PC monitor for a Compaq Desktop Pc

[fabemmy]

Hi

I need to replace my PC monitor for my compaq Desktop pc, The monitor that needs replacing is a compaq brand one as well, that came with the desktop,
I was wondering if anyone could tell me, Do I need to be another Compaq monitor, the same as the other or can I buy any brand monitor.

[MarkRae]

Any decent monitor ought to work perfectly.

Do you happen to know the specification of the graphics card inside the PC? Reason I ask this is that it may not be particularly good, and you would waste money purchasing a more powerful monitor than your graphics card could drive...

[Old_Geezer]

Whist true, on the other hand the monitor will probably be able to cope with the best the card can throw at it; and if the PC gets replaced in a few years, one might be glad of the better spec monitor, so long as one hasn't gone overboard.

[rojash]

Ont so sure about that, OG. A lot of older, cheaper adaptors can't produce the correct aspect ratio at the native resolution of wide screen monitors, and the result is a distorted and blobby picture.

[Old_Geezer]

Wow, really ? Then I have learnt something. It's good to browse the questions here.