Is it best to use an hdmi cord to connect the monitor to my desktop? i have a mini hdmi to vga male to female adapter. will i get great resolution?
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If you want to get the best picture quality out of your HP monitor used HDMI cable.
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I don't think you will get great resolution. If you have HDMI output from computer get HDMI cable 2.0 version or at least 1.4.
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VGA is very picky about connection quality. That's why I'm only using this device to switch keyboard and mouse. I connect the display through DVI or HDMI or DisplayPort directly then switch on the monitor itself.
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It takes virtually no tweaking to get great picture and color quality, provided you're using the HDMI or Displayport connection (digital). D-sub (VGA) is another story. You may need to do some tweaking to meet your needs, but then that would be the case with any monitor using an analog connection.
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Thank you for your advice, Sandra. Yes, I connected the monitor via HDMI. So now I have 3 cable, HDMI, DVI to D-Sub, and DVI to DVI cable. Which cable do you suggest to make a good picture ? Thanks again.
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It is suggested you use a fully digital connection (e.g. a Mini displayport to DVI adapter) if possible to preserve image quality, as VGA will generally always have (very) minor quality loss, due to it's analog nature. Something like this is suggested instead: BlueRigger Mini DisplayPort (Thunderbolt) to DVI Female Adapter Cable
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Well there are multiple way to connect this to your computer. The best and probably the easiest way is to use a HDMI cable. But you can also use a DVI or VGA connection.
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I just purchased the mini dvi to dvi adapter and also an hdmi to dvi cable. I also have the audio cables. When I hooked everything up, I could hear the audio and see my desktop only. How can I view something other than my desktop. CAn you help?
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Mine didn't work. I asked for a replacement but its been over a month and nothing has arrived so far. I have been sent tracking numbers so I think they tried sending a new one but it just hasn't arrived. I wouldn't buy this if I were you. In theory it should work though. VGA is analog and thus is a lower resolution than HDMI. I'm going to buy a whole new monitor that supports DVI rather than dealing with the crappy quality of my VGA monitor. Its up to you man I wouldn't buy though.
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That depends completely on the hookups you have in the back of your laptop. If it supports HD, then do HD. This monitor has pretty much all of the common display ports, and thus it is your laptop that determines what cord you should use.
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Greg:I just remembered, in the quick set up manual there is a diagram for hooking up your computer to the Samsung using an HDMI cable. This assumes you have an HDMI output on your computer. This would give you the highest quality resolution on the set ( it will still be limited to 1440 by 900 though). There is opinion out there that you would be hard pressed to tell the differnce between VGA and HDMI at that resolution. You could try both and see which looks best.
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As it happens, Janice... ...My Amazon review of this TV happens to be titled "A Great Computer Display (That's Also A Top TV)" (!) ...BUT... ...That usage is absolutely dependent on it being correctly cabled from the computer in question. The easiest and best connection is via HDMI, as on the latest Macs. Failing that, the display outputs of older systems will require external converter "active dongles" from those display ports to HDMI or (less conveniently) to the 3 RCA sockets of the "Component AV In" sockets on the TV's back panel. Either option will result in a good quality graphics display, with the HDMI inputs being by far the better option as they truly yield "state of the art" resolution.
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You could always buy the DVI to HDMI connector I did and works great! only about 6 dollars if you really want the monitor :)
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Hi S. Anderson,Is the signal your monitor accepts digital or analog? The HDMI adapter I purchased works great with my Dell 15, but the projector I use at work is analog based and not digital, so my new HDMI - VGA adapter does not work. Hope this helps! Mark V.
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Do not try to use a monitor with a D style VGA connector that has an hd-15 connector, I tried buying two kinds of adapters to go from hd-15 to hdmi and neither one of them worked.
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Run HDMI cabling if possible; you will get better resolution. If you run VGA instead, you may need to run separate audio lines, but HDMI will transmit both video and audio on the same cable.
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Hi - Let's clarify something right away. Do not use VGA & HDMI cables from the same source at the same time. Just remember that what ever source you feed this monitor with an HDMI cable will be the one that sound is applied to the headset jack on the back. Anything else, you will have to hook up your speaker system straight to the source unit ( PC-Game unit - video feeds ) Hooking up directly to the source unit will generally give you the best sound anyway. If you have more than one feed to the monitor, it has a switch to select which one you will receive at any given moment. The HDMI feed will be the only one that sends sound to the monitor headphone jack, and you can plug a sound system into this jack or just headphones. - Good luck and enjoy! - Jim T.
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I hope you can answer this for me. I'm planning on getting this tv due to the awesome reviews, but am curious about connecting it to my PC. My PC tower has the plug for what I'm thinking is called a VGA. It is blue and has 15 pin holes, 3 rows of five. Now, I figure I will have to purchase a special cord to use this tv as a monitor. I'm confused about which is VGA, DVI, and HDMI. What cord do I need to purchase so this will work as a monitor for me? Thanks in advance!