My boyfriend wants a plasma tv that also can double as a computer monitor. Is this a rare feature? Or is it standard on most flat screens? Look for what is called a VGA input on the TV specs. If it has that feature then yes it will support being used as a computer monitor. Some people hook their monitors up with HDMI inputs even though the TV does not offer VGA inputs....

We have went through two flat screen panel displays now. Each night we turn off our screen instead of the computer to put less stress on our computers. Our current flat panel display has been flashing on and off, sometimes so fast that it is blinks of light. We have checked all our connections and everything and still nothing has changed. It chooses when to flash and when...