BUYING A MONITOR TO HOOK UP TO LAPTOP, WHAT INTERFACE IS NEEDED?

jose-fahartose

I'm looking to buy a monitor for music production and not sure what type i need is it DVI,vga..etc??

Cheers

Overheal

Caps lock is not necessary. This isn't Craigslist.

You need whatever your laptop has. Most laptops will have a VGA. Laptops with dedicated graphics tend to have HDMI if theyre relatively new. You should be able to see plainly which port yours has.

jose-fahartose

Oh right i forgot where i was..

Mine is a macbook and it has a VGA so i'll go for that, cheers

Amalgam

Ask around a bit, family, friends etc.. amazing the amount of people ditching CRT monitors with VGA, you will probably bump into someone just keen to get rid.

gamer

just get whatever monitor you want,say your pc has vga out 15pin,or you can buy a vga to dvi adapter,3euro.say monitor has dvi in ,i think you could buy a vga to dvi cable,try and get monitor that DOES NOT ,have a shiny ,reflective screen,they are awful,tis like looking at a mirror.google vga interface picture,and dvi interface picture.
i .,d say go 4 19inch widescreen. crts just use vga in.

PogMoThoin

gamer wrote: »

just get whatever monitor you want,say your pc has vga out 15pin,or you can buy a vga to dvi adapter,3euro.say monitor has dvi in ,i think you could buy a vga to dvi cable,try and get monitor that DOES NOT ,have a shiny ,reflective screen,they are awful,tis like looking at a mirror.google vga interface picture,and dvi interface picture.
i .,d say go 4 19inch widescreen. crts just use vga in.

Over 2000 posts here and still don't know how to post, thats even more annoying than all capitals. Please post properly, start a sentence with a capital and end it with a full stop, the way You learned in first class. Its not that hard.

calex71

Many of the flat panel's will come with both vga and dvi connections but its no harm to double check the specs before you get one.

Also as said many people have old ones they would be glad to be rid of, no harm in checking the free stuff section on adverts.ie

AlmightyCushion

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Over 2000 posts here and still don't know how to post, thats even more annoying than all capitals. Please post properly, start a sentence with a capital and end it with a full stop, the way You learned in first class. Its not that hard.

If you have a problem with a post please report it and us mods will deal with it. Cheers.

@Gamer - Pog does have a point to a certain degree. Your posts can be quite hard to read at times and your message can get lost. It would be great if you could try and make your posts easier to comprehend.

Khannie

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

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+1 on this. Bit OTT like.

Overheal

Ah, even if you get the wrong type of monitor its piss to get an adapter. HDMI VGA and DVI are cheap to interchange.

VGA is analog, HDMI and DVI are almost the same and Digital. Using a flat panel especially you might notice some mild flickering-lines and its because of signal interference. I got that effect on a cheap lidl screen I got because presumably the cable built into it was crap (low grade conductor with low grade shielding).

If you don't have HDMI or DVI output OP then try to buy/get a monitor with a detachable cable so if you encounter that problem you can swap it out for a higher grade.

gamer

Since you have vga out, it woud be simpler to buy a monitor with vga in,eg my 22inch lcd monitor 12months old has vga in.BUT its easy to buy a vga/dvi adaptor,so get the best monitor that suits your requirements,in terms of screen size,or resolution.THEY still make new lcds with vga in.

PogMoThoin

Is it worth buying a monitor with only vga nowadays? Vga is the old analogue, dvi is digital and a little more futureproof. As gamer says though, a lot of monitors will come with both, just don't limit yourself by getting one with just vga

jose-fahartose

gamer wrote: »

try and get monitor that DOES NOT ,have a shiny ,reflective screen,they are awful,tis like looking at a mirror.

I know the shiny screen you are talkining about with cheap monitors, how do i know how to avoid this?

I'm looking at this monitor seems well priced just dont want to buy it and see it has a reflective screen

Any thoughts on this monitor http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/2785945/art/asus/vw224s-22-wide-tft-screen.html

Thanks

Edit: or this http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/2832541/art/acer/v233hb-23-wide-tft-screen.html

Just not sure on best brands etc

gamer

I PREFER the v233.refresh rate 75mhz1080p full hd,its unlikey that monitor is reflective.its mosty a problem on certain laptops or lcd tvs .when ordering say i dont want a monitor that has a shiny screen that is like glass ie too many refections..its worth the extra 20euro.YOU might be using it 4 ten years.TECHNICAllY its a high spec monitor.GOOD FOR watching hd dvds in future.5ms response time ,thats very fast, google the monltor model review uk for more info.

jose-fahartose

gamer wrote: »

I PREFER the v233.refresh rate 75mhz1080p full hd,its unlikey that monitor is reflective.its mosty a problem on certain laptops or lcd tvs .when ordering say i dont want a monitor that has a shiny screen that is like glass ie too many refections..its worth the extra 20euro.YOU might be using it 4 ten years.TECHNICAllY its a high spec monitor.GOOD FOR watching hd dvds in future.5ms response time ,thats very fast, google the monltor model review uk for more info.

Going to go for that, cheers gamer

gamer

good . I CANNOT see anythng wrong with that model.VERY similar to my own 22inch vga lcd monitor.