Computer ? - The Orange Mane

Sassy · 08-08-2007, 11:23 AM

I need to hook a new pc up...do I do VGA or DVI

I have a router and a wireless box.

Willynowei · 08-08-2007, 11:25 AM

Are you saying you want to hook up your PC to your TV? or to a monitor?

Sassy · 08-08-2007, 11:26 AM

No...this is the monitor instructions to hook it up to the pc.

Garcia Bronco · 08-08-2007, 11:26 AM

I've never met a wireless box in my life. there are always strings attached.

Sassy · 08-08-2007, 11:28 AM

True...ha! It does hook up to the computer and the router.

!

Rock Chalk · 08-08-2007, 11:28 AM

Hook it up DVI. You may not notice it if you dont have anything in HD on your computer but DVI is essentially HDMI without the sound data transmitted.

Sassy · 08-08-2007, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BroncoBuff

DVI is just digital video instead of the classic common monitor that is VGA. It's unrelated to anything else ... for the router you just need an ethernet.

I have a DVI output on my video card, and a DVI input on my monitor .... I even have the cord. Should I plug it in? Would it work? Anybody?

Like I understand that language?
So...I just follow the instructions for VGA?
I hate electronics...and they hate me.

Rock Chalk · 08-08-2007, 11:29 AM

My monitor came with the option to plug in via DVI, VGA or USB. It mostly wont matter to you Sassy.

Sassy · 08-08-2007, 11:31 AM

I guess I'll just try it out then...
I hate to take down the old pc in case I can't get the new one to work...oh well, guess I could always set up the old one upstairs until I get the new one working...I won't get rid of MSN until I get the new one working anyway...

BroncoBuff · 08-08-2007, 11:31 AM

Alec knows ... might as well go DVI, as long as its backwards compatible. Is it Alec?

Atwater His Ass · 08-08-2007, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sassy

Like I understand that language?
So...I just follow the instructions for VGA?
I hate electronics...and they hate me.

VGA is old.

DVI is new. (you want this)

Your motherboard/monitor/video card should have come with both types of connectors, and a VGA-to-DVI adapter if you need it.

It will make zero difference in setting anything up or how anything runs. It's analog vs. digital. Just hook it up like normal using the DVI connections. Easy as pie.

Sassy · 08-08-2007, 11:35 AM

It doesn't look like there's an adaptor...just the cord for VGA (blue ends) and the in/out (green ends). Plus, the electrical cord.Hmmm....in other words, I'm guessing the DVI cord is different and comes separate?

Atwater His Ass · 08-08-2007, 11:37 AM

it should have come with your monitor if it has dvi. otherwise you'll have to purchase one.

the connection looks like this (should be on the back of your computer (video card))

and the adapter looks like this (vga-to-dvi)

Sassy · 08-08-2007, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atwater His Ass

it should have come with your monitor if it has dvi. otherwise you'll have to purchase one.

**** I'm already frustrated and I barely have it out of the box!

Sassy · 08-08-2007, 11:42 AM

From the pics...it almost looks like the same cord...only plugged in different places?

Atwater His Ass · 08-08-2007, 11:42 AM

does your monitor have the dvi connection at the back? not the cord, but where the cord would plug in?

and do you see a similar connection point on the back of your computer?

Rock Chalk · 08-08-2007, 11:44 AM

Sassy, you have to look at your video card. If it is the normal monitor input thats VGA, otherwise it will be white (not blue) where you plug it in and have a bunch of slots instead of pins.

Its not frustrating. Just plug it in.

Sassy · 08-08-2007, 11:51 AM

Video card? I'm telling you...I don't have a clue.
I got my other one hooked up by myself...but that was years ago.
Where the cord is plugged into the monitor and there is a place on the pc that is blue.

Sassy · 08-08-2007, 11:53 AM

I'm not seeing the place for the DVI on the back of the tower.

Rock Chalk · 08-08-2007, 11:55 AM

OK Sassy, let me start simply.

Your video card is a piece of equipment on the inside of your computer. It has a place in the back of the computer that your monitor plugs into. Where you plug the monitor into the back of the computer, you have to look at that connection. If its blue, its a standard VGA plug in. If its white, its DVI.

If your monitor is one of the flat panels it should also have a USB connection wherre you can plug your monitor in via a USB slot. Below is an image of a video card that has both AND an S-Video input.

Rock Chalk · 08-08-2007, 11:56 AM

This is the cord for a DVI (well, one variation anyway)

BroncoBuff · 08-08-2007, 11:57 AM

S-Video out works great for a TV.

Back in '99, I had a 25' S-Video cable and I would sit on my couch with a wireless keyboard and mouse, surfing the net on my 36" Sony ...

BroncoBuff · 08-08-2007, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alec

This is the cord for a DVI (well, one variation anyway)

I wanna plug mine in - it's backwards compatible, right?

Sassy · 08-08-2007, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alec

This is the cord for a DVI (well, one variation anyway)

Ok...don't have that cord...but there is that white plug to plug one in on the back of the monitor.

But it doesn't look like there is a place to plug in for DVI on the back of the PC.

Dang...I'd post pics...but I already unhooked the printer to this pc.

Rock Chalk · 08-08-2007, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sassy

Ok...don't have that cord...but there is that white plug to plug one in on the back of the monitor.

That just means that your monitor is compatible with DVI but you need a Video Card also compatible.

And Buff, plug it in DVI if you have it. Its a better signal and VGA is being phased out anyway.

08-08-2007, 11:23 AM	#1
Sassy Ring of Famer Join Date: May 2001 Location: ND Posts: 37,952 Adopt-a-Bronco: Eddie Royal	Computer ? I need to hook a new pc up...do I do VGA or DVI I have a router and a wireless box.

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08-08-2007, 11:25 AM	#2
Willynowei Some dude Football is a wonderful thing. Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,807 Adopt-a-Bronco: Eddie Royal	Are you saying you want to hook up your PC to your TV? or to a monitor?

08-08-2007, 11:26 AM	#3
Sassy Ring of Famer Join Date: May 2001 Location: ND Posts: 37,952 Adopt-a-Bronco: Eddie Royal	No...this is the monitor instructions to hook it up to the pc.

08-08-2007, 11:26 AM	#4
Garcia Bronco Hokie since 1993 Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 45,991 Adopt-a-Bronco: Tom Jackson	I've never met a wireless box in my life. there are always strings attached.

08-08-2007, 11:28 AM	#5
Sassy Ring of Famer Join Date: May 2001 Location: ND Posts: 37,952 Adopt-a-Bronco: Eddie Royal	True...ha! It does hook up to the computer and the router. !

08-08-2007, 11:28 AM	#6
Rock Chalk Cheeky Bastards Laus Deo Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Backside of the Internet Posts: 29,940 Adopt-a-Bronco: Chris Harris	Hook it up DVI. You may not notice it if you dont have anything in HD on your computer but DVI is essentially HDMI without the sound data transmitted.

08-08-2007, 11:29 AM	#8
Rock Chalk Cheeky Bastards Laus Deo Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Backside of the Internet Posts: 29,940 Adopt-a-Bronco: Chris Harris	My monitor came with the option to plug in via DVI, VGA or USB. It mostly wont matter to you Sassy.

08-08-2007, 11:31 AM	#9
Sassy Ring of Famer Join Date: May 2001 Location: ND Posts: 37,952 Adopt-a-Bronco: Eddie Royal	I guess I'll just try it out then... I hate to take down the old pc in case I can't get the new one to work...oh well, guess I could always set up the old one upstairs until I get the new one working...I won't get rid of MSN until I get the new one working anyway...

08-08-2007, 11:31 AM	#10
BroncoBuff *************** Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 25,440 Adopt-a-Bronco: QUANTERUS SMITH	Alec knows ... might as well go DVI, as long as its backwards compatible. Is it Alec?

08-08-2007, 11:35 AM	#12
Sassy Ring of Famer Join Date: May 2001 Location: ND Posts: 37,952 Adopt-a-Bronco: Eddie Royal	It doesn't look like there's an adaptor...just the cord for VGA (blue ends) and the in/out (green ends). Plus, the electrical cord.Hmmm....in other words, I'm guessing the DVI cord is different and comes separate?

08-08-2007, 11:42 AM	#15
Sassy Ring of Famer Join Date: May 2001 Location: ND Posts: 37,952 Adopt-a-Bronco: Eddie Royal	From the pics...it almost looks like the same cord...only plugged in different places?

08-08-2007, 11:44 AM	#17
Rock Chalk Cheeky Bastards Laus Deo Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Backside of the Internet Posts: 29,940 Adopt-a-Bronco: Chris Harris	Sassy, you have to look at your video card. If it is the normal monitor input thats VGA, otherwise it will be white (not blue) where you plug it in and have a bunch of slots instead of pins. Its not frustrating. Just plug it in.

08-08-2007, 11:51 AM	#18
Sassy Ring of Famer Join Date: May 2001 Location: ND Posts: 37,952 Adopt-a-Bronco: Eddie Royal	Video card? I'm telling you...I don't have a clue. I got my other one hooked up by myself...but that was years ago. Where the cord is plugged into the monitor and there is a place on the pc that is blue.

08-08-2007, 11:53 AM	#19
Sassy Ring of Famer Join Date: May 2001 Location: ND Posts: 37,952 Adopt-a-Bronco: Eddie Royal	I'm not seeing the place for the DVI on the back of the tower.

08-08-2007, 11:55 AM	#20
Rock Chalk Cheeky Bastards Laus Deo Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Backside of the Internet Posts: 29,940 Adopt-a-Bronco: Chris Harris	OK Sassy, let me start simply. Your video card is a piece of equipment on the inside of your computer. It has a place in the back of the computer that your monitor plugs into. Where you plug the monitor into the back of the computer, you have to look at that connection. If its blue, its a standard VGA plug in. If its white, its DVI. If your monitor is one of the flat panels it should also have a USB connection wherre you can plug your monitor in via a USB slot. Below is an image of a video card that has both AND an S-Video input.

08-08-2007, 11:56 AM	#21
Rock Chalk Cheeky Bastards Laus Deo Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Backside of the Internet Posts: 29,940 Adopt-a-Bronco: Chris Harris	This is the cord for a DVI (well, one variation anyway)

08-08-2007, 11:57 AM	#22
BroncoBuff *************** Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 25,440 Adopt-a-Bronco: QUANTERUS SMITH	S-Video out works great for a TV. Back in '99, I had a 25' S-Video cable and I would sit on my couch with a wireless keyboard and mouse, surfing the net on my 36" Sony ...