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Hooking up Dell 2001FP to both computer & playstation-is there an easy way to do it?
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Walker
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Feb 10, 2006, 09:11 AM
 
I'm considering purchasing a Dell 2001FP and using it with both a computer & playstation (the Dell has composite video for the playstation). Do I need to purchase some type of switch in order to go back & forth between the computer & playstation or is there a built-in switch on the monitor itself? I hope I won't need to power down the computer each time I want to switch to the playstation.

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ben.mcguire
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Feb 10, 2006, 09:20 AM
 
there is an input selection button on the front of the screen.
     
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Feb 13, 2006, 06:58 AM
 
I'm staring at two of these monitors right now (sadly hooked up to my PC instead of my G4, but that's another story).

The Dell 2001FP has S-Video, Composite Video, DVI-D, and VGA (RGB) inputs. There's a button on the front to cycle through all four inputs. It can also do picture-in-picture with one computer input and one video input (e.g., DVI and S-Video, but not DVI and RGB).
     
   
 
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