Is my old HP monitor compatible with my new Dell xps8700?

[teddymom]

I have a Dell 8700 desktop and am using my old HP w2207h LCD monitor with it, which is 7 1/2 yrs old. The colors are really off, and there's some blur. Is my monitor compatible?

 

[kanewolf]

That monitor has VGA and HDMI input. An XPS 8700 might only have the motherboard graphics or might have a video card. If your PC has an HDMI, or display port then you should be able to connect to the HDMI port on the old monitor.

 

[teddymom]

I'm so sorry, I have no idea what you're talking about. I know what an HDMI port is, but that's about the extent of understanding I have .... can you please explain to this novice?

 

[kanewolf]

I'm so sorry, I have no idea what you're talking about. I know what an HDMI port is, but that's about the extent of understanding I have .... can you please explain to this novice?

Your Dell might have a graphics card or it might not. You would have to post a picture of your specific machine to know for sure. There are references in the user manual to each config. I don't know what YOUR config is.

Post a picture of the back of your computer -- like this one :

and I can help you more.

 

[teddymom]

OK, I do know that I have a graphics card - it is a [NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 1GB DDR3]
Still need to see a pic of the back of my computer?

 

[kanewolf]

OK, I do know that I have a graphics card - it is a [NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 1GB DDR3]
Still need to see a pic of the back of my computer?

It would help to be sure. Many GT720s have an HDMI port.

Most also have a VGA port.

 

[shgohome]

I have a Dell 8700 desktop and am using my old HP w2207h LCD monitor with it, which is 7 1/2 yrs old. The colors are really off, and there's some blur. Is my monitor compatible?

Teddymom:

I have the exact same HP monitor & at first when I plugged it into the Dell 8700, it was awful & I couldn't seem to get it to work. So I plugged in my HP Computer & looked at the settings I had selected for the monitor & copied everything over to my Dell 8700. It worked great.....monitor looks exactly the way I previously set it up on my old HP. Since the monitor is large & wide, usually the resolution will be set much higher making everything too small for my liking so I changed the color & resolution.