Although the monitor includes VGA, DVI, and HDMI inputs, it included only a VGA cable–even though the setup instructions recommend a DVI or HDMI connection! Mike wants to know why, and whether ...

Connect the other end of the cable to an input port on the splitter box. VGA and DVI cables are typically used with a splitter. Connect a compatible video cable to a Video Out port on the splitter ...

Adapters are available to connect VGA monitors to laptops that have HDMI or DisplayPort. NPD In-Stat is forecasting shipments of devices with DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort to pass 2 billion by 2015.

But if you want to connect a computer to your TV (or you've got a new computer monitor), the options tend to be HDMI, DisplayPort, DVI, and sometimes old-school VGA. Each connection has its pros ...

You might also have a DVI or VGA connection, which will work but ... you're still not entirely out of options. HDMI splitters on the market can turn it into two or even four HDMI ports.

To plug an HDMI display into a VGA or DVI video port, however ... except in rare cases where the video card supports using a splitter cable. Check your computer documentation to see if this ...

Jim O’Neill of Sammamish, Washington wants to use his HDTV as a computer monitor, but is having problems: “I recently got a nice Sharp LCD with HDMI ... with DVI and the ever popular VGA ...