Can I use a HDTV as a computer monitor?

I am looking to buy a larger pc monitor (32”) for watching videos. It seems that there is not a lot of choice, except for HDTV’s. I have found this monitor:

http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/tv-video/televisions/lcd-tv/LN32B530P7FUZA/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail

I have no interest at all in watching TV, but can I hook this up to my pc and use it as a monitor? Will it give me a good quality image? I have seen reviews, but all of them are reviewing it as a TV but I’ll be using it just as a computer monitor.

Any thoughts, advice? My budget is up to $1300.

Thanks.