HDTV has a tuner. It will receive over the air broadcasts.
HDTV monitor does not. You need satellite or cable to receive any channels.
In the future if you have any A/V questions you might try this forum http://forums.cnet.com/5204-7596_102-0.html?forumID=60&tag=dir.forum
Can you tell me the difference between 1080p HDTV and 1080p HDTV monitor. At Sam's club recently I saw an Akai 1080p HDTV at a reasonable price but as I looked closer I noticed that below the HDTV logo it had the words monitor. Can you help?
http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?catg=535&item=357412&prDeTab=2#A

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