are all computer monitors universal?

Answer 1

Well in the old days you needed to be concerned on if it's composite or digital. Now you need to watch for VGA/SVGA or DVI, some monitors have both, most have only one. Unless you're computer's video card has both outputs you need to make sure you get the right type, or an adaptor.

Answer 2

Yes, but... Be very careful about the resolution. The most common for PC is 1024 pixels x 768 pixels with 1280 x 1024 fast becoming the norm. The majority of these monitors, and projectors for that matter, use the VGA plug, sometimes referred to as HD15 as it can have as many as 15 pins. The problem is that most of the older CRT monitors as well as some of the early LCD monitors were made for native 800 x 600 resolution. Exceeding the 800 x 600 pixel count can fry the internals rather quickly. Most will tell you via an on screen display that you are out of range before anything might happen, but not all.

Answer 3

The gold old days the monitor had VGA input, you know the three cable hook up.

Now the newer ones have Serial hookup and some with DVI hookup too.

But if you have a video card that has a DVI output, then you would want to buy a monitor that has a DVI input, reason so you could display the better graphics. If not you have to load the serial cable hookup and get decent graphics, too.

Answer 4

There are VGA and DVI inputs, although DVI is most commonly Mac, and VGA is most commonly Windows.

Answer 5

for the most part yes