I want to use the HDMI ouput on system board and turn off vga output

[obxal]

I want to use the HDMI ouput on the system board and turn off the vga output.  My old vga monitor has finally died and I can buy a larger 2K hdtv with several hdmi ports very inexpensively.

If I just connect the hdtv with a quality hdmi cable will the hdmi port work with no modifications?

If so, will I need to disable the vga port somehow?

Or do I need to buy and install a seperate video hard with hdmi?

 I do not need 2 monitors to work.  I just want one great hd monitor to use which happens to be an hdtv that I can buy inexpensively.

Thanks for the help.

[banhien]

@obxal

No, you don't need to disable VGA port. You simply use HDMI port to connect your machine to a TV. One thing to note: HDMI port on your machine may not display properly on TV which has higher resolution than 1920 x 1080 (or FHD TV).

Regards.

[obxal]

Thank you.  If the resolution on the hdtv is poor, then I guess I could buy a new graphics card for my pc and upgrade the resolution.   If so, what brands, size, and speeds would you recommend that would work with my older desktop.  I am not a gamer, but just want good resolution for work applications and the web.  Thanks again.

[banhien · Accepted solution]

@obxal

What do you mean very poor, your machine should be able to display FHD (1920 x 1080) on your TV using HDMI. Its specs :

   https://support.hp.com/za-en/product/hp-slimline-260-p000-desktop-pc-series/10734583/model/11715680/...

Please right click a blank space on desktop then

(a) Select display settings,

(b) Select resolution

            

Note: Normally, TV screen is larger, sitting next to TV you can see very poor screen

Regards.