One often overlooked consideration when choosing your PC monitor is the ports that come with it. The two primary standards are HDMI and DisplayPort, which offer different features and capabilities.

Buying an HDMI cable should be simple—but some cables don’t perform as expected, while others don’t clearly indicate the HDMI specifications supported. If you don’t have time to dig into the details ...

Simply plugging in a DisplayPort cable won't unlock your monitor's true performance ...

Reader Mike ordered a new Dell system that came with a 21.5-inch LCD monitor. Although the monitor includes VGA, DVI, and HDMI inputs, it included only a VGA cable–even though the setup instructions ...

Having a high-end GPU, or graphics-processing unit, is critical for running graphics-intensive applications, as well as for PC gaming and production. The GPU offloads some of the work done by the CPU ...

I have a Dell U2720Q monitor that accepts HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4 and USB-C. I use USB-C because the monitor acts as a hub for a range of peripherals (keyboard, mouse, webcam, speakers, etc.etc) and ...

It may be tempting to economize and reuse old HDMI cables until they break, but that may not be a great idea. Here's why you ...

The Usb-C to HDMI cable is six-foot long and goes on sale today with a $3 discount. The great thing about the USB-C standard and Thunderbolt is tyou only need one cable to connect with peripherals and ...

It's a new year and there are a plethora of new monitors that are either out, just about to be released, or coming soon that are all packing the very latest HDMI 2.1 display connectivity. HDMI 2.1 can ...

Turn on the HDMI port on your HP computer to send both the video and audio from your HP computer to an external TV, monitor or speaker system. While the screen on your computer is sufficient for ...