Laptop -> Flat screen

poker69 · #1 () 10-30-2007, 01:52 PM

Hey guys Ive seen a lot of talk about flat screen 20 inch monitors and such, I was wondering how this works with a laptop? What kind of connections do you need to buy and what about for a keyboard?

I would probably rather buy it at a store rather than online ... future shop or best buy.. what kind of costs am I looking at for a cheaper but still nice model?

losercore · #2 () 10-30-2007, 02:36 PM

yes as long as you have an external connection on your laptop. most laptops have a analog (VGA) connection but very few have digital (DVI)connections. Some have S-Video but unless it's also a TV you do not have to worry about this.

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Just find out what you have and what the monitor you want has. if your laptop is old (older than 2 years), find out what graphics card it has so you can find out the max resolution.

I hook my laptop up to a 21 inch LCD at work via a dock that has only an analog connection. Works great.

poker69 · #3 () 10-30-2007, 03:16 PM

Mine is the VGA connection and currently my resolution is set to 1280x800... what would be a good monitor to get for this type?

Also how do you use a keyboard? can you buy them to fit the USB connection?

Edit - All the LCD seem to widescreen, do you need a certian video card to display it widescreen?

bahh · #4 () 10-30-2007, 05:51 PM

Most of the keyboards have USB. Just plug it in and you are ready to go. There are some nice cordless keyboards as well but they're a bit more expensive too.

I have a 12" laptop that isn't widescreen and I can just plug it in my widescreen monitor and everything is fine. So I don't think you need a certain videocard for that. But you can check in your setting if your videocard supports widescreen resolutions.

Good luck!

Justin · #5 () 10-30-2007, 09:28 PM

I just did the same thing, and I love it.

I bought a 20 inch Samsung from NewEgg.com for about $289 or so....

Went and bought a wireless mouse and keyboard. I dont have the DVI, I have the AVG or whatever it is, but it looks fine to me.

Im an idiot when it comes to this tech stuff and I was able to set it up pretty easily.

poker69 · #6 () 10-30-2007, 11:30 PM

My Laptop is about 15 inches, right now I am a very small affiliate not earning too much money... but do you think its worth $300 for a nice LCD screen to reward myself or should I focus that money on other stuff?