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Hello all! I have an old linux wild dog pro desktop that I want to get running again. I need to know if I can just go get a screen at Wal-Mart to use, or if I need a special screen for linux. Looking to get one on the smaller side... 21 inch would be great, as I have a rolling cart that I use in bed to go online with. Thanks in advance
Hello all! I have an old linux wild dog pro desktop that I want to get running again. I need to know if I can just go get a screen at Wal-Mart to use, or if I need a special screen for linux. Looking to get one on the smaller side... 21 inch would be great, as I have a rolling cart that I use in bed to go online with. Thanks in advance
Those came with video card options. You need a monitor compatible with that video card. I noticed you did not mention what hardware options were chosen when that desktop was ordered, so it is difficult to give a pointed answer, but nearly any standard display monitor with the proper connectors and protocol should work. If it matched the capabilities of the card you will have more DPI/resolution options on setup.
I'm inclined to agree that almost any monitor should work.
I have never encountered an issue with, for lack of a better phrase, monitor compatibility. A particular video card might not be compatible with Linux, but I would expect its video output to be compatible with just about any monitor.
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