What connections does your video card have and how many of each?If you have at least 2 DVI, you could most likely connect one to the HDMI port on a TV using an adapter cable (or a DVI to HDMI converter that can convert an audio input, if for some reason the TV does not have a separate audio port that can be used with the HDMI). If you only have one DVI, you will need to use VGA for one of the displays or use a splitter for DVI or HDMI.
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If this is the computer from your PC thread with the Asus GTX460 768MB, it has 2 DVI and 1 mini-HDMI. You may have an adapter to regular HDMI if you have the adapters that the card came with, though if you need to buy cables anyway, an adapter cable won't put as much strain on the port. Monoprice.com has some good cheap cables.
What is the resolution of your monitor and if you need to go the splitter route (though I'm guessing you don't), what inputs does it have?
If your monitor is 1920x1080, you can easily use the same resolution on the TV if you get a 1080p TV. This would be applicable for if you have two outputs and clone the output to display the same thing on both or if you use a splitter. If you can't or don't want to clone the output, or even if you do but sometimes want to display different things on each, there's a nice hot-key for switching displays in Windows: windows key + P (P as in presentation). You will want to turn off overscan on the TV at least when using your computer on it, but probably for everything else as well.
Does your computer have Realtek HD Audio?There's a good chance that you have this because it is fairly common. I'm not sure about others, but I know Realtek's can clone audio outputs, though depending on the model it may be available in the utility that comes with the driver that you install from Realtek (but not with the default driver in Windows) or only by changing a registry setting for the driver (but still requires the Realtek driver). The model that the utility supports configuring audio jacks is more common, I think. This way you can have two outputs for speakers to send it to both your computer speakers and the TV without switching around cables or having to change the default audio output device when you want to switch (the latter you would probably need to do if you use HDMI audio). If the TV supports using an alternate audio port for one of the HDMI ports, I'd recommend doing this if you want to simplify switching to the TV.
As for TV models, I'm not sure of any specific one to recommend or what site to look for recommendations. I did search Amazon for "ips tv" to find ones that specifically state that they use IPS LCD panels and it seems only Panasonic ones come up. I found this one, which is cheaper than some of their lower models for some reason, though a little above the range you mentioned:
http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-VIERA-TC-L42E50-42-Inch-LED-LCD/dp/B00752R9PK/ref=cm_cmu_pg__headerEDIT:
Seems it is that price because it is last year's model and there are new 2013 models out now, which Amazon might not be listing yet; though that still doesn't explain why it is cheaper than some lower models from the same year.
I'm not sure what shipping for large TVs on Amazon is like these days. Back when I got my 42" Panasonic from them, they used some kind of specialty shipping company for shipping large TVs and they brought the box into the room I wanted it in. This was a thicker set with fluorescent rather than LED backlighting, though, and I'm not sure if they do that anymore for LCDs of that size with all of them being thinner sets with LED backlighting these days (which also may have a higher chance of getting bent during shipping).
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