# Baller, My computer is a donk **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 2, 2008, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/baller-my-computer-is-a-donk/50957 "2008-07-02T12:34:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/baller-my-computer-is-a-donk/50957/1 "2008-07-02T12:34:46Z")
running staggered setup… 22’s up front, 28’s in the back nugga ![http://lh6.ggpht.com/MoranS281/SGvXiBNCEzI/AAAAAAAAAQM/cOV6sd6dP0U/s800/photo.png](http://lh6.ggpht.com/MoranS281/SGvXiBNCEzI/AAAAAAAAAQM/cOV6sd6dP0U/s800/photo.png) Have a problem (if you can see it in the pic) where the new monitor is ONLY running at 1080p… even if set to 1900X1200 (it shows black bars at the top and bottom). If this because I’m running it from an HDMI cable? It’s a little annoying. As you can see, I don’t have much room on this little desk, so if you want to buy the 22", let me know 😃 ---
**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/baller-my-computer-is-a-donk/50957/2 "2008-07-02T13:39:10Z")
Do you know if the monitor is capable of displaying more than 1080p? Is it a tv? ---
**Author:** ![Supraman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/supraman/32/7307_2.png) [@Supraman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Supraman)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 3:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/baller-my-computer-is-a-donk/50957/3 "2008-07-02T15:24:52Z")
how much for the 22"? dead pixels? info? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/baller-my-computer-is-a-donk/50957/4 "2008-07-02T15:31:04Z")
yeah, it’s an actual monitor > **[ViewSonic VX2835WM 27.5" Piano Black 3ms(GTG) Widescreen FULL HD...](https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824116084)** > > Buy ViewSonic VX2835WM 27.5" Piano Black 3ms(GTG) Widescreen FULL HD 1080p HDMI LCD Monitor 500 cd/m2 800:1 Built in Stereo Speakers with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg! here is the link to it. I assume that the HDMI cable is limited to displaying a maximum of 1080p because xbox360 using 1080 through a VGA cable cuts off part of the picture, but would think it would display properly if I used an actual hdmi cable for it, instead of vga. 1280X1024 seems to work perfectly though I don’t know, I’m stumped. Kind of sucks because it’s taking up about 2-3" of horizontal real estate. Maybe it’s a defect? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/baller-my-computer-is-a-donk/50957/5 "2008-07-02T15:31:58Z")
ok, I’m a compete idiot. I had it set to 16:9 aspect ratio under the monitor settings :lol: ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/baller-my-computer-is-a-donk/50957/6 "2008-07-02T15:32:57Z")
> [@Supraman](#): > > how much for the 22"? dead pixels? info? [http://nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52818&highlight=viewsonic](http://nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52818&highlight=viewsonic) here it is… it’s in perfect shape ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/baller-my-computer-is-a-donk/50957/7 "2008-07-02T16:36:26Z")
lol. which reminds me to post up my current setup :pimp: ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/baller-my-computer-is-a-donk/50957/8 "2008-07-10T08:56:36Z")
ok, dumb question. here is an image of the back of the [monitor](http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.aspx?CurImage=24-116-084-11.jpg&Image=24-116-084-06.jpg%2c24-116-084-05.jpg%2c24-116-084-04.jpg%2c24-116-084-08.jpg%2c24-116-084-09.jpg%2c24-116-084-10.jpg%2c24-116-084-03.jpg%2c24-116-084-07.jpg%2c24-116-084-11.jpg%2c24-116-084-13.jpg%2c24-116-084-12.jpg&S7ImageFlag=0&WaterMark=1&Item=N82E16824116084&Depa=0&Description=ViewSonic+VX2835WM+28%26quot%3b+Piano+Black+3ms(GTG)+Widescreen+LCD+Monitor+Built+in+Speakers) ![http://c1.neweggimages.com/NeweggImage/productimage/24-116-084-11.jpg](http://c1.neweggimages.com/NeweggImage/productimage/24-116-084-11.jpg) Now I assume that the VGA input is actually DVI, right? (mini dvi?) And just need a converter for it? reason I ask, is that my xbox is hooked up with a VGA cable, and PC is run via HDMI cable and I’d like to switch them, but not if it will effect the display quality. Also, do you NEED to use HMDI cables for blueray? I just got a BRD drive and was wondering if the monitor actually has to use an HD connection, or can it run fine on VGA as long as the monitor is HDCP compliant? And finally, someone told me that the component input can only display 720p… is that true? or can the bus support 1080p? ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/baller-my-computer-is-a-donk/50957/9 "2008-07-10T08:58:29Z")
i think vga is vga, why didnt that monitor come with a DVI port also? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 9:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/baller-my-computer-is-a-donk/50957/10 "2008-07-10T09:04:57Z")
I don’t know, honestly… I could of sworn it did. Seems stupid that they added VGA and left DVI out, since DVI is pretty much standard these days. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/baller-my-computer-is-a-donk/50957/11 "2008-07-10T09:14:20Z")
use the adapter then, i couldent believe how much nicer DVI looked on my new monitor. like day and night ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/baller-my-computer-is-a-donk/50957/12 "2008-07-10T09:16:41Z")
I’ll try it later. thanks oh, do you know about HDMI and which cable to use thing? does it even really matter as long as the monitor is HDCP? ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 9:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/baller-my-computer-is-a-donk/50957/13 "2008-07-10T09:17:30Z")
what about hdmi? you cant view HD on a vga connection i dont think, needs to be HDMI ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 9:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/baller-my-computer-is-a-donk/50957/14 "2008-07-10T09:22:32Z")
ok, that’s the answer I was looking for. I’ll just leave it setup as is then. thanks man ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 9:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/baller-my-computer-is-a-donk/50957/15 "2008-07-10T09:25:40Z")
where did u pick up the BRD player? is it recordable? lol all the money ur spending u could of got a nice HDTV ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/baller-my-computer-is-a-donk/50957/16 "2008-07-10T09:28:18Z")
that will come sometime in the future. I figure this way, atleast it has multi functions so I don’t feel so bad about it lol I got the player from best buy (LG). It’s not a burner though, those are going for like 5-600 still ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 9:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/baller-my-computer-is-a-donk/50957/17 "2008-07-10T09:57:48Z")
You don’t NEED to use HDMI for the Blu Ray player (a stand alone player I assume), a component video will work too. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/baller-my-computer-is-a-donk/50957/18 "2008-07-10T09:59:42Z")
nah, the blueray is an optical drive for my pc. does component support 1080p? thanks for the heads up, good info to know ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 10:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/baller-my-computer-is-a-donk/50957/19 "2008-07-10T10:00:19Z")
yeah component or hdmi, not vga why do u want 1080p so bad, u arent going to notice that much of a difference. ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/baller-my-computer-is-a-donk/50957/20 "2008-07-10T10:13:01Z")
> [@Dr.Stevil](#): > > nah, the blueray is an optical drive for my pc. > > does component support 1080p? > > thanks for the heads up, good info to know As long as your monitor is [HDCP](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-bandwidth_Digital_Content_Protection) compliant you will be all set for using it at 1080p to watch Blu Ray movies. That might be a Vista only requirement but keep it in mind. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/baller-my-computer-is-a-donk/50957.md?page=2)