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General discussion

buying an LCD monitor

Feb 15, 2005 10:19PM PST

I have an old IBM computer in my bedroom (350 MHz Pentium, 192 MB RAM) that is strictly used for checking e-mail, occasional online shopping. Considering buying a bigger monitor, leaning towards a 17 inch LCD. What should I look for to make sure that if I buy an LCD monitor it will be compatible with this computer? Mostly curious about the plug-in, are LCDs compatible with old analog ports?

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buying an LCD monitor
Feb 17, 2005 1:26AM PST

Many LCD come with analog a analog input. What resultion
are you currently using? John

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resolution
Feb 18, 2005 4:03AM PST

I don't have access to it right now, but I'm guessing 800x600.