Computer Monitor Can I use this TV as a computer monitor (and, if so, how do I do it??)??Thanks Greg
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i'm sure u can - look on the back of the TV and check the owner's manual to see - prolly a 15 pin cable - i'm having to use a Sony 26" Bravia TV becoz of Best Buy's expedient and quick (rme) service on my computer monitor.
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Greg: The set has a VGA ( also known as an RGB or d-sub or 15 pin) connector on the back. You need a VGA cable that hooks up to the VGA connector on your computer on one end and the VGA connector on the TV at the other. This is covered in the intsruction manual, and also on the quick set up booklet. However I am not sure what you have to do in Windows ( xp or Vista ) to get the computer to talk to the TV (so to speak). Hope this helps.
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Greg:I just remembered, in the quick set up manual there is a diagram for hooking up your computer to the Samsung using an HDMI cable. This assumes you have an HDMI output on your computer. This would give you the highest quality resolution on the set ( it will still be limited to 1440 by 900 though). There is opinion out there that you would be hard pressed to tell the differnce between VGA and HDMI at that resolution. You could try both and see which looks best.
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You don't. This came out before real smart TV's were around. You can hook a computer or a Smartphone (through HDMI) to it and use it as a monitor.
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From the testing I have done, that will not work because these are built to go the other way. You can use your TV as a large monitor for your laptop (or desktop) because they output digital video (VGA). It looks like these were intended to take a digital output from a VGA connector (usually a laptop, desktop, or in some cases a gaming console) to another device that has an S-video input or an RCA input. However, I have tried to go from a laptop to a TV that has S-video and it did not work. These may have been popular back when game consoles were built differently. I too have not found anything this might be good for. From the testing I have done, that will not work because these are built to go the other way. You can use your TV as a large monitor for your laptop (or desktop) because they output digital video (VGA). It looks like these were intended to take a digital output from a VGA connector (usually a laptop, desktop, or in some cases a gaming console) to another device that has an S-video input or an RCA input. However, I have tried to go from a laptop to a TV that has S-video and it did not work. These may have been popular back when game consoles were built differently. I too have not found... » Read More From the testing I have done, that will not work because these are built to go the other way. You can use your TV as a large monitor for your laptop (or desktop) because they output digital video (VGA). It looks like these were intended to take a digital output from a VGA connector (usually a laptop, desktop, or in some cases a gaming console) to another device that has an S-video input or an RCA input. However, I have tried to go from a laptop to a TV that has S-video and it did not work. These may have been popular back when game consoles were built differently. I too have not found anything this might be good for. « Show Less
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yes it can this tv is my computer monitor, i have it hooked up via HDMI from tv into my video card but if you only have a VGI in your computers rear end you can get an adapter from VGI to HDMI on here for cheap and it sure looks lovely
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I understand the first part of what you said. I'll look for a TV with a VGA port. Is there a special cord or connector for that? The second part sounds like a lot of work just to watch a movie. I truly thank you for your help
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Since there is only a single VGA input then no this monitor cannot "double" as a TV and computer use. It may be possible to convert the TV output to VGA (not sure how) but then you have to be disconnecting and reconnecting cables when going from TV to computer. Most people would not consider this as double duty. Due to the problems with vertical viewing angle though, I would not recommend this monitor for TV viewing as the picture degrades pretty severely off-axis.
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If you have it hooked up to your computer I would imagine just like any other monitor. If HDTV is not hooked up to a device that can take advantage of a profile probably won't do you any good.
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Yes you can. You can use it either as an HDMI or using RCA cables. I have both set up. enjoy.
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It will absolutely act as a monitor for a computer. Just hook it up to the computer's hdmi port and it should detect it just fine.
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If your computer has an HDMI port to connect to the TV. I found the VGA connection to be rather poor. But when i connected through the HDMI it was flawless.
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Hi Gordon, yes, you can. Just connect the HDMI cable to your computer for you to use it as a monitor. Thanks_Mitch
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I really don't know :-(. We never have hooked it up like that. But, there are ways to hook it to external speakers, and also hook it up to a computer, so I am sure that it could be hooked up to a tv via hdmi cables.
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I was able to connect my computer to my tv's HDMI using this cable. Sounds like you're trying to do the same thing the other way. All I can say is buy it and try it out. You can return it if it doesn't work out. Nice part of buying on Amazon. Hope this helps. Good luck.
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The Samsung B350 Series T27B350ND 27" Screen Led-lit Monitor can be used as a monitor or as a TV. I am using mine as an extra TV. The S27B350 can only be used as a monitor. I have this one also, but can only use it as a PC monitor. I should have spent the extra few dollars and bought another T27B350 instead. The TV has a beautiful picture and we enjoy it, Tom
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I think you would need a TV tuner, cable box, or satellite TV box with an HDMI output. Connect that output to the HDMI input on the monitor and it should work. I haven't actually tried this, however, so I can't say for sure.
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I am sure you can do it. Your tv will act like a big screen for your computer.
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The answer is "No" to both of your questions. This is a monitor, not a television. A television has a built-in tuner so it can take signals (from an antenna or cable) and display it on the screen. A monitor only displays what is fed to it from a source (could be a computer, DVD player, Blu-Ray player, etc.) If your computer can receive a signal from an antenna, then this monitor would be able to display it. But in general, think of a monitor as a dumb device -- it just displays what is fed to it...