Computer Hope
Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: mamabus512knows on April 14, 2007, 05:15:08 AM
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Was given a Dell computer and would like to hook up a flat screen HP monitor to it. Can this be done? I've never intertwined 2 different computers before.
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not 100% sure here but; a lot of HP is proprietary hardware but-
It should work ...i think... hook it up and try it... if it doesn't it won't hurt anything
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It all depends on what the video hardware has for its Video Out plug and what kind of plug attachment the monitor uses.
Generally, monitors would plug into VGA/D sub port plugs.. These are usually blue and shaped sort of like a trapezoid.
Now, some monitors are DVI-I port, mostly for high-definition picture. They are rectangle and tan in color most of the time.
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Plug it in and see. If the plug fits, it will work. There is nothing proprietary about video output, apart from DVI vs VGA.
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Yes it can. Much hardware is built according to global standards. But ofcourse, you can not fit a VGA monitor to a DVI connection no matter what brand it is made of. (Unless you use a converter..)