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    Will this monitor work?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Coolioguylio, Apr 3, 2008.

  1. Coolioguylio

    Coolioguylio Notebook Consultant

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    Coolioguylio, Apr 3, 2008
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    It should hook up to any laptop given that you have the right outputs. Vista certified on a monitor pretty much means jack.
     
    Commander Wolf, Apr 3, 2008
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  3. Coolioguylio

    Coolioguylio Notebook Consultant

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    I have a VGA port so it should work right??
     
    Coolioguylio, Apr 3, 2008
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  4. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Any lcd computer monitor will work with your laptop as long as you have matching video cables.
    If your laptop has a DVI port, then you will need a VGA to DVI adaptor, since that screen is a VGA monitor.
    The adaptor is like $5, so its not much.

    I have never heard of KDS, I would look into something like a cheap Samsung.

    EDIT: This screen will work with your laptop. Both are VGA. You are good to go buy the monitor

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Apr 3, 2008
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  5. Coolioguylio

    Coolioguylio Notebook Consultant

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    I had good reviews on this one so I wanna buy it.
     
    Coolioguylio, Apr 3, 2008
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  6. Tusin

    Tusin Notebook Evangelist

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    Be Carefull with that comment :) Remember there are a few flavors of DVI, one being DVI-A and the other is DVI-D. VGA to DVI-A adapter is like $5.00 the later is much much much much more ;)
     
    Tusin, Apr 4, 2008
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    I dont need one so it dont matter
     
    Coolioguylio, Apr 4, 2008
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    Tusin Notebook Evangelist

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    Oh I know, would just hate to have someone suggest something to someone, and then find out it was the wrong thing.
     
    Tusin, Apr 4, 2008
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