Attaching additional monitor

[Snopaw]

I want to attach my HP 2709 Monitor to my HPTouchsmart 600.   The monitor only has vga cables not a usb, so how can I do it?   Thanks

[Capital_G]

Hi Snopaw,

Can I get a little more information about your monitor and Touchsmart 600?

You mentioned that your monitor is the 2709 but the only monitor I was able to find is the 2709m.

Here are some instructions for getting it set up:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01646403&tmp_task=setupCategory&cc=us&dlc=en&lc...

You said that it only came with a VGA cable and not a USB cable.  Besides VGA the monitor will most liketly have a DVI input and possibly an HDMI input.  According to the info on the page I linked to above, a VGA cable is the only one included with the monitor.

Can you give me some more info about your Touchsmart PC, like the full product name like "HP TouchSmart 600-1105xt" or the product number?  That will help me determine what type of outputs your PC has.

Thanks!

[Snopaw]

Thanks for replying.   HP Touchsmart  Product number is NY5388AA.  Yes the monitor  is 2709m.  It has a VGA, a DVI and a hdmi.  It has none of the gaming commention, only USB, a Lan port, a S video connection.  I looked online but I didn't see any USB on one end and hdmi on the other.  I saw some vga to usb cnnections but wasn't.

 sure if they would work.

Thanks for your help )

[Capital_G · Accepted solution]

It looks like you will need to get a USB-to-Video device.

Here's a decent one for around $40 on amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Generic-USB-2-0-Multi-Display-Adapter/dp/B001NG8H9G/ref=sr_1_sc_2?s=electronic...

When you plug that into a USB port on your Touchsmart PC it will basically turn it into a connection for your second monitor.

Some people have commented that hooking up a USB-to-Video device may cause your touchscreen functionality to act up.  If that happens, disconnecting the USB-to-Video device should stop it.

Since you already have a VGA cable, you don't need to buy any additional cables but you will need to use the DVI-to-VGA adapter that comes with that device I linked up above.

I hope this info helps!

[Snopaw]

Thanks so much. I will give it a try )

[Capital_G]

You're very welcome.  Let me know if it works out!

[Snopaw]

I just wanted to let you know that I received the part as per your recommendation and it works perfectly.  Additionally it was extremely easy to hook  up.  I am now overwhelmed with two great HP monitors )

[Capital_G]

Woohoo!  Thanks for the update.  Glad to hear it all worked for you!!