I was told that if I connect this cable from my pc tower to my flat screen pc monitor it would improve clarity on the monitor, Is that true? Thanks
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Both would have to have an HDMI female connector. I am using this same thing on my laptop and my HP monitor. But I believe the resolution will be whatever your PC tower will allow. In some cases depending on the type of LCD you can adjust that resolution, but I have never tried. As far as I know when you connect a PC to a TV the resolution on the TV will be whatever the TV will allow.
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having connected multiple pcs to multiple tvs, I have never seen the connection of the 2 devices to change the results on the pc or laptop monitor.
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This is a DVI cable. This connects a PC to a DVI monitor. It does not carry an audio signal like HDMI. If you are using a monitor/TV with built in speakers and want to use them, you will need an appropriate audio connection.
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all I got was the SVGA cable; however I was "told" that your computer has a certain resolution, whatever that may be. I do not think you can get a higher definition picture using one of these devices. What your computer puts out is what will be displayed on the screen. It should be noted that the device can arrange the pixels to make it seem there is a higher resolution. This is what I was told. If you wish to purchase one of these and get back to me as to how the resolution is on your T.V. I would greatly appreciate that, but I never tried the high definition converter, I just bought the cable. Sorry I couldn't be of more help. all I got was the SVGA cable; however I was "told" that your computer has a certain resolution, whatever that may be. I do not think you can get a higher definition picture using one of these devices. What your computer puts out is what will be displayed on the screen. It should be noted that the device can arrange the pixels to make it seem there is a higher resolution. This is what I was told. If you wish to purchase one of these and get back to me as to how the resolution is on your T.V. I would greatly appreciate that, but I never tried the high definition converter, I just... » Read More all I got was the SVGA cable; however I was "told" that your computer has a certain resolution, whatever that may be. I do not think you can get a higher definition picture using one of these devices. What your computer puts out is what will be displayed on the screen. It should be noted that the device can arrange the pixels to make it seem there is a higher resolution. This is what I was told. If you wish to purchase one of these and get back to me as to how the resolution is on your T.V. I would greatly appreciate that, but I never tried the high definition converter, I just bought the cable. Sorry I couldn't be of more help. « Show Less
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I use a 35 ft. VGA/ audio cable from my PC with a PC/TV tuner, using it as a DVR with Windows Media center to my Big Screen and also use my Monitor with a VGA Powered splitter. Using a powered splitter because with out it I had lines on the TV, the powered splitter took care of it, but I also have a hum or feed back sound, can't explain it. It may be the same sound you have, if you get a answer to your question please let me know at DWB@socal.rr.com, Thanks Don
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If your VGA input is really Component (Y - Pr - Pb) use it instead of the inferior "S" cable.If you have HDMI use it as it is the best input of all. Remember if you feed this superior TV garbage that's what your going to see. Good luck
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Yes definitely. I have two of these cables and use them to connect monitors to my laptop and to my wife's laptop. Her monitor also has an HDMI input but the monitor's performance with this cable is far better than with an HDMI to HDMI cable which severely limits the available resolution settings on the monitor.
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A digital cable like this will either give you an excellent flawless picture with no artifacts whatsoever, or absolutely *nothing* whatsoever. However, an analog VGA cable can sometimes be subject to noise and artifacts. In my case, there is always a hint of ghosting with VGA. Wiggling the cable around would reduce it, or worsen it. Also a VGA needs to be calibrated, usually the monitor will take care of that for you, but not always.
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If your computer has an HDMI port to connect to the TV. I found the VGA connection to be rather poor. But when i connected through the HDMI it was flawless.
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This is only a DVI-D Single-Link cable. The dual link cable can carry higher resolutions and more data due to their higher throughput. If your monitor is not more than 1080p (1920x1080) or WUXGA (1920x1200) @ 60Hz or less, this will work fine. If you are trying to use a 2K, qHD, or 4K monitor, then you will have to use either a Display port or at least the dual-link version of the DVI. Either that or deal with something like 17FPS.
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No, this is a display port cable. If you have a DP port on your desktop, then yes you can, but if you only have HDMI then this will not help you. Cable is of poor quality anyways, build quality and technical, being that it goes from digital output to an analog input. It's a specialty thing that you only get if you are in a bind and HAVE to do it this way. Look for an HDMI to VGA cable.
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Depends on the video card you have on your computer. If you have a intel i3,i5,i7 series with integrated video card. Yes. If you have an older video card with HDMI but without digital sound support, no. This really doesn't depend on the cable rather, depend on your hardware. IF your computer's not over 3 or 4 years old, its should have the updated HDMI video and audio drivers. Also, you have to set up the software so that the sound comes through you hdmi rather than optical or analogue as well.
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I am not familiar with that monitor. Assuming it has a VGA connection the cable works great. Nice to have the audio jack incorportated. My cable of choice from now on.
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My system has a Asus VG248 1080p monitor @ 144 hertz. Works great with both 2D and 3D at the high refresh rate. I did go to the Monoprice.com web site and it states that this type of cable is 1.1 capable without audio. If you need more information Monoprice has online tech support available for questions.
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Display port is supposed to be the best transfer of signal. I would advise using it if you can.
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If your PC has an HDMI output (or you can convert your PC's monitor output to HDMI), then the answer is YES. We do this all the time, and it works well within the distance limits of the device.
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My guess Gus is that when you''re first setting it to "external monitor", it's initially at a resolution that the TV can't handle, and thus the TV doesn't recognize the input. I found that with this TV, the best resolution for AWESOME clarity is 1360x768. In addition, the forms of resolution that your PC can output will depend on your video card. The forms of resolution might also vary depending on if you use VGA or DVI, as with my laptop. If you have a DVI output on your PC I would HIGHLY suggest that you buy a DVI-to-HDMI cable!!! (It doesn't need to be an expensive one because with digital cables there's no need for shielding). My guess Gus is that when you''re first setting it to "external monitor", it's initially at a resolution that the TV can't handle, and thus the TV doesn't recognize the input. I found that with this TV, the best resolution for AWESOME clarity is 1360x768. In addition, the forms of resolution that your PC can output will depend on your video card. The forms of resolution might also vary depending on if you use VGA or DVI, as with my laptop. If you have a DVI output on your PC I would HIGHLY suggest that you buy a DVI-to-HDMI cable!!! (It doesn't need to be an expensive one because... » Read More My guess Gus is that when you''re first setting it to "external monitor", it's initially at a resolution that the TV can't handle, and thus the TV doesn't recognize the input. I found that with this TV, the best resolution for AWESOME clarity is 1360x768. In addition, the forms of resolution that your PC can output will depend on your video card. The forms of resolution might also vary depending on if you use VGA or DVI, as with my laptop. If you have a DVI output on your PC I would HIGHLY suggest that you buy a DVI-to-HDMI cable!!! (It doesn't need to be an expensive one because with digital cables there's no need for shielding). « Show Less
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Just a note to anyone using their TV as a second monitor, if your REGULAR monitor is an LCD also and you use Windows you can't have a second ClearType setting for the other monitor. Watching movies etc is fine, but if you use a different style LCD TV the text may appear blurry. It's not a bad connection, just a windows thing :P I wasted a LOT of money connecting my Panasonic TV with all types of different cables before realizing this. Games, images, movies etc don't suffer, just text.