Watch Tv with apple 20 inch LCD monitor

I have a 20 inch apple LCD monitor, I dont want to use it for my computer, instead I would want to use it to watch tv. How shd I do it or what shd I buy?

That is one very expensive 20" TV, frankly you should sell it on and buy a 20" LCD TV instead.
You could have a look at Elgato's TV Tuners for Macs you can then display and record HD TV on your Mac and are pretty good value.
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