Monitor or TV for XBox?

Looking to buy my father a monitor or a TV that will support his new XBox360. I need help understandiing what requirements he needs in a TV or monitor and also what the disadvantages are of chosing a quality monitor (less expensive) than the equivalent in a TV.
Please help. Would love to get him something nice (though budget friendly) for Christmas. Many thanks!!
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will if you want him to get a good experience purchase one with hdmi input
1080p resolution and least 120hz refresh rate apart from that the rest is up for you to decide,
i would personally would prefer a quality monitor over a average tv
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