My Pc Monitor Has Died,, Altogether Ahhhhh,, Can I Connect To New Tv?

[kaw69]

Hi all
A sad day has occurred, my pc monitor has finally gone kaputt.
Can I connect my pc to my new tv through the vga ports?.
My monitor was connected to the female 15 pin port on my pc and my tv has a female 15 pin port.
Will a male to male cable turn my tv into a pc monitor?
TIA

[Buenchico]

VGA inputs are very rare on TV sets but, if you're sure that's what you've got, it may well work. However the VGA output from a PC will have a 60Hz horizontal frequency, whereas many TVs made for the UK market might only support 50Hz. Further, you need to remember that VGA only carries video signals; no sound would be carried to your TV through the cable.

If it was me, I'd seek out a cheap cable (charity shops sometimes have boxes full of them, but you might need to ask at the counter) and simply give it a go.

Alternatively, since I've mentioned charity shops anyway, BHF Furniture & Electrical stores often sell good quality monitors quite cheaply.

[pinkyboyid]

If your TV has a VGA / PC input port and your PC also has a VGA port as you say, then you will probably only need one of these:

Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation ,

but by your description it seems you probably already have the cable! If so just give it a try. You may need to adjust your PC screen resolution to display / fit correctly on the TV display.

Works great on a 42" LG !

Likewise, if the TV also has an Audio input port you can get yourself a corresponding audio cable to connect PC audio output to TV input. Its usually a 3.5mm jack plug at each end, but check the TV. If no,t the Audio will play through the PC sound system.

[joko]

on your keyboard there may be a button wth a little screen or two on it... if the tv doesnt 'find' the computer on its own... press and hold that...along with the 'fuction' (fn) button for a few seconds and it should appear.

[mikey4444]

If you need to buy a new monitor, then at least you won't have to fork out much cash for one these days. They are really cheap, and you can get a huge one for less than £150.