I have a Samsung 940B monitor that has 2 plug ports in the back - a VGA and a DVI.

My computer is using the DVI plug. Can i plug something else into the VGA plug? The monitor allows switching from the digital to analogue signal and i was hoping that my other hardware would be able to connect into the VGA so that i don't have to get a KVM. Will doing this damage the monitor? Will it even work?

To explain a little further what exactly i mean by other hardware, it's this:

I'm getting an Xbox 360 in a few days and instead of hooking it up to my analogue TV, im hooking it up to my digital LCD screen. I already did all the research and this is possible with the "Xbox 360 VGA HD AV Cable". I want to save some money by avoiding to use a KVM, so i figured i would try to use the unused VGA port in my monitor.

There doesn't seem to be any reason why it won't work. The xbox web site mentions several times that the 360 VGA cable is intended to be used with a LCD monitor and your monitor has a switch that allows only one input at a time - either DVI or VGA. Searching the web with Google yields several references to people hooking up their xbox to the Samsung 940b.

Generally the manual is the best place to look for answers about specific connections on a piece of hardware. I usually check the maker's website for the latest versions. In the case of the Samsung 940B, the manual (from the Samsung Download Center), admittedly does not specifically state you can physically connect two sources to the monitor at the same time, it does not say don't! Additionally, it provides enough information to show it was designed to support two sources.

On page 12 (as seen in Adobe Viewer) it shows Button 4 and its 2 functions: "Enter" and "Source". When using the on-screen display, this button is used to "Enter" the menu selection, and it...

Couple that information with the information k027 gleaned from the XBox site for that piece of hardware, then all you need is cables and a steady hand - don't forget to power everything off first.

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Bill, AFE7Ret
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Ah, cool.

I looked through the manual first before i made this thread, but not finding anything about it scared me and i wanted to get the experts advice before trying anything.

Thanks for the replies!