# Looking at this new pc... **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 21, 2011, 9:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-at-this-new-pc/260957 "2011-10-21T09:10:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 15
**Author:** ![HudsonFalcon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hudsonfalcon/32/6460_2.png) [@HudsonFalcon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HudsonFalcon)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2011, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-at-this-new-pc/260957/15 "2011-11-19T10:37:16Z")
> [@NYSI for a car that has a standalone](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nysi-for-a-car-that-has-a-standalone/46668/5): > > You have any ideas on how i could enable the hdmi output to my monitor? I have a hdmi cable hooked up, and selected hdmi on the monitor, but the screen was blank. I also switched it to auto mode and it defaults to the standard (vgi?) cable… It’s a VGA cable. The only difference between the two is the HDMI tranfers both audio and video across the cable. My new video cards came with a mini-HDMI port and when I hooked it up to my monitor the picture was significantly worse so I went back to VGA. You’re not using both cables at the same time are you? If so just use one. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-at-this-new-pc/260957)._