Hello, does anybody know how to connect a widescreen dell monitor to a cable box to make it be a tv!?

Question

i am looking for a good dell widescreen monitor 20 inches or more. i want to know how to connect it to a cable box to make it into a tv. the thing is that i also want to know how to make sure that it has sound once its connected. thank you in advance!!!

Answer 1

TV's and monitors have two different signals. Therefore you cannot simply connect a cable box to a monitor and have it work as a tv, even if they do have the same connection. Though most LCD tv's do have built in support for PC monitors.

You would have to have a converter box which would cost more than if you would simply go out and buy an LCD tv that could be used as a computer monitor.