I want to buy my boyfriend and awesome monitor that he can use to watch movies and for work. Is this possible? Please give me a step by step process. I'm not high-tech and need all the coaching I can get.
VCRs and DVDs players output a video signal that is different from the video display output of a computer. If you want to use a LCD monitor with a computer and a DVD player, it's easier to just connect a DVD drive to the computer so the computer can also play DVDs. If you also want to hook up a VCR, you could get a video capture card for the computer that will digitize the video signal from the VCR and allow it to be played on the computer using the LCD monitor. It's usually possible to find a basic video capture card (either PCI or USB interface) on sale for $10-30.
