Just bought that dell for $168 shipped. TYVM.

Got my 2333sw monitor already. Ordered on a Thursday showed up on Monday. So about 3 business days.

Now I think I need some help. Hooked up the monitor but not getting the resolution I want. The monitor says runs best on 1920x1080, but when I go to display properties the highest available setting is 1280 x 1024.
I'm running a fairly old computer, maybe 3 years old but I didn't think it was ancient or anything.

Anyone no what the problem could be? Is the computer too old, its a dell dimension computer and samsung monitor.

One more note on my setup, the monitor came with two connector cables. The blue D-sub (analog) cable fits just fine. But the white DVI (digital) cable doesn't have an outlet at the back of the computer.

@zrap.

You need a new video card. It sounds like you're using onboard video, which is basically crap, and even worse on a 3 year old computer. Buy a video card thats compatible with your system (be sure to check your power supply size before picking one). Almost all video cards these days come with both VGA (the blue) and DVI (white) ports. You also won't be able to get max res without one.

www.4allmemory.com (good cheap open box selection and fast shipping)
www.newegg.com - huge selection, might be higher prices but sometimes you can find good deals.

Can also get VCs from best buy, but youll pay a lot more.

You need a video card that supports DVI out -- All current cards should have this

I have a Dell Inspiron 9300 laptop that is about 4 years old, will I be able to use the native resolutions on these new monitors?

Thanks for the response. I just hooked my old monitor back up for the time being. Now I'll have to learn all about video cards Couple quick questions:
- Are video cards easy to install? Is it as easy as installing a ethernet card which I've done in the past.
-What type of viedo card do I need for poker, AGP, PCI, or PCI express?
-If I wanted a fancy setup with two monitors on one computer. I'm guessing I would need a video card with 4 total input slots, both a VGA and DVI slot for each monitor, even though the older monitor only has VGA.


Now I want to get a new computer as well but was hoping to wait until later in the year when Windows 7 came out. I didn't want to get the Vista since I never used it before and will be done with soon anyway.
Do any of these newer computers come with video cards with dual monitor capabilities built in? Or would I need to buy one and install no matter how new the computer is?
Is there a way to buy a new computer now with Microsoft 7 already installed. Seems some people use it already, are they just computer wizzes getting advanced copies or what?

I'll PM you info.

Hows this deal look? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824009167

I think I'm going to go for it and hope for the best as far as being able to get it working with my laptop.

That's a pretty good deal. In regards to your laptop, I'm not sure, but I would guess no, it won't support the max resolution of that monitor, but I am guessing based on experience and don't KNOW. It would depend on the capabilities of the onboard video of that laptop (laptops usually don't support video card expansion).

Thanks for the response. I'm not sure if this means anything but my laptop has a GeForce 6800 Go video card and I have a DVI output. Assuming I can't use a higher resolution than the 1440 x 900 that I have now, how bad would things look on a monitor with a native 1920 x 1080 resolution? In the next year I will be upgrading my computer, but I don't want to have an unusable 24" monitor sitting around until then. Also, I appreciate any guesses people have, even if they are not sure.

Wow, nice video card for a 4 year old laptop.. is it an alienware?

You'll be fine with that video card. Should be able to max it at 1920x1080 with absolutely no problem at all.

Thanks for the response. It's a Dell, but it was pretty damn expensive when I bought it.

I'm trying to decide between that $140 Dell and the $200 Acer that I posted the link to. I don't know much about Acer, but the reviews seem decent on NewEgg.

@Jet: Acer usually makes good panels. Trust me when I say that either a 23" or 24" will be HUGE to you -- it may not be worth the extra dollars for a 24" with the same resolution. The reviews are largely positive -- also try checking the Dell posted above on Amazon and read those reviews as well.

@zrap: Looks like domino has you covered. If you have any other questions feel free.

could you pm me same info would be great thanks

http://cgi.ebay.com/Viewsonic-24-Ful...QQcmdZViewItem

Daily deal is a 24" widescreen, solid monitor fairly good price!

Today only, gotta snag it if you want it!

Dell S2209W 22" Widescreen $199.

Enjoy this -$60 off coupon to get it for $139 with FS instead: 2T778VC782X99P. Free 3 year warranty too. Gogo, these don't last long!


http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...95476-1371119-

Refurbished =(

Yeah, it is a refurb! But meh, still warrenteed.

ty JL514, have the dell 22" shipping to me now

Sorry JL, I thought yours was a different model. I didn't see this deal (and saw it somewhere else) til today. Not tryin to steal your thunder

haha i wasn't worried about my thunder I just like using the question mark smiley

Is this monitor any good ?
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...#ProductDetail

i thot it was cheap so i listed it!! bein from canada i couldnt take advantage of any of these monitor deals, which is sooo sad

are you selling this for 140? if you are i'll get 3 shiped to USA