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Gasman48

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December 12th, 2024 13:49

7 year old Dell monitor, how to connect?

I have a 7 year old Dell Monitor which has both a HDMI and a VGA port, but the new Dell desktop I'm going to buy only has an HDMI port. Can I just use the HDMI cable and not use the VGA cable for the monitor to work?

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Andy K

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December 13th, 2024 16:16

Seams a bizzar choice.

HDMI on laptop to HMDI on monitor seams the obvious choice.  (and slightly better image quality)

Adaptors are for when you don't have compatable connectors

Andy K

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December 12th, 2024 14:48

Yes, you only need to use 1 video input

Gasman48

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December 12th, 2024 19:42

@Andy K​ Thanks for that. After viewing a few YouTube videos I'm going to use the VGA cable and an adapter to go to HDMI... hopefully that will work.

Gasman48

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December 13th, 2024 19:20

@Andy K​ ...Once I buy my new desktop I'll be able to experiment with the different cables going to my old monitor... Cheers.

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