Can this cable (ebay link) - be used to connect a TV monitor and a Pc ??

gemmaking

Can this cable be used to connect a PC computer tower to a computer monitor?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SVGA-VGA-15PIN-MALE-TO-MALE-PC-MONITOR-TV-LCD-PLASMA-PROJECTOR-TO-TFT-CABLE-LEAD-/281035627731?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&var=&hash=item416f075cd3

(just like all work computers have cables to connect the computer to the
monitor.

I am on about a basic philips monitor.

(as it says VGA, plasma screen etc etc)

Nilrem

First question is it actually a TV or a monitor?
Second question what model is it?

And third, does the laptop have a VGA connection? (most do, some don't).

Generally that sort of cable will work with most computer monitors as it is what was standard for something like 15-20 years, but some newer monitors don't use it at all, and some new laptops have dropped it in favour of HDMI (partly because it's a smaller connection, whilst being better).

One of the easiest ways to check is to look at the connections on both devices

gemmaking

Nilrem wrote: »

First question is it actually a TV or a monitor?
Second question what model is it?

And third, does the laptop have a VGA connection? (most do, some don't).

Generally that sort of cable will work with most computer monitors as it is what was standard for something like 15-20 years, but some newer monitors don't use it at all, and some new laptops have dropped it in favour of HDMI (partly because it's a smaller connection, whilst being better).

One of the easiest ways to check is to look at the connections on both devices

It is a monitor, it is an older monitor, philips make.

It is not a laptop, but a computer, a dell one.

Mankysteve

gemmaking wrote: »

It is a monitor, it is an older monitor, philips make.

It is not a laptop, but a computer, a dell one.

Again depends on what connectors your PC and screen has there also dvi monitor cable.

Nilrem

It sounds like it should do it then, as older monitors (even LCD's) usually had a VGA connection by default, but the easiest way to check is to look at the back of the PC and monitor

If it's a D shaped connection about an inch long with 3 rows of 5 pins it's VGA and that cable will work