I have an older PC with an agp video card that has a DVI connector. I want to get a new 19" or 20" LCD monitor

Question

Are there agp video cards available with HDMI ports? Are there current 19" and 20" LCD monitors and LCD TVs being made that have DVI ports? I know it's probably time to upgrade to a newer, faster, more up-to-date PC, but my PC has a big HD, 1GB of ram and works fine. . .

Answer 1

These are 2 items that can help you if you cannot find a videocard that outputs as you want.

http://www.anythingpc.net/product.asp?pID=522&cID=11

http://www.tvcables.co.uk/cgi-bin/tvcables/vga-dvi-adap.html

Answer 2

If you want to get a LCD monitor, then most of them do not have HDMI ports, but VGA, or VGA and DVI-D. Both of these will work with the DVI-I port on your video card, you will just need a DVI-A to VGA adapter if you are going to use a VGA cable.



If you want to connect your computer to a LCD TV with HDMI ports, then it should still work. HDMI is the same signals as DVI-D but has the option of HDCP encryption. Since the encryption is enabled from the source that should not be a problem - unless you put a HD-DVD or Blu-Ray drive into your system. What you will need is a DVI-D to HDMI cable.

LCD PC monitors tend to have higher resolution than the same size LCD TV.

Answer 3

Yes, plenty. Just search the online stores.
Every 19" and bigger LCD monitor I've looked at has a DVI port. It's not clear whether you're after HDMI or DVI - they are slightly different. If you're after HDTV, you need HDMI, and should be looking at 'PC compatible TV's'. If you just want a bigger, clearer monitor for your PC, any TFT monitor with a DVI port looks ten times better than using VGA.
Dell do the best - but you pay for it!

Answer 4

if you are wanting to get a newer lcd monitor get also a widescreen one.. also if you are gonna get a better monitor might as well upgrade the graphics card since you have an older pc you say