Says two USB ports in the monitor. What is the connection from the monitor to the PC for USB? Will I use up USB port on PC?
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Er, yeah. You run a USB cable from the monitor to the computer, and then get two USB ports on the monitor. I've never used these though.
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its uses a standard male to female usb cable that comes included with the monitor. Yes you will use up a port on your tower but you get 2 off your monitor. i have two of these and with one cable back to the tower i have 4 ports off my monitor.
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The 2 USB Ports are an extension of one usb port on you computer. In other words, you plug a usb cord from the usb on your computer into the mini usb port on the LED screen. From the LED Screen you now have two free usb ports. Basically you are turning one usb port into two. The Usb does not have to be used to make the monitor work.
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Yes you have to use an usb port from the computer. A standard printer usb cord is used, standard usb on one end and the D on the other
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Yes, Dell provides a USB cable and there is a place to plug your PC/MAC into the screen, which activates the xtra usb ports.
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It will work with any avail USB port you have. I currently use two to allow me to have 3 monitors connected. If you have a usb port avail, you can plug it in
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You need to connect the USB cable from the back of the monitor to your computer. This is in addition to the DVI or HDMI connection.
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It has the dual link it goes from 2.0 usb to a dual link then an adaptor converts vga or hdmi if needed. Its says up to 1920 x 1080. I used it on my desk top usb to the vga. I don't use the one I have perfect condition. genair1359@comcast.net
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All you have to do to is plug your USB into the computer and view it on the monitor. Why do you want to plug the USB device directly into the monitor?
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One side is a normal size HDMI connector (female) so you would plug in a HDMI cable (not provided) into this then plug the other end into your tv or device (it also provides a hdmi to DVI adapter if you want to hook it up to older monitors that don't support hdmi input), the other end of the device is a common mini usb (female) connector, you plug the provided usb cable into this then connect it to your pc usb port. http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-High-Speed-HDMI-Cable-Meters/dp/B003L1ZYYM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1402726969&sr=8-1&keywords=hdmi+cable
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Can this be used to hook up a laptop computer? (I have a laptop that works but with a broken monitor. I'm thinking this might be a passable -- I don't have high hopes for "great," but it might be passable -- solution until I can get the laptop fixed?Could I either connect this with a standard monitor plug or with one of my laptop's USB ports?Thanks.
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First, please know that I am far from expert on this (or any electronics). That said, there is a monitor plug. I don't know if it can be used in tandem. I started using this as a port == I have various things attached to it, and now I just have the one thing to plug into my laptop.I found a user manual here -- perhaps it will answer your question better... http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03123989.pdf
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This device with the use of you USB2/3 port will creat an HDMI port. The TV via HDMI you attach it to will become a second monitor on your PC.
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Use a VGA or HDMI cord to connect to the monitor(not included). Use the included USB cord to connect to the desktop.
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There is a VGA port and a HDMI Port.However I don't think that is a problem.It get four USB3.0 Ports and we can output display with USB3.0 to HDMI,DVI or VGA adapter.
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Make sure that you also connect the usb cable from the monitor to the pc. This is how the pc receives the input from the touch screen.
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You can connect it via HDMI or DVI, there is no USB video source unless you have 2 monitors.
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oh yeah. and it's awesome - currently have 2 monitors on an arm, and 2 of these on the desk in front of each. apparently my video card will take another one... just trying to figure out where it would go! i had to use a different USB on my computer than the one i initially tried, possibly a power issue as noted in the other answer
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It uses one USB port. Five of my coworkers also purchased this monitor and we are all please with it. We are all traveling consultants who use this daily.
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Follow up: 1) even on the pic I linked, I'm not seeing a description of that being an HDMI out port. It may just look like one. 2) Looks like there are all sorts of ways to do what you're trying to do and I still write, HDMI cable is the best of which I know. In the attached case, someone is saying you can do it all with USB, but a commentator writes, won't work. Use HDMI: http://www.ehow.com/how_7183719_connect-pc-tv-usb-cord.html
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The others are correct about the interfaces. I'll clarify a little more. The USB is proprietary on the monitor side but the cable is included. Standard USB on the computer end. The monitor includes 3 standard USB ports on the left side that communicate with the computer. That is a nice feature if you're short USB ports on your computer. The power connector is also proprietary (included as well).