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My new computer came today and so far, so good, It's sitting on the dining room table running just fine. I don't have a network cable long enough to reach out there so haven't tried it on the internet yet but not anticipating any problems when I move it into the office.
I just wanted to be sure it was working before I tore down this setup.
I'm very pleased with what I got for the price. I purchased it refurbished from Dell. They were offering 15% off and free delivery of refurbished and scratch and dent merchandise and the price really seemed attractive, so I bit.
Dell Inspiron 546
Windows 7 Home Premium
DVD RW
588 GB HD
4.0 GB Ram
AMD Athlon II X2 215 2.70 GHz processor
I yr warranty
Dell 1905FB Monitor
The computer was delivered to my door by FedX for a total price of $351. The monitor was acquired at no cost through professional connections. It's brand new, but an older model manufactured in 2006. Flat panel, LCD, 19" square. I was somewhat concerned that my new computer wouldn't like the square form factor since new monitors have a wide form factor. But, no problem. Fired right up filling the screen nicely. And it looks great.
But, I have a question. The monitor has two inputs: VGA and DVI and came with cables for both. The computer has two outputs: VGA and HDMI. Obviously, I grabbed the VGA cable and used that connection and it seems to work fine. But the instructions say that if I want I can buy a DVI/HDMI adapter to use at the computer end and then be able to take the monitor DVI input and cable and connect it to the computer HDMI output. Is there some advantage for me to do so? Should I bother?
I just wanted to be sure it was working before I tore down this setup.
I'm very pleased with what I got for the price. I purchased it refurbished from Dell. They were offering 15% off and free delivery of refurbished and scratch and dent merchandise and the price really seemed attractive, so I bit.
Dell Inspiron 546
Windows 7 Home Premium
DVD RW
588 GB HD
4.0 GB Ram
AMD Athlon II X2 215 2.70 GHz processor
I yr warranty
Dell 1905FB Monitor
The computer was delivered to my door by FedX for a total price of $351. The monitor was acquired at no cost through professional connections. It's brand new, but an older model manufactured in 2006. Flat panel, LCD, 19" square. I was somewhat concerned that my new computer wouldn't like the square form factor since new monitors have a wide form factor. But, no problem. Fired right up filling the screen nicely. And it looks great.
But, I have a question. The monitor has two inputs: VGA and DVI and came with cables for both. The computer has two outputs: VGA and HDMI. Obviously, I grabbed the VGA cable and used that connection and it seems to work fine. But the instructions say that if I want I can buy a DVI/HDMI adapter to use at the computer end and then be able to take the monitor DVI input and cable and connect it to the computer HDMI output. Is there some advantage for me to do so? Should I bother?