So I'm going to be getting a new monitor soon

[kierthos]

And I need someone to explain to me what I should be looking for. I want to get a flat panel monitor, but I've noticed a lot of places are now offering widescreen monitors. Is that more for playing DVDs and such? I mean, I can play DVDs on my new computer, but I'm still primarily using it for internet stuff and gaming.

Comments

[kierthos.livejournal.com]

The card seems to just have DVI connections (it seems to have two of them, which seems odd), but I have a VGA->DVI converter connector and some other type of connector as well, so I should be good with whatever monitor I get.

[egearman.livejournal.com]

Has two so that you can have to HD monitors hooked up at the same time. With the converter, you should be able to pick up any monitor and connect it w/little problem. The only thing is, with the converter you want to either leave it loose if the cables get randomly moved a lot, so that it can pull lose without damaging the card, or tighten it down well. No half-assing it on that. I'm personnaly keeping my new computer on the VGA converter until I stop dual boxing and remove my computers from the KVM switch.