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Originally Posted by Pirate
My friend just got a Dell PC and the monitor has DVI and VGA ports. She wants to hook her DirectTV up to the computer so she can watch HDTV on her 16x9 monitor. However, the monitor only allows one connection at a time (i.e., you cannot use VGA then switch to DVI), so she’d have to be plugging and unplugging the cables constantly.
Is there a way, via video card or something, that should could connect her cable box (with an HDMI out) to her PC and control the display?
Let me know if I need to clarify anything.
Thanks!
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Does the Dell have DVI or VGA output, or both? What is the model? (Some Dells do not allow for PCI-E video cards).
Basically if the Dell outputs VGA the cheapest route would be to buy a DVI videocard from newegg and a DVI switcher + HDMI -> DVI cable from monoprice - assuming the Dell allows for internal expansion.
If the Dell outputs DVI, then all you need is the HDMI -> DVI cable and DVI switcher from monoprice.