monitor
Monday, March 9, 2015
computer monitor
The monitor is the piece ofcomputer hardware that displays the video and graphics information generated by the computer through the video card.
Monitors are very similar to televisions but usually display information at a much higher resolution.
The Monitor is Also Known As
screen, display, video display, video screen
Although most TVs made in the last few years have a VGA input socket that does not necessarily mean that they make good computer monitors. Purpose-made PC monitors are designed to handle a wide range of analogue, and increasingly, digital input signals from computers. TVs tend to have fairly limited PC display capabilities, so if your computer has a DVI or HDMI output socket, you should use that to connect it to the TV. (You can use a DVI to HDMI adaptor cable if there is a connector mis-match). If VGA is the only connector option ensure that you are using the most up to date driver for your computer’s video adaptor and change the PC’s resolution settings to match the TV, which for this model should be 1024 x 768 pixels, at 60 Hz. It is also worth trying a VGA to HDMI converter; prices start at around £10 from online sellers. Incidentally, make sure that it is VGA to HDMI, not the other way around, they look very similar, and avoid simple cable adaptors; they only work on a relatively small number of PCs that have a digital output on the VGA port