 24", they start to get fantastically expensive. The bigger ones make generally terrible monitors as their resolution is worthless.

How big is your current TV? I say concentrate on work first, then buy a nice HDTV for the family next year. In the meantime, the monitor can be used for gaming, where you don't need a huge TV. But combining an HDTV for family viewing with a computer monitor doesn't make sense, at least to me.

Bizarre discussion.

Straight computer monitors like Apple's (see below) do not make good TVs since they don't have the proper connections. And even HDTVs do not have enough resolution to be a graphics pro's computer monitor. An SD resolution Tivo cannot easily be hooked into a standard PC monitor. An HD Tivo may be able to via HDMI-DVI, if the monitor is HDCP compliant. Some are crossover products and have both TV and PC inputs, I think Dell's latest 20" monitor is like this. But that isn't very big for family movie night.

Ok, here's a nice computer for you, assuming you actually mean pro video work. Maybe you need 2 of these setups:
Mac Pro, $9200: 8GB RAM (2GB chips for easier expansion, Apple's prices on these are actually quite reasonable), 2x 2.66MHz procs, 2 30" displays.
I left out software and hard drives since you probably already have the software and you don't want to pay Apple's BTO prices on HDDs. Figure another $700 for a few 500GB drives. Oh, and I left out graphics card since I don't know much about them for video editing.

HDTVs are anywhere from $500 to $150,000. HDV camcorders start around $1000, unless you want a pro model. An audio setup could be as little as free (TV speakers) or thousands and thousands of dollars.

You'd really have to do some reading and shopping to narrow down what you want a bit more. Or maybe just focus on one piece at a time for asking help on the forum. Are you self-employed? The computer sounds like a business expense (and therefore totally separate topic) for most people, but that can cross over a bit if you are a one-person company and all funds get mushed together. And you should start with a clear budget if you want to start shopping for a HD/theater setup.

What if I bought an HDTV on Black Friday, and saved up for the computer equipment? It still seems ghastly expensive to shoot a movie in 1080p and be able to edit it. My friend and I have a Canon GL2 and a Mac laptop with Final Cut Pro so it might be nessicary to stick with SD for a little bit.

You need two different things. One is an HDTV. The other is a computer setup to do proper video editing. Those can't be combined although the end result is that they can be mutually beneficial (as you can test the video on the TV and use the PC as a second spare monitor for gaming).

These are two completely separate questions. Do not try to fix both solutions with one purchase as it will be a waste of money. Trust me.

Spiky: Dell's LCDs have video, S-video, and DVI inputs.

I think the big ones don't, though. Wasn't it 24" and smaller added video in the latest generation, 30" didn't? Anyway, several other companies do offer this combo platter, too. I want one for my secondary monitor in the HT.

But I also would never have a money-making computer setup and home theater run from the same display.