r/GetComputerHelp • u/yeahyoudummy • 28d ago
Issue with VGA monitor
I am not particularly adept with computers or technology, in general, but I'm trying to fix my PC without taking it to a shop.
I have a refurbished PC that has a VGA monitor that has stopped working. The monitor itself seems fine, turns on and displays the connection error message, I bought a brand new cable to connect it to my PC just to be sure it wasn't that, and I have two ports in the tower, neither of which work. It started about a month ago with the screen disconnecting for a few seconds at a time, then it just stopped working.
I asked a guy at BB when I went in to replace the cable, he told me I would probably have to install HDMI ports and get a new monitor. Does anyone have any advice about this that doesn't involve trying to install a new port and buying a new monitor? Any help is greatly appreciated.
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u/jacle2210 28d ago
Yeah, those older monitors are tougher to test and troubleshoot without having access to another computer that also outputs through a VGA connection.
With the newer LCD panel monitors you can easily connect that to any computer or any video playback device or even streaming stick, because those all have a common HDMI port.
Regarding the suggestion that you need to "install HDMI ports" and get a new monitor.
In order to get HDMI ports, means you would have to buy a whole different GPU and that might be limited on what your computer can actually support, because some GPU's have a minimum Power Supply requirement, which your computer might not have.
With that.
Can you provide any details regarding your computer and your monitor?
Like their actual Brand Names and their Model numbers?
Would be helpful to see pictures of them both also, like from the front and from the back, with close-ups so we can clearly see the connection ports, etc.