[Prism10]

Help! My mother has an older computer with the specs listed below. Can I just buy a flatscreen monitor and plug it in....or do we need to upgrade software/hardware/cards?

thanks for any help

Prism10

System Summary Service Tag:72P6191 Change Service Tag System Typeimension 1100/B110Ship Date:12/18/2005Dell IBU:Americas QuantityParts #Part Description1R8307Processor,80546,Celeron Prescott Desktop Socket N,325 E01J4628Keyboard,104,Universal Serial Bus,United States,Entry,Liteon1C8639KIT,Mouse,USB,2 Button,OpticalLead Free,LOG1J0201Dual Inline Memory Module 256,400M,32X64 8K,1841N8507Modem,V.92,DataFax,Internal Sonny,Lead Free,DAO1F6371Kit,Speaker,120V,Nmb,A215 Midnight Gray,Ship In Box1W7961Assembly,Compact Disk Read Write,48X,Half Height,TSST,051P0151Display,Cathode-Ray Tube,17, D,E773C,Midnight Gray,Dell Americas Organization1NC527Hard Drive,40G,Integrated DiskElectronics,7.2K,2M,Lead Free Seagate-Alpine1CD940Kit,Software,Wordperfect,12 PLUS-TRIAL03152CINFO,ZIP DRIVE ON 1ST IDE CTL19Y692Assembly, Heatsink, 2.8GHZ, Grease1YD544ASSY,CHAS,NPFC,CEL,B110/1100L61K0012Panel, Filler,Blank,Floppy Drive,212,Dimension1X9535TSH,RMV,CDSK,MRI,ENG1N6350PLCMT,GETS,DIM,3000,AMF/BCC083535INFO,PART,ATAPI,DEVICE15000TCable,I/O-RJ11,Modem,Green

[TheShooter93]

As long as it has the appropriate port, plugging in an LCD monitor should be fine.

[Prism10]

Thanks for the reply...I must confess I dont know what type of port/cable to look for...USB?

Prism10

[TheOutcaste]

THe port would be VGA, #13 on page 50 of the Owner's Manual.
The chipset supports a resolution of 2048x1536 pixels with 32-bit color at 75 Hz on it's analog port.

If you are thinking of a flat panel TV/HDTV that can be used as a monitor, be sure to check the the specs, some may not support high resolutions over a VGA connection, only over a digital one (DVI or HDMI), and may be limited to only 1024x768 pixels via the VGA port.

Shouldn't be a problem with a monitor though.

[Prism10]

Thanks! I'll be checking her computer next week and this info will help me greatly.

Prism